Does an adult silkie rooster recognize chicks that are males and kill them?

[Donna Durepos]

We have 6 5 week old silkie chicks that I'm starting the integration process with. It seems that the majority if not all of them are males. Who knows right?

My question is.....will my adult silkie rooster recognize the males at this age and if so will he be ok with them?

 

[Tonyroo]

He won't know the difference but integration should be as long as it needs to be to avoid physical damage.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Odds are that at that age, he won't do anything against the male's any more than he would against the females.