I have two 5 month old silkie roosters (only silkies we got and they're both male lol)
They're doing really well in the flock (9 hens) but my questions are:
1- Can they even breed with the normal sized hens? The two biggest hens I have are two buff brahmas, then one austrolorp, a sussex, and some easter eggers. It seems like they're not quite big enough to successfully mount just yet, but they are definitely trying lol.
2- If they CAN successfully breed, what am I going to get? I know silkies are not known to be the best egg layers, so I'm a little worried I'll end up with a bunch of low layers.
3- I was reading that the silkie roosters won't fight as long as they have enough hens around. Is this true? I have yet to have any problems with them fighting.
TIA!
also I wanted to add that their crow is freaking adorable lol ♥
They're doing really well in the flock (9 hens) but my questions are:
1- Can they even breed with the normal sized hens? The two biggest hens I have are two buff brahmas, then one austrolorp, a sussex, and some easter eggers. It seems like they're not quite big enough to successfully mount just yet, but they are definitely trying lol.
2- If they CAN successfully breed, what am I going to get? I know silkies are not known to be the best egg layers, so I'm a little worried I'll end up with a bunch of low layers.
3- I was reading that the silkie roosters won't fight as long as they have enough hens around. Is this true? I have yet to have any problems with them fighting.
TIA!
also I wanted to add that their crow is freaking adorable lol ♥