Was sold as a hen, but not entirely sure here.

[Flofriend]

Hi guys. I’m pretty new chicken owner here. We have started with some Silkies as they are supposed to be family friendly. I was sold this beauty as a hen, but now I’m not so sure. She has been crowing heaps, and I’ve researched that and it could be normal for different circumstances. But I’ve tried finding pictures of hen with large combs and have been unsuccessful. She has the fluffy top though.

 

[Lovely Lettie]

Sorry he's a male.

 

[Cloverr39]

Definitely a rooster.

 

[Sussex19]

Welcome to BYC!
I'm sorry, but he is 100% a rooster.

 

[Meri Maura]

Rooster

 

[Tookie]

Cockerel.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Sorry its a rooster someone dumped off on you ..hope you didnt pay for it otherwise id get my money back if you bought a female and they purposely gave you a male

 

[Flofriend]

Thanks everyone for the replies. Very appreciated

So this is what Henri(etta) looked like when we got it. No streamer feathers. So maybe that’s why they thought it was a hen . And one of our chicks we got developed the streamers, you can see him on the left. This breed is hard to determine sex I guess

 

[HollowOfWisps]

Thanks everyone for the replies. Very appreciated

So this is what Henri(etta) looked like when we got it. No streamer feathers. So maybe that’s why they thought it was a hen . And one of our chicks we got developed the streamers, you can see him on the left. This breed is hard to determine sex I guess

Based off of these picture they knew exactly what they were doing dumping boys on you. Henry is still very obviously a cockerel in this picture with a comb that size at that age.

 

[Tookie]

Thanks everyone for the replies. Very appreciated

So this is what Henri(etta) looked like when we got it. No streamer feathers. So maybe that’s why they thought it was a hen . And one of our chicks we got developed the streamers, you can see him on the left. This breed is hard to determine sex I guess

Silkies are definitely harder to sex.