Is my Silkie Hen really a rooster?!

[Stacy35]

So my Silkie is about 10 weeks old. I was told she was a hen. I didn’t think too much about how massive her comb and wattle is...until I heard her kind of crow a few times! Any help on this would be great!!

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Boy!!!

 

[Stacy35]

Boy!!!

Oh nooo! I was not planning on a rooster, but now he is a part of the family! . Apparently he has the wrong kind of comb then as I thought they had walnut ones!?

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Oh nooo! I was not planning on a rooster, but now he is a part of the family! . Apparently he has the wrong kind of comb then as I thought they had walnut ones!?

Yup. He has a single comb.

 

[Jenessa_09]

Yup. He has a single comb.

I’ve never seen that in a silkie! Pretty interesting

 

[Stacy35]

Okay thank you! Please tell me my other one is a girl! She has a single, but much smaller comb.

 

[Stacy35]

I’ve never seen that in a silkie! Pretty interesting

Yes it is, but I think it’s cuter

 

[MysteryChicken]

He looks like Mr. Evil, reincarnated.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Single combs pop up in silkies. It is recessive to the walnut comb and common in hatchery birds especially. It is not desirable for showing, but it is not an issue otherwise.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Okay thank you! Please tell me my other one is a girl! She has a single, but much smaller comb.

10 weeks?Also male.