We adopted 2 pullets. One is crowing like a rooster!

[RN Cheri]

I don’t know what to do. She’s a sweet little silky, not aggressive, and I’m not sure if she’s going to be a hen or a rooster. Is it possible she’s a hen with all this crowing? We only have the two of them. If it’s a rooster, do I need to house them separately? Should I get another hen to keep my girl feeling secure? Are roosters ok with living alone? My daughter adopted these two from a local fair and I’ve raised chickens before as pets… but only hens in flocks! She’s the smaller one, solid brown.

 

[Yardmom]

Although hens occasionally crow, by far the majority of birds that crow are male. If a young bird is crowing it is safe to assume it is male. Looking at the pictures of your birds there is a possibility you have two male birds. How old are they? Up close individual pictures especially of combs and backs might help others help you. Silkies (and some Silkie crosses) don't get large combs. There are features that mature male birds develop that experienced keepers can use to help tell if a bird is male or female. Young silkies are extremely hard to sex by sight.

2 males can live together.
1 male and 1 female can live together, but keep an eye for over mating. Some don't recommend this, but it can work.
If one is a male and one is a female getting more females would be a good idea.

 

[Strawberry74]

If the Silkie is the one that is crowing I also think you might have 2 boys based on the coloring (red leakage) of the other one. He might not be crowing yet. They will be best friends hopefully since no girls are around to bicker over.

 

[janiedoe]

I too, think you have two cockerels. They should get along okay if they have plenty of room. I would set up two feeders and two waters on seperate ends of the run.
If it turns out that you have one female and one males, they will probably be fine together. I have a couple of mature monogamous pairs that do fine with no over breeding.