Do Silkie hens have combs?

[mrsengeseth]

My silkie of indeterminate gender has what may be a comb on his or her head. mulberry, and his or her waddles are beginning to get big. infact much bigger than the others. Whatcha say...probably a roo? They are 25 weeks tomorrow. No crowing, infact more egg song than anything (although neither has laid...)

 

[Year of the Rooster]

If her wattles and comb are now getting larger, then she may be close to laying.

And to answer your question, yes they do have combs.

 

[vfem]

Well, the females get smalled walnut style combs... the males can get pretty big, but I've seen smaller ones on males too. Mine has a HUGE comb and HUGE waddles. However, my hens have combs and waddles too... my buff pullets' is bigger then my blacks or whites are.

I had to rely on crowing from my male to know for sure. However... they all started laying between 24-30 weeks old. My rooster was crowing by 18 weeks!

A photo would really help!

 

[willowcol]

I would have to guess Roo. My Roo just crowed for the first time, he hatched in Nov.