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...)
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.
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!
