silkie rooster

  1. franciemayhem

    Likelihood of my silkie being a roo? How can I raise a gentle roo?

    Hi everyone!! Just the other day I made a post about my six week old silkie chick, Spark, and here I am talking about her again! I’m posting because I think she might actually not be a ‘she’ at all! I know that silkies are very difficult to sex when they’re young, and any early guesses could...
  2. T

    Hatching my first clutch of chicks who are mixed!!

    Hello everyone, I’m a first time chicken owner and I got my very first hens a year ago. The great news is I managed to hatch my first batch of babies this month!! Now to provide some context, I have a mixed flock with 2 silkie Roos, one is black who’s a bit on the smaller side, I believe he...
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  3. F

    Silkie Roosters Rehoming

    I have plenty of White Splashed, Buff (orange), and Blue Silkie Roosters available! Willing to deliver to most places in the Florida area.
  4. sapphiresilkie7

    Did this silkie just morph into a rooster?

    Hey all…is this a rooster? I thought “Lemon” was a hen until like..this week when the comb just got bigger and redder and he got a bit bigger as well. I got a batch of chicks (all 6.5 months now) and the other three roosters were noticeably roo a long time ago. Lemon isn’t crowing yet and has...
  5. Hennyhenhen

    Is my hen truly a roo?

    Had terrible luck with a batch of silkies from a hatchery getting mareks and dying or most of them being Roos. I thought this one was a hen. She’s never crowed before and her siblings (two other silkies) started crowing months ago. Can anyone tell by appearance if this is a hen? She’s not as...
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    My lovey boy my blue painted splash silkie roo Dutch Boy
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  7. Hennyhenhen

    Silkie rooster with Mareks(I think)

    I have a splash silkie roo that has one leg super stiff and limp toes. He flaps and flips around and is active during the day even eats and drinks a bunch, but sometimes gets stuck on his back with both legs in the air and can’t seem to get back on his feet without human help. Also his brothers...
  8. featherb

    Silkie Rooster and Merging?

    Hello I have a 9 month Silkie Rooster on the way, and I was thinking of housing him with with one of our standard bantam hen, would that be a 'yes' or 'absolutely not'? I say this because I am squeamish to merge him completely with the other flock right away, or maybe just not at all. They're...
  9. Bsinger

    Silkie Gender?

    Anyone good at sexing silkies? We just figured out our Frizzle is a Rooster (I was so bummed). Really hoping our Silkie is a hen but I think I spot streamer feathers on the head? Gender thoughts? Thanks in advance!
  10. Bsinger

    Young Frizzle Rooster Free to New Home, Southern California

    I am hoping to rehome our 11 week old Bantam Frizzle Rooster. Looking for a good home with a flock of hens for him to watch over. He is my favorite of our flock but is being bullied badly and injured. 3 out of my 5 hens will not leave home alone, pulling out feathers and pecking till blood is...
  11. Alixzandrah

    Silkies sexing?

    I know they’re notoriously hard to sex until laying or crowing. Any input on these guys ? I tried to notate what I thought they were. A lot have similar features so if I can see what you’re seeing to distinguish between cockerel and pullet for the rest of them and that will help tremendously...
    • Alixzandrah
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    • Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
  12. Sumerr

    Silkie Rooster vs Normal Hens?

    I have two 5 month old silkie roosters (only silkies we got and they're both male 🤦‍♀️lol) They're doing really well in the flock (9 hens) but my questions are: 1- Can they even breed with the normal sized hens? The two biggest hens I have are two buff brahmas, then one austrolorp, a sussex...
  13. T

    Sneezing chicken clear nasal discharge

    I recently adopted a pair of silkie roosters from someone who was treating them for leg mites. Its all cleared up now, but there's another problem. One of the roosters has been sneezing and has clear nasal discharge. He doesn't have any other symptoms yet. The other has been yawning, but that's...
  14. NanaGrace

    Polish Crest Roo & Silkie Roo Free to a New Home

    I purchased 2 Polish Crest and 4 Silkie chicks that arrived in September. All but 1 of the Silkies ended up being roosters. I've tried keeping them, but my coop is in chaos at times. The Polish Crest Roo doesn't bother the other chickens, but when I put up my Sebastopol geese for the night he...
  15. Loweryfarm

    Is this a silkie rooster or a hen?

    I got what I thought was a silkie rooster from a lady. It doesn’t crow, and if it is a rooster then it’s definitely the beta rooster Bc I have a larger white RIR rooster who leads the flock. They don’t fight each other, when I initially put it in the flock, my RIR wing danced near it like it was...
  16. EarthySaltling

    Rehoming 4 Bearded Silkie Roos Miami,Fl

    I have 3 bearded silkie roosters in need of a new flock. All hand reared, sweet but can be shy. Buff, Black, Partridge, and potentially a White. About 6mo old. Bought straight run, 7 of 11 chicks ended up being roosters 😭.
  17. missmaqs

    Silkie rooster won't crow? Will he stay silent?

    My silkie rooster, Monte Muffiano, is 6+ months old and in a flock of four hens and no other roosters. He crowed one singular time a few months ago and that's it. 100% silent. All his siblings and his dad started crowing loudly at two months old. Is it possible that he'll be silent? He used to...
  18. Blueberrysilkies

    NEW! Michigan- Hubba Hubba Yewoozer- rehome me! Handsome Silkie Roosters

    I have FIVE handsome white Silkie Roosters. Non Bearded and bearded looking for love and a new home. Only Dizzy is a jerk. The rest just hang back. And honestly Dizzy isn't a jerk, he's doing a great job at protecting his flock. He just prefers it if I don't dress him in bows and skirts or dye...
  19. MysteryChicken

    Silkie Rooster Needs New Home(Michigan)

    Hello, my sister decided her silkie Rooster Pancake needs a new home. He's a good boy, he does have an overly grabby personality when it comes to the ladies, other then that issue he's good with the ladies. He's a Broiler Silkie, & turned 3 this year. He has an odd comb type, that is hilarious...
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    The extra toes of a cornish hen and a silkie rooster cross.
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