Hmmm...having more than 1 silkie does make sense. There were no hens available but there was another silkie cross rooster. This guy was very docile as we were transporting him home and made very little noise. We wondered if he would crow and, sure enough, at daylight the next morning, he did...
We are new to chicken farming and acquired 3 RIR chicks in May (on Mother's Day!) who have grown into very robust hens. We recently acquired a 5-month old silkie cross roo whom we have fallen in love with. We kept him isolated for a couple of days and then (against protocol) tried to introduce...