Pat was the only "rooster" until last week and had never attempted to make any other sounds besides 'chicken' noises. We brought in Fabio (an impressive young roo) who is actually younger than Pat but is a top-notch crower with unerring aim. Upon hearing Fabio crow, Pat then began making the...
Massive Buff Orpington, we are at a loss as to Pat's gender. He/she acts like a rooster, looks kind of like a rooster, mounts hens like a rooster (with amazingly bad aim!) but his/her body is built like a huge hen and its attempt at crowing is more like a half of a fog-horn. He/she is fully...
Thanks for the input folks. Unfortunately, the hooster (that's the hen that thinks she's a rooster) was never the dominant hen, that's always been the Leghorn, so the dominant- turns-rooster doesn't work. Now that I have an ACTUAL rooster, I'm hoping the silly chicken suddenly finds her...
Hey all, I am new to this forum and I've looked through a lot of posts and haven't found a situation quite like mine. Short version: we took in 3 chicks back in March (after their 'cuteness' was wearing off) and I quickly rediscovered my love of these fabulous fowl! Our starter 3 were an...