silkie cockerel

No waddles visible. The “mullet-ness” of the crest has been playing tricks on me because he/she had a lot of picked feathers from other birds in the open run at the breeder that I purchased this baby from. I’ve had him/her on Nutrena NatureWise Feather Fixer feed and the crest, hackles, and...

I've got 8 week old silkies, and out of the 8 I hatched most are cockerels. I'll be keeping 3-4 of the cockerels. The rest of the cockerels will be available for free. We're in south central Wisconsin. I've included a picture of the first cockerel to rehome. He has started crowing already.

Maple has been one of the sweetest Silkie chicks we have and continues to be. We have 3 Silkies and as they developed we noticed that Maple grew faster than his "sister" Marble. We have had 5 suspected cockerels over these past few months, 4 have turned out to be just that..boys! However Maple...

Anyone up for a little gender guessing? I've got 2 satins and 2 silkies. All about 7 weeks old except the mauve silkie is about a week older. I am so very fortunate to know for certain the gender of THREE of these cuties! I have a guess on the fourth but it is not confirmed. I'm excited to...

As I turned the light on in the brooder this morning, my little blue silkie let out his first crow! Then a second and a third and a fourth and so on :lau It was just too cute. The first one was really impressive! The rest came out as little squawks but I got video of a couple of those. It...

Looking to rehome this super sweet silkie cockerel as I have too many. 15 weeks old from Alchemist Farm, only crows a few times at sunrise. Handled often, zero aggression. Located in North San Diego County, can drop off from here to West Los Angeles on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Hi all! First time urban chicken owner here. I am not allowed to keep roosters so if anyone has any thoughts on whether my chickies are roos or pullets I would be so grateful! I know silkies are notoriously tricky to sex, but just getting an idea will be super helpful. :) I raised them since...

UPDATE - REHOMED 🤗 This is Bert. He’s a beautiful twelve week old silkie cockerel I picked up from a reputable farm when he and his 4 siblings were a day old. They pick on him and he is isolated. There is another roo in the bunch that meshes better with the flock so while it breaks my heart, I...

Hi all! I’m new to chicken keeping and live in an urban area (East Bay, CA) I love my little “pepper’ but we can’t keep roosters. He’s 5 months old all black silkie, snuggly and loves his ladies. Please contact me if you’d like to bring him to your flock and make some silkie chicks or just...

Hello! I am looking for a silkie rooster chick to add to my flock. I have 5, 1 month old pullets right now and would like to purchase a young silkie cockrel or chick. I am in West Michigan and would prefer to pick up any potential chicks, but I'm not opposed to shipping. Thanks!

I have 3 silkies I got in late February. So about 9 weeks old-ish. I believe the white and one of the buffs are cockerels. And the one I believe to be the pullet is mixed cause of the way her wings look.. any clarification would be greatly appreciated! Pullet? Feathers have a dark splotch...

I have 3 silkies I got in late February. So about 9 weeks old-ish. I believe the white and one of the bluffs are cockerels. And the one I believe to be the pullet is mixed cause of the way her wings look.. any clarification would be greatly appreciated! Pullet? Feathers have a dark splotch...

As soon as we finish working on the pullets' new yard(netting over top & a gate), we'll be adding 4 new Silkies. I lost the last 4 I bought from the same lady but she offered some more so I'm buying 2 out of the 4 because the other 2 will have mild crossbeak so they're free. She let me know that...

Our Lavender boy Spiky Mikey has crowed a couple times after he first crowed at 5 weeks old. He's 10 weeks old now and doesn't really crow anymore. He's currently in a flock of 4 that consists of 3 older female chicks and they seem to pick on him if he's near their favorite spot so mostly he...

I had three “surprise” chicks this fall! Two silkies and one half-silkie (same dad). One of the silkies is a funky color and I was wondering if there’s an official name for it? Here he is, the toasted marshmallow one! Dad is white, mom is buff. His sister is white with just a little gray in...

EDIT: We know he's a boy, please don't post talking about his gender. I just want my question answered :):) Probably a dumb question but can they crow early at 6 weeks old? Our Lavender bantam Silkie Cockerel named Spiky Mikey may be crowing early. He's making a pathetic noise that may be his...