Both are hens. Hens can retain sperm from a mating up to 4 weeks after a rooster is rehomed, but that is irrelevant as the OP purchased fertile eggs.
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She says she previously had other silkies, and one of those, who could have been male, may have been the father.Unless she has other roosters I’d say one of these is definitely a rooster!
Once my hen went broody she stopped laying eggs all together for several weeks & was sitting on nothing so I purchased some fertile eggs online. As soon as I brought those in they were both on them 24/7.
I would think if she got chicks she has a rooster!
You have to upload to YouTube & then copy link to hereHe actually screeches. It’s not pretty.. haha but he’s nvr laid an egg & he has waddles. Looks much different than my hen. I thought it was strange when he 1st started getting in the nest as soon as my hen would leave it.
I’ve had them both a little less than a year. I wasn’t sure who was who but I’m pretty confident he is a he. Is there a way to add videos?
Thanks for your response
I saw that you said that they'll be a year in April? Here's my non-bearded roo at 7 months for a bit of feature reference. Good luck sexing those new chicks!My Silkie Rooster went broody & has been sitting on eggs right next to my hen.19 days in they successfully hatched 3 chicks View attachment 2550905
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I’m in love with your rooster!I saw that you said that they'll be a year in April? Here's my non-bearded roo at 7 months for a bit of feature reference. Good luck sexing those new chicks!
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Here he is at 3 months, you can see his comb starting to get a decent size and early wattles
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Silkies are such hard little fellas to sex, but this is a great site to hear what other people think as early as 8 weeks!