rooster or strange hen?

[Gma]

What I thought was a barred rock hen has started crowing in the past week. It is about a year old now, how long does it take for roosters to mature and start acting like a rooster?

 

[Momagain1]

how old is it?

 

[Lisa202]

My roo started crowing at about 12 weeks, so a year is a long time for it to start crowing. You'd know by now if it was a rooster. I've heard where a hen will take the place of a rooster and kind of crow. Does the comb have a single row?

 

[Gma]

the bird is about 1 year old and yes, it does have a single comb.
I will have to spend more time watching to see how it acts on a regular basis.

 

[Lisa202]

I'm pretty sure all roosters have a triple row comb. So you probably have a hen that's taking on the rooster role. But I could be wrong....we'll see what others say.

 

[Prisserbabe]

I have a chicken that I posted a picture and asked if it was a rooster and everyone said it was it hasnt started crowing yet but it has a single comb. a picture might help and maybe do it in the "What breed or gender is this?"