5 Week Old Chick Crowing?? Is Sheila a Shawn??

[NatalieP]

My Female Anocona from MPC started making weird noises in the morning yesterday and again today. I grabbed a video of it, the link is below.

Is she crowing because she is a he??? It is possible to tell this at 4.5 weeks (5 weeks old on Monday)?

I had read online that hens will take on crowing without a rooster present and to wait until they are a few months old to know for sure when their tell tale feathers develop.

A photo below of her face. Her comb is still pink and her wattle does seem a little red.

One last thing to note is that she is a real jerk. The first one to really pick on others and tried jumping on a few other chicks. Although she was also getting picked on by the BCM for a few days after that.

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

She I think is a He. Not because he is making that weird sound but his comb is big.

 

[Mamatomany123]

That is 100% a cockerel.

 

[keesmom]

No need to wait on that one, it's a cockerel.

 

[Skyle]

It's a cockerel

 

[NatalieP]

Thank you all for your response!! Could you guys elaborate on why you're certain it's a roo? I worry about trusting comb size since Ancona hens can have some big combs too. Plus MPC stands by waiting 2-3 months.

 

[Mamatomany123]

Thank you all for your response!! Could you guys elaborate on why you're certain it's a roo? I worry about trusting comb size since Ancona hens can have some big combs too. Plus MPC stands by waiting 2-3 months.

Comb and wattle dont usually get that big or red until they are close to laying.

 

[Sahraschweiss]

My 4 and a half week old buff orpington cockerel started trying to crow today. Makes same noise as yours.