3 month old Silkie gender help!

[BirdieandFifi]

Does anyone know when silkies generally start crowing if they are roos? I know it can vary but maybe a ballpark?

 

[muddy75]

mine started around 16 weeks....I had 5 out of 14 cockerels. now down to 2 and they are getting noisy! they are almost 20 weeks now. lead cockerel has been attempting to mate my laying pullets but they are standards (RIR and BA) so he’s not quite big enough to get the job done yet.

 

[LuckyCluckyCA]

We have a college aged girl that lives w us and she wants a silky- but we only want 1 or 2 not a dozen

 

[BirdieandFifi]

mine started around 16 weeks....I had 5 out of 14 cockerels. now down to 2 and they are getting noisy! they are almost 20 weeks now. lead cockerel has been attempting to mate my laying pullets but they are standards (RIR and BA) so he’s not quite big enough to get the job done yet.

Thanks. I’ll keep checking if I hear anything. So far the only noises they make are their attempts to cluck since they’re in that half peep half clucking stage and they will cry if you separate them

 

[BirdieandFifi]

We have a college aged girl that lives w us and she wants a silky- but we only want 1 or 2 not a dozen

Silkies are only good if you’re okay will a lot of roosters lol. That’s why my youngest I bought already DNA tested so I know she’s a pullet!

 

[Matilda Belle]

I'd say most of mine started crowing around 5-6 months. I have one rooster that hasn't crowed yet and he's about 8 months old.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Does anyone know when silkies generally start crowing if they are roos? I know it can vary but maybe a ballpark?

It can vary SOO widely...

I had one Silkie boy start crowing at 3-4 weeks... but I think that was early onset learned from my dogs howling!

I have had quite a few crowing and trying to mate by 8 weeks.

And others not worried about it until more like 16 weeks... ALL from the same line and raised the same.

We have a college aged girl that lives w us and she wants a silky- but we only want 1 or 2 not a dozen

I think these folks do dna testing for female Silkies as well...
https://showsilkies.com/

 

[EggSighted4Life]

We have a college aged girl that lives w us and she wants a silky- but we only want 1 or 2 not a dozen

Also.. @FishMtFarm often has nice Silkies to offer... even female sometimes.

 

[FishMtFarm]

Also.. @FishMtFarm often has nice Silkies to offer... even female sometimes.

Thanks for the recommendation. As a matter of fact I do have a red Pyle female for sale.

 

[LuckyCluckyCA]

oh i was all excited then I see @FishMtFarm is in NY and I'm in CA.