Identity crisis!.

[Fancy Feather Poultry]

Well, at first I thought my Baby silkie girl...well was a girl but now, hes my babe. Sence he decided to speak up and cock-a-doodle-doo. Well I have a roo and now im not sure if the one I thought was a roo is a hen ...hopefully.

Heres the devil who knows how to speak his mind, but im haing a difficulty to find him...as a her.

This is the one I thought was my roo ^ , but now im not sure at all do you think he/she is a hen or rooster they are 16 weeks soo im hoping some one could tell which one is which im hoping atleast one is a hen.

 

[unionwirewoman]

I had two bantam silkies , one I got rid of cause he started beating up on my turken (bantam)rooster . I now still own a pullet silkie . The second pic is a roo , and I'm almost 100% that the third pic is a hen . At least my hen looks like yours . She's five months old and has been laying for 2 months .

 

[peepkeeper]

The first 2 pics are men, the third is a lady.

 

[Fancy Feather Poultry]

The first two pictures of the same silkie picture 1 and 2 are the of the on that cocka-doodle-doo'ed. And the last picture is of the undecided silkie, so both you buys think the last picture is a hen if so then IM HAPPY!.

 

[DoctorGoose]

Yup--I think the last one is a hen!

 

[silkieluvr]

For sure, I vote hen!

 

[howlingwoodsfarm]

I agree, another vote that the last pic is of a hen

 

[silkiechicken]

I disagree I think it's a pullet.

Yeah, she looks like a girl to me if your boy has a comb like that at 16 weeks!

 

[marie_martin]

I think pullet also. And lucky you, getting eggs already. My silkies are never going to lay. Beautiful.

Marie

 

[Fancy Feather Poultry]

Martin who every told you I was getting eggs is crazy it seems I have been waiting for eggs my whole life from this one! I am hoping I am not going to have to wait until there 28 some weeks for them to lay an egg, by any chance anyone know when silkies start laying 20-24 weeks right just like any other breed. When do I start giving them layer feed? some one told me 18 weeks but there 16 weeks now and there eating chick starter cause of my other babys that are 7 or 8 weeks right now.