Why is it bad for silkies to have red combs

[Schmidt Hill Farm]

Could you post some pictures of them?

I know one for sure is not good quality because he has a normal comb. I was planning on giving him to my grandson to keep as a pet.

 

[Schmidt Hill Farm]

Do you think the one in the front is male or female?

 

[SilverBirds]

Do you think the one in the front is male or female?

How old?

 

[Schmidt Hill Farm]

How old?

6 months

 

[Schmidt Hill Farm]

6 months

I haven’t seen it crow like the other 2 roosters and it looks more like the other females but her comb is bigger and she has waddles where as the others do not

 

[SilverBirds]

6 months

I'd say female, judging by who mature the for sure cockerels look.

 

[Schmidt Hill Farm]

I'd say female, judging by who mature the for sure cockerels look.

I was thinking she was a female also but with the waddles and big comb it kind of confused me. I guess I will know for sure once she crows or lays an egg.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

I know one for sure is not good quality because he has a normal comb. I was planning on giving him to my grandson to keep as a pet.

the rooster with the largest comb has a sigle comb, which is also incorrect for silkie.

 

[SilverBirds]

I haven’t seen it crow like the other 2 roosters and it looks more like the other females but her comb is bigger and she has waddles where as the others do not

She may be getting ready to lay soon. For chickens that have red combs, the pullets combs and wattles will get bigger and darker once they reach POL (point of lay).

 

[Schmidt Hill Farm]

the rooster with the largest comb has a sigle comb, which is also incorrect for silkie.

Yes I know. That’s the one I was talking about giving to my grandson. He will not be used for breeding. Once they are out of quarantine, he will be isolated from the females.