Silkie hen

Silkie Chickens

I've realized that telling silkie color and gender is a big chore sometimes, so I'm putting out the information I know on silkies here. Feel free to...

You will see that Silkie roosters have a much more prominent comb on their head, as well as much larger wattles under their beaks.

Telling whether you’ve got silkie hens or cockerels can be quite hard. I’ve got a few tips outlined here to help sex your silkie chickens when they’re chicks.

Read about our adventures with Silkie Chickens and see an abundance of silkie chicken facts. You won't believe the strangeness of these birds!

Silkie roosters are generally larger than silkie hens. They also have larger, 'walnut-like' combs. Learn more about this chicken breed in this article!