Silkie thread!

[dstinett]

I can't believe I'm looking for a rooster. It is usually so the opposite. Lol

 

[JayDubYa]

If I were closer I'd love to offload one, or five even.

I have four silkies around 16 weeks old. I am thinking three roos and one hen. But I have had the conversation with them, if they behave, they can stay...hope they are listening..

 

[Fancychooklady]

I have four silkies around 16 weeks old.  I am thinking three roos and one hen.  But I have had the conversation with them, if they behave, they can stay...hope they are listening..

I hate to be the one to tell you this but your poor little hen will be oversexed and more than likely spend her days hiding once they mature. The only way to keep them in that ratio is to pen them separately .

 

[JaceAgain]

Here's my silkie at 6.5 weeks old. Will I be able to see anything at this age to determine sex? Give me your opinions on her, Thanks!

I think its a roo. It has a very cocky stance.

 

[JaceAgain]

Here is a picture of my main man Rhett! Does his comb look to red or is it about the right color? What about his crest. I think maybe his previous owners might have cut it off. Will it ever grow back?

Thats pretty red to me.

 

[Dianne88]

I think its a roo. It has a very cocky stance.

yep I was kinda afrade of that! Very sweet chick!

 

[JayDubYa]

I hate to be the one to tell you this but your poor little hen will be oversexed and more than likely spend her days hiding once they mature. The only way to keep them in that ratio is to pen them separately .

I know, if I am right, that some may have to go. So far, I only KNOW one is a roo, he has the comb and wattles to prove it. I know the one is a hen, just waiting for the other two to let me know what they are. They are in a mixed flock, so Lemon (my silkie hen) shouldn't be too harassed.

 

[Fancychooklady]

I know, if I am right, that some may have to go.  So far, I only KNOW one is a roo, he has the comb and wattles to prove it.  I know the one is a hen, just waiting for the other two to let me know what they are.  They are in a mixed flock, so Lemon (my silkie hen) shouldn't be too harassed.

If you have other hens things will balance out.

 

[Half Moon Ranch]

I have four silkies around 16 weeks old. I am thinking three roos and one hen. But I have had the conversation with them, if they behave, they can stay...hope they are listening..

I had that conversation with them to no avail.
Unfortunately three of them are absolute knuckleheads who sometimes try to bite.
They get their own smaller run and if I didn't have an aversion to really dark meat, we would have eaten them.
One of the other two is separated from those on his own and one gets to hang out in the big run with three buff orp pullets and one bo roo.
He's the mildest one of all, is really sweet and acts how I would have imagined silkies would act.
I really love the breed, but I hate that we never got to have a pullet.
My biggest hopes are now with the buffs.

 

[FinelyFeathered]

Hello Everyone! Just hatched out 4 silkies one black 2 lavender and one white!!! They are the cutest things!! Have 12 more silkie eggs in the bator now due to hatch around the 20th of this month!! Im so excited!! I just love this breed!! Am hoping not everyone is a roo tho lol! Thts the only neg thing I can say about the silkies is that you have to wait so long to know what ya got!!!