What sex are these silkies, my new rescues.

[brandibaby23]

I "rescued" these birds tonight at a farm auction, the birds there look terrible, and these guys just caught my eye I am new to silkies and all I know is I like them and they are hard to sex, but if I was too guess I have 3 roos, which is disappointing but none the less they are all mine now and I already have too many roos. I paid 3 dollars a piece for them. But their backs on 2 of them are bald. And the big puffy one does the hump dance to the floor!!!!

Looks like he is on a hen but isn't,

very funny!

Any ideas or comments will be appreciated!!!!! Could they be old? are they worth 3 bucks a piece?

 

[Woods_Woman]

Ok I am totally guessing. The two on the right are Roosters, one on the left is a hen

 

[brandibaby23]

I was guessing the one on the right was a rooster, he does the humpty dance. lol

 

[brandibaby23]

no ideas?????????? some input please. curious!

 

[Woods_Woman]

Anyone else?

 

[silkiechicken]

You've got yourself 3 young boys there. Not even pet quality hens have combs that big. Plus, they all seem to have streamers and boy feathers. I'd say they are about 5-8 months old.

 

[lockedhearts]

Yep, 3 roosters.

 

[brandibaby23]

Oh for heavens sake 3 more boy to add to the 9 boys I already have lol. Some boys are finding new homes tomorrow with some friends.

 

[19hhbelgian]

Definitely 3 boys... The bald backs could be from being in with too many other chickens or there was somebody pickin' on them, or, you need to check for bugs. There are lots of reasons they could be bald, but make sure they are parasite free

So, what are you going to do with 3 silkie roosters?? At least they are smaller...

 

[brandibaby23]

Well I will probably keep one and find homes for the other two when they look a little better. I did look through their feathers and I didn't see any creepy crawlers.