Mean Hen! (picture)(Update - Discovery)

[ThreeBoysChicks]

Definitely a Roo. Here where I live there is a real market for Silkies for dinner.

 

[Poliwag]

This is all very depressing

I hope that I can come on here in a few months and say that my "roo" layed an egg

 

[kipper]

My daughter and I think it's a roo, judging by thr posture (too upright for a pullet). Pretty, though!

 

[farmin'chick]

Yep...roo. If you have Asians around, the black skinned birds are often preferred by them.

 

[TurtleFeathers]

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Imagine that - I'm not all THAT far from you, and here, hardly anyone even knows what silkies are, never mind what they taste like!

 

[emys]

I must agree that looks like a rooster to me.

 

[LeghornLisa]

I hate to say this but it looks like a roo to me! I just had to re-home 2 roo silkies. One started to crow at 14 weeks, he was very sweet. The other one was very aggressive and never mastered the crowing thing. He tried about a month after the first one crowed, but it sounded like he was moaning in pain. They were both the same age just developed at different rates. I can't have roos where I live and didn't want my kids to get hurt. I found a farm in the next town to take them. I have to say the girls are more relaxed now.

 

[flakey chick]

Silky roos usually start crowing waay later than other breeds (from what I hear). Typical to start crowing at 6 months.

 

[Poliwag]

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My roo (in my Avatar) started crowing at 4 months. I had him since he was a chick.

 

[Bec]

I have a little RIR bantam roo that is 8 months old and has never crowed, and he is a boy..just no crowing yet.


Looks like a boy to me!