SILKIES ~ Updated pics on page17

[m2wandc]

If one is a roo and the other a pullet...when they are let out to free range with the other two pullets (a buff orpington & a barred rock) will the rooster have his silkie girl as a favorite and/or will he 'adopt' the big girls too and have a flock of three gals???

What is the standard behavior of silkie roosters?

Any chance a silkie rooster has a quieter crow??? (or any less rooster like behaviors...give me some selling points to pitch to the hubby, just incase I have a roo on my hands)

 

[Drivegirl54]

~*Sweet Cheeks*~ :

I think their eyes just look bigger because they're all black.

I just discovered my 7 wk old buff silkie is growing wattles the same mulberry color as his comb. Does that mean for sure it's a roo? Do female hatchery silkies grow wattles at 7 wks?

My black silkie who is the same age still has a flat black comb. Not raised at all and no wattles. Does that mean it may be a hen or slow to develop?

Sorry, that's going to be your roo. Mine did the same thing at 7 weeks, he started crowing this week.​

 

[GAchick]

Yeah! Post Office called this morning. My 5 blue silkies are in! On my way to get them!

 

[allmypeeps]

I was told by someone that their silkie roo's crow was more like a BURP....

Hope this is true if my silkie turns out to be a roo too!

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[allmypeeps]

Oh, and i am SOOO glad they are growing on you!!! I knew they would!

I am wondering what mine is....got 'her' from Shay.

I have no idea how to tell, I think she's about 9 weeks??? We live in the city and really need her to be a girl! Like I said, if not hopefully HE'll just BURP! lol

This is her (Monkie) with Nellie our 5.5 week old light brahma gal.

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[~*Sweet Cheeks*~]

I don't know but that's what my 8 wk old buff silkie looks like with the bumpy mulberry comb and little wattles.

 

[allmypeeps]

Here's some closer up photos....maybe I will post this on breed/gender...but while we are on the topic of silkies here and hen vs. roo- anyone's guess is welcome. I figure we could all learn how to 'tell' from someone who has mastered this....

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[mylilchix]

Looks like a roo to me. I have a 16 week old silkie who has a comb that looks just like that. He actually started crowing a few days ago.

Sonja

 

[allmypeeps]

Yeah, its pretty much been confirmed that for its age it shouldnt be showing any 'symptoms' of being male (ha ha I say it like being male is a dreaded disease) LOL, anyway majority rules over at the 'what breed/gender' section that mine is a roo-boy.

Gosh thats going to make things difficult....but I still love her/him.

So apparently if your chick looks like this at 9 weeks like mine, its a MALE!!!

Has anyone else had a chick look like this and wind up female?

 

[mylilchix]

A good friend of mine told me that if their fluff on top is growing back it's a roo, if it's growing forward it's a female. The comb on yours is s dead giveaway and his fluff looks like it's growing back. If I think of it I'll take pics of my silkies to show you.

Sonja