Gender of Silkie

[black_cat]

that’s what I thought but I wasn’t sure because he doesn’t crow or try to do anything that I’m used to cockerels doing. So I wasn’t sure.

Sometimes when there is a dominant rooster, cockerels will not exhibit rooster behaviors. I bet if you separated him with a few hens you'd see some crowing.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

These are the best photos I could get. They didn’t want to cooperate this morning.

Most definitely a boy!

 

[Rider4u]

Sometimes when there is a dominant rooster, cockerels will not exhibit rooster behaviors. I bet if you separated him with a few hens you'd see some crowing.

Ok. I didn’t know that. Thanks so much! I may do that because I have a hen who is brooding now and I definitely would like my Silkie to have some babies at some point because right now my other rooster is definitely the father to the clutch she has now.

 

[DanielleGut]

Can you help me Identify which one is male

and which is female?? The are the same age and bought at tractor supply....

 

[yakitori]

Can you help me Identify which one is maleView attachment 2363008 and which is female?? The are the same age and bought at tractor supply....

1- Male
2- Female

Just my very amateur guesses. I didn’t even know silkies had single combs

how old are they?

 

[DanielleGut]

1- Male
2- Female

Just my very amateur guesses. I didn’t even know silkies had single combs

how old are they?

That's what I thought too.... but my Rooster was trying to mate with the 1st chicken.....

 

[black_cat]

Just my very amateur guesses. I didn’t even know silkies had single combs

They're not supposed to, but sometimes with hatchery stock you get a bad gene, like how you'll sometimes see single combs on hatchery wyandottes.

 

[yakitori]

That's what I thought too.... but my Rooster was trying to mate with the 1st chicken.....

Maybe it’s a lady then... I don’t see any streamers. Maybe they’re a mixed breed, so the combs and wattles are a little bigger. Do you have photos of the whole body?

 

[black_cat]

That's what I thought too.... but my Rooster was trying to mate with the 1st chicken.....

Sometimes cockerels will not act male if there is a dominant roo. Did he/she squat for the roo?

 

[DanielleGut]

Maybe it’s a lady then... I don’t see any streamers. Maybe they’re a mixed breed, so the combs and wattles are a little bigger. Do you have photos of the whole body?