My 2 year old olive egger has started crowing. We have a rooster who crows louder and better. She is not a dominate hen. We first noticed the crowing when we had some 12 week old chicks and figured one of them was a cockerel, but after we sold the chicks, the crowing continued. That's when we figured out it was this hen. After a couple weeks, she stopped laying eggs. And we noticed her wattles and comb and gotten redder.
I have no idea why this is happening. As I said we have a rooster and she no where near the top of the pecking order. I don't want to cull her, but if she's not laying eggs and I cannot reverse, that may be my only choice.
Does anyone have any advice?
I have no idea why this is happening. As I said we have a rooster and she no where near the top of the pecking order. I don't want to cull her, but if she's not laying eggs and I cannot reverse, that may be my only choice.
Does anyone have any advice?