I have a 16 month old white Orpington that's given no indication that it was a rooster . . . until several weeks ago. At that point, the "hen" has become very "ungentlemanly" toward the other hens. There is no crowing whatsoever, but there is plenty of mating behavior all of a sudden. Is this...
I am SO excited I ran across BYC. I caught the homesteading bug a year or so ago and started looking for ways to be more self-sufficient. I'm giving myself a chicken coop for Christmas and plan to have chickies by spring! SO excited!