Roo or Pullet???

[bantambury]

Do silkies

I had one as nice as yours called Tiny. He was beautiful. He was a partridge silkie and he would lie on his back like yours, on your knee. He used to follow me everywhere. Tried everything to keep him, but in the end it wasn't fair on him because he wanted to crow all the time (of course I live in the city). Eventually re-homed him to an older couple who had some silkie hens for him. I still miss him now.

crow? Bc ive never heard him. It is he too young to only being four months???

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Do silkies
crow? Bc ive never heard him. It is he too young to only being four months???

Yes they crow. And some chickens take longer to mature, he might crow until he is a year old

 

[shadow88]

I have a four month old silkie who just started crowing at weird times. Like after the sun comes up & sometimes randomly in the middle of the day. Is this normal? I am very attached & live in the city so would have to get rid of my silkie. I am hoping the odd crowing times doesn't necessarily mean rooster.

 

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I have a four month old silkie who just started crowing at weird times. Like after the sun comes up & sometimes randomly in the middle of the day. Is this normal? I am very attached & live in the city so would have to get rid of my silkie. I am hoping the odd crowing times doesn't necessarily mean rooster.

that is not odd at all. Roosters crow in the morning and throughout the day.

 

[bantambury]

that is not odd at all. Roosters crow in the morning and throughout the day.

Thanks guys for all your help!!!

 

[MonicaAndHer6]

I had

Ok so i know silkies are hard to distinguish the genders with, but i have no idea if my white silkie eggy is a roo or pullet. He is very reserved and loves to hang out with my pullet blue silkie. He is very loud and squacky when you pick him up. He has a strawberry comb, but i know silkies can have mixed comb types. He seems to have a small puff on hi head with streamers too. He has rather long legs and a long neck and looks longer and slimmer than my pullet but he has no spurs begining to grow and im positive he doesnt crow.....do silkies even crow??? Ok just wondering if a few people can help here are some pics.

Strawberry comb

No spurs just a small bump

Streamers????

Long legs and neck

Hes longer than my blue pullet and has less puffiness

No head "puff" compared to my blue in the background

3 white silkies 20 years ago he looks like my mushroom rooster. Very nice chicken and he was best friends with my duck daisy.

 

[amyproto]

Great pictures! BYC has been so helpful. I have 2 silkies that are 14 weeks old. We've had the 'cull' talk to mentally prepare if either or both are Roos. Compared to your pictures, mine are shorter, no wattles really. Time will tell I know, but they are do adorable and brighten my day I couldn't bare to find them a new home.

 

[amyproto]