Silkie questions

[Mosaicgal]

Hi, I have 5 chicks who are 9 weeks old. 2 are silkies and one of those is a roo (not the surprise I wanted!!!!) I have been in denial because he is so little...smallest of the bunch! But his comb and waddles are on full display!!! He is the tan one pictured below.

My questions:
Are Silkie roosters normally so little? We have a female (white) the same age and she is much bigger. Will the roo catch up in size?

Our two silkies like to hang together. Since I can’t keep this roo due to having neighbors to close to our coop, should I plan on replacing him with another Silkie so that our white one has a buddy? Is that impt for silkies (ie. our 2 don’t roost with the others at night. They sleep together on a shelf.

i have a second roo, an Easter egger. Is it best to try to rehome them now or wait until they are a little bigger?

thanks! This is my first rodeo, as the saying goes!!!

 

[The Backyard Bantams]

Hi, I have 5 chicks who are 9 weeks old. 2 are silkies and one of those is a roo (not the surprise I wanted!!!!) I have been in denial because he is so little...smallest of the bunch! But his comb and waddles are on full display!!! He is the tan one pictured below.

My questions:
Are Silkie roosters normally so little? We have a female (white) the same age and she is much bigger. Will the roo catch up in size?

Our two silkies like to hang together. Since I can’t keep this roo due to having neighbors to close to our coop, should I plan on replacing him with another Silkie so that our white one has a buddy? Is that impt for silkies (ie. our 2 don’t roost with the others at night. They sleep together on a shelf.

i have a second roo, an Easter egger. Is it best to try to rehome them now or wait until they are a little bigger?

thanks! This is my first rodeo, as the saying goes!!!

They are adorable! If you could, it would be nice for her to have a silkie friend. As for how long to keep the little cockerel, that’s up to you. You can start looking for a home now if you like, and when’s he I still older give him away. My advice would be to not leave it to the last minute. If you like you can keep him until he crow, usually between 4 and 5 months.

Silkies are a small breed (bantam) so yes, they are usually small, up to 1.5kg. They are still ver you young now so I would guess that the roo will grow up bigger than the pullet. They really struggle to fly, so if you can, a very low perch is nice. Just make sure it’s not right below the higher perches or they might get pooped on!

 

[MrFluffyandGirls]

I've had silkies that were small almost bantam size and I've had larger ones so I I assume roosters can come in both sizes as well. If his leg length is short he'll probably be on the smaller size; mine were. He could also catch up and out grow her if maybe he was from a different batch of eggs.