Silkies!!!

[Mattisonmandi]

4 silkies 7 months old. Nobody is laying or crowing yet so let’s play a game of roo or hen!
One blue, one splash, one partridge and one more black partridge.

 

[JedJackson]

Need comb pictures. I think the blue and splash are cockerels and possibly one of the partridges, but it's difficult to be sure. Hopefully the Silkie experts will help out.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

@Mattisonmandi we need close up, clear comb pics. Preferably with the crest held back.

 

[drumstick diva]

Please post photos without the red cast - can't make out colors etc. Definitely need comb pictures, feathers can cover up so much. Please head forward with crests pulled back to show total extent of combs.

 

[Mattisonmandi]

@Mattisonmandi we need close up, clear comb pics. Preferably with the crest held back.

Ok, here are some comb pics.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

Ok, here are some comb pics.

They all have a good amount of comb, but I'm only seeing redness in the Splash. That one is a cockerel. You will have to wait a couple more weeks, and see. Sometimes Silkies are harder.

 

[Mattisonmandi]

So the red in the comb means rooster? What else should I keep my eyes pealed for? Nobody is crowing but someone is laying just this week. I just haven’t caught her yet to see who it is.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

So the red in the comb means rooster? What else should I keep my eyes pealed for? Nobody is crowing but someone is laying just this week. I just haven’t caught her yet to see who it is.

Oh my, I just mistaken them for 7 weeks, instead of 7 months! That makes a big difference. Sorry about that!
Okay, they all look like pullets, and the one with redness is your layer. When they start to redden, at that age, it means they are getting close, or are laying.

 

[Mattisonmandi]

Oh ok! Thank you.