Hen or Rooster?

[nutcracker_fantasy]

Could someone please confirm Hen or “Rooster”
Wyandotte x Silkie
1st Photo 7months (2019)
2nd 3rd Photo 1year (2020)
Note: does not crow (yet) & no spurs

 

[sourland]

That's a cockerel.

 

[nutcracker_fantasy]

That's a cockerel.

Oh dear! I thought so... When may He be expected to crow? (Hopefully, an effortless crow)
& mounting? None of this behaviour has been displayed at
1yr old to date. Younger than 3 Silkie hens copped with, (1 Silkie dislikes him & stays in-coop)-he does peck her butt when opportunity arises.

 

[sourland]

He is apparently a slow maturing bird. Secondary characteristic male feathering is just beginning and comb is not largely developed. Hopefully he will remain quiet and gentlemanly.

 

[nutcracker_fantasy]

He entered the flock young and was taken under the silkies wing so to speak... hopefully this will keep him at a low level crow. He is friendly doesn’t mind to be hand held.

As for “springtime” as long as a daily egg collection is placed in fridge this would stop breeding process? Unit a suitable time for breeding more chickens becomes available.

 

[nutcracker_fantasy]

The chickens tail is “curved” and that’s one way to tell, sometimes it just takes longer for some to start crowing and growing spurs.

This is the Silkie crew he coops with. He was a surprise! -bought as a hen! I was fairly sure the green and the curve were rooster traits, but I kept telling myself perhaps it’s just a really pretty tail..
But the neck feathers were having me query. I knew the tail was to pretty to be true (for a hen) Thankyou for claryfying!

 

[nutcracker_fantasy]

This is the Silkie crew he coops with. He was a surprise! -bought as a hen! I was fairly sure the green and the curve were rooster traits, but I kept telling myself perhaps it’s just a really pretty tail..
But the neck feathers were having me query. I knew the tail was to pretty to be true (for a hen) Thankyou for claryfying!

 

[homeschoolin momma]

I wonder if he willl get much bigger?

A little, but not too much. He is absolutely adorable! I hope you can keep him.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Yes he's 100% adorable male.
And if you collect the eggs every day you won't have to worry about any chicks

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

He entered the flock young and was taken under the silkies wing so to speak... hopefully this will keep him at a low level crow. He is friendly doesn’t mind to be hand held.

As for “springtime” as long as a daily egg collection is placed in fridge this would stop breeding process? Unit a suitable time for breeding more chickens becomes available.

Yes. An egg will only develop into a chick if sat on nonstop by a broody for 21 days.