Do all silkie roos have combs?

[Z_chicken]

I have 6 silkies that are 12 weeks old and only one has a comb and is acting like a roo. Do all silkie roos have combs or signs of one at 12 weeks?

 

[Henrietta23]

Hmm, I've only had one silkie ever and he sure did have signs of a comb that early.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

If they are pet quality, they tend to have larger combs earlier, and you can tell gender alot earlier.

 

[magsrags]

You'be been bamboozled by those evil silkies and now will know no peace.

You will NEVER know what you have for sure until they crow or lay eggs. Been there many times and there just is no sure fire way of knowing for sure till then.
And even then they can possible take forever to do either one . Hang in there.

 

[jossanne]

That's a funny pic! What in the world has he been eating???

 

[Year of the Rooster]

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That would explain why I could tell mine at 6 weeks

 

[Z_chicken]

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He's sticky from eating cantaloupe. When I bath him, he gets so incredibly fluffy that he can't see.

This is him wet after his last bath.

 

[AHappychick]

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He's sticky from eating cantaloupe. When I bath him, he gets so incredibly fluffy that he can't see.

This is him wet after his last bath.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/21019_picture-15.jpg

 

[therealsilkiechick]

definately a roo.

 

[HorseFeathers]

Roo, I think.