Do some hens crow?!

[GMoose]

So I picked up this sweet Belgian Bearded D'uccle Bantam about a month ago, he or she had a small comb and small tail feathers compared to all the other ones there as well as it's demeanor, very come and not at all rooster-like. My flock is all hens, yesterday morning as I'm walking away from the chickens I hear a crow!? I run over and it's this little bantam doing a full crow, she still is the bottom of the pecking order and does not act male at all and didn't even crow this morning. Is that possible? I don't want to have a rooster in the flock, maybe it was just a hen that wanted to give crowing a try? thanks.

 

[GMoose]

The comb and tail feathers have grown a lot but still would not consider them large.

 

[picklestheduck]

How old is the bird? Pictures?

 

[GMoose]

I don't know the age, I will take pictures today.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I'm gonna say it's a male.

 

[fluffycrow]

Hens can crow, yes. Doesn't cancel out the fact that yours might be a male

 

[sourland]

There are occasional crowing hens, but they are generally older birds. Very likely you have a cockerel.

 

[JulietsMomma]

So I picked up this sweet Belgian Bearded D'uccle Bantam about a month ago, he or she had a small comb and small tail feathers compared to all the other ones there as well as it's demeanor, very come and not at all rooster-like. My flock is all hens, yesterday morning as I'm walking away from the chickens I hear a crow!? I run over and it's this little bantam doing a full crow, she still is the bottom of the pecking order and does not act male at all and didn't even crow this morning. Is that possible? I don't want to have a rooster in the flock, maybe it was just a hen that wanted to give crowing a try? thanks.

No idea but I’m in the exact same boat. I bought two 7 month olds of the same breed and today the “hen” crowed.