Easter egger silkies and maran crosses- 6 week old

[Rooapalooza]

With that being the only indication that he may be male, I can only advise posting back in a couple weeks or looking out for shiny pointed saddle feathers growing over the next month.

Will do! Honestly, I love them and I don't even really care what gender they are. I just like guessing .

 

[Rooapalooza]

Guess who started 'crowing' with his dad in the morning a few days ago? Well actually I don't know which one it is. But one of these little 9 week old birds is a little man for sure. Those first crows are always so stinking cute .

 

[featheredplanets]

Guess who started 'crowing' with his dad in the morning a few days ago? Well actually I don't know which one it is. But one of these little 9 week old birds is a little man for sure. Those first crows are always so stinking cute .

Do let us know when you find out! It’s always interesting to know

 

[CatWhisperer]

First crows are cute. I love to listen to all my (way to many) boys crowing. Fortunately all my neighbors are ok with it.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Could you post again when they're 12+ weeks old? Their comb types are making it hard for me to be sure.

 

[Rooapalooza]

Okay here they are around 12 weeks. I still don't know about the black olive Eggers.

 

[featheredplanets]

Okay here they are around 12 weeks. I still don't know about the black olive Eggers.

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The 2 black ones are pullets. So are the 2 gold and silver mixes. The chicken on the far right is a cockerel

 

[Johnny17]

All of them are pullets!

 

[homeschoolin momma]

I agree with @featheredplanets. You can see his saddle feathers starting to come through.

 

[Rooapalooza]

Yes he's been a suspect for weeks. Weirdly he (or someone) crowed once or twice a few weeks ago, then never again. I never caught him doing it so I wasn't for sure it was him though. Is it weird that he hasn't crowed again? He had some red on his wings at around six weeks too, that's why he's always been a suspect. It's a good thing; I've been wanting to mate a half silkie back with a full silkie to get the fluff but with bigger eggs and more genetic diversity. Fingers crossed on that project.

I'm pretty pumped about the black ones being girls! All my rooster's kids lay light green eggs, and their mom is a very dark laying maran. Dark olive green eggs coming up?

Does anyone know what would happen if I mated the half-silkie boy with his half-silkie half-sisters?