8 month old Silkie

[Clrflowers]

I'm almost embarrassed to out this up.... but too baffled not to. This "hen" is about 8 months old. She doest lay eggs or crow and shows behaviors that one day convince me she's a hen and the next I'm sure I was wrong. Here's the pics.

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[chknlittle17]

That might be a cockerel, but I'm not really sure. Silkies are weird. I have one too and have no idea the gender. We think ours is female, but will not know for sure unless she crows or lays eggs.

 

[black_cat]

Do you have another rooster? It looks like a cockerel to me. If there is a dominant rooster sometimes the secondary ones don't crow.

 

[britesidefarm]

Huge comb + strings = cockerel

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

I say cockerel.

 

[Gray Farms]

He isn't going to lay either, that is a cockerel.

 

[Clrflowers]

Do you have another rooster? It looks like a cockerel to me. If there is a dominant rooster sometimes the secondary ones don't crow.

Yes. And they get along well, not the usual rivalry I expect between roosters. My husband is convinced she's a hen, but I think she would have layed eggs by now. But if a he, he doesn't try to mate with any of the hens. Silkies are weird, for sure.

 

[black_cat]

Yes. And they get along well, not the usual rivalry I expect between roosters. My husband is convinced she's a hen, but I think she would have layed eggs by now. But if a he, he doesn't try to mate with any of the hens. Silkies are weird, for sure.

IMO that is a cockerel that is not crowing or mating because there is a dominant roo.

 

[Gray Farms]

Trying to mate or crow will indicate a challenge to the dominant rooster and thus invite a fight.

 

[LynnaePB]

I agree, definitely looking like a cockerel. No doubt in my mind. He is a cutie!