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Merely coincidence of timing.

And did you ever SEE either of those hens lay eggs before they developed male traits? It's not unusual for a hen to take over roo duties when the roo is removed from a flock. Nor is it unusual for a bird to be delayed in developing male characteristics. But a female bird who is laying eggs...

How old are they? If you want eggs, you may need to get some younger girls. Your choice whether you run a retirement villa for the old girls!

Even this is an old wive's tale. Had to do a thread search. The queen determines the gender of every member of her hive, based on whether she fertilizes the eggs she lays. The sperm is provided in a single breeding flight. Check out this fascinating article...

What are you basing this statement on? Just b/c it crows, or even develops spurs and an outward male appearance, that does not make it a male. (assuming we are talking about a hen who used to lay eggs.) If she is able to fertilize eggs, then, you could call her a male.

She could have had a shift in hormone level, or simply taken over as matriarch in an all female flock. Not unusual.