Silkie cockerel or pullet? 3 months old

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Okay I missed this picture. Is that orange coming in? If so, I may change my vote.

Yes orange, hard to get good pics in some light.

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

I’m saying cockerel still. Can you keep him?

I have too many boys already

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Here's some pics today..

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Some comparison.. Around same age cockerels from previous hatch..

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

I have too many boys already

Understandable

 

[MysteryChicken]

Well I have 3 boys already and they fight, 1 is seperated with hens in another coop and he fights through the fence.. top rooster occasionally has drops of blood on his comb and yesterday a bit of a gash near his eye he's ok though now. .. so 4 boys will not work I love partridge colour and red leakage so would like to keep him.. I think my top rooster needs to go soon, he is nice to hens, but he doesn't fertilise anymore.

How many girls do you have? I have 7 silkie roosters total, but in different coops. 4 in the bantam coop, & 3 in the mixed flock coop.

They have a mix of different hens, in their coops, & fighting is minimal between the roosters.

Sounds like they're trying to take the place of the Alpha, which is normal. My mixed flock coop goes through a full Alpha switch every year.

 

[cmom]

The only way I could tell is to wait for either an egg or a crow. Silkies are hard for me to sex.

 

[PippinTheChicken]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/tips-on-sexing-silkies.1477252/#post-24612266

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

How many girls do you have? I have 7 silkie roosters total, but in different coops. 4 in the bantam coop, & 3 in the mixed flock coop.

They have a mix of different hens, in their coops, & fighting is minimal between the roosters.

Sounds like they're trying to take the place of the Alpha, which is normal. My mixed flock coop goes through a full Alpha switch every year.

Only 14 chickens total. 3 boys (2 roosters and a cockerel) and now Easter a possibly boy so will be 4. .. I do have 2 coops, 1 rooster in with 2 girls in smaller coop.
Though ratio is thrown way out when there is mass broodies!

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

How many girls do you have? I have 7 silkie roosters total, but in different coops. 4 in the bantam coop, & 3 in the mixed flock coop.

They have a mix of different hens, in their coops, & fighting is minimal between the roosters.

Sounds like they're trying to take the place of the Alpha, which is normal. My mixed flock coop goes through a full Alpha switch every year.

How many hens do you have with all the boys? ... Although every rooster is different, some need /want more hens and some ok with just 1.