Hen or Roo? Help, can someone identify my silkie?

[RoobiLou]

I am hoping some of you may be able to help me with a Silkie question. Basically I started with 3 silkies and a pilkie, 13 weeks old and in the knowledge that 1 was looking like a possible roo. They settled in well, the suspected roo started crowing and everything was fine. (No eggs yet).

Then I saw someone looking to rehome 1 silkie hen. I felt bad for it, and after a few weeks gave in. I know adding 1 hen isn't ideal. The lady assured me the hen was laying eggs so was definitely a hen. I made it clear I already had a roo and couldn't have another.

Now I have it, I am worried I've been taken advantage of. Are my silkies just bantams and this new one a big hen? Or do you think I've been tricked?

It's been nearly a week, and no eggs but also no crowing from it. The new one is the white one. Photos of my others for reference. Any advice appreciated. Thank you.

I still have the new hen in a separate run inside the main run. My current Roo seems uninterested. My orange pilkie hen tried to peck at it and has now settled down. I dont want to release it into the flock if it's another roo as I love mine and don't want either getting hurt.

 

[Chookchicken]

Doesn‘t look like a cockerel to me (your photos aren’t great so I might be wrong). It often takes hens 2-4 weeks to start laying again after a move, or stressful event. If your worried you can leave her separated where she is until she starts to lay. Silkies are hard to sex so there is no “guarantee“ but I’m about 99% sure she is a hen

 

[RoobiLou]

Doesn‘t look like a cockerel to me (your photos aren’t great so I might be wrong). It often takes hens 2-4 weeks to start laying again after a move, or stressful event. If your worried you can leave her separated where she is until she starts to lay. Silkies are hard to sex so there is no “guarantee“ but I’m about 99% sure she is a hen

Do these photos help at all?
I cant tell if it just needs a bath and blow-dry just seems very broad compared to my hens.
I sure hope you're right though, I've been panicking since picking it up.

 

[Chookchicken]

Those photos do make me unsure. Maybe just leave her in her cage at the moment (as long as it’s big enough) and wait until you’ve had her for 2-4 weeks to see if she lays. I am still fairly sure she is a hen, but just not as sure. If you want you can let her in with your other chickens. If she hasn’t crowed already she most likely isn’t going to, but still no guarantees.

 

[RoobiLou]

Those photos do make me unsure. Maybe just leave her in her cage at the moment (as long as it’s big enough) and wait until you’ve had her for 2-4 weeks to see if she lays. I am still fairly sure she is a hen, but just not as sure. If you want you can let her in with your other chickens. If she hasn’t crowed already she most likely isn’t going to, but still no guarantees.

Thank you very much. This is what I thought too. Masculine features if it is a hen. Its not a huge run at the moment, but I'm moving them all onto a fresh patch (grass) this weekend, so he/she will have a much bigger section then definitely not crowed yet. I'll keep them separate for a few more weeks. He/she has a cat carrier with a perch in that I lift into the shed overnight at the moment.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

How old? Looks like a hen or pullet to me

 

[RoobiLou]

How old? Looks like a hen or pullet to me

Supposedly 18months. But I'm not 100% sure.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Pretty hen then!