BLACK AUSTRALORP HEN CROWING?

[jldawg]

I've come to grips with our Black Australorp as a cockerel and luckily have a friend who will take him. I have two other Ameraucana's that were raised as chicks and hopefully female. They were bought from a hatchery the same time as the Australorp so still have a few weeks before really knowing if one will crow or not. Question is are the two Ameraucana's going to be fine socially or should I think about getting one or two more pullets as pullet season is coming to a close soon? I don't have a lot of space in a suburban area so do need to manage noise and 3-4 chickens would be max. Thanks everyone for the weigh-in!

 

[kellydromero]

We purchased 6 pullets 15 weeks ago. Some are Ameracaunas and one is a Black Australorp. I purchased pullets and I am 90% sure my girls are all girls. We also had some polish hens and roos. We just rehomed the roos, but this morning I heard an attempt at a crow. We have checked and rechecked the pullets for signs of pin feathers and saddle feathers, but we don't see anything. All the pics I compare my girls to seem like hens/pullets.

My question is this: I think it is my Black Australorp trying to crow. Will she stop at some point? It's not very loud, but we live in a neighborhood. She is the biggest gal in the flock right now so I am confident she is the "queen" of her domain.

I will try to post pictures tomorrow.

I have a blue australorp doing the exact same thing!!! It is a crow..but not a long drawn out loud crow...its more like a 3 syllable curdle. She is the biggest and the more dominate in our all hen flock...but the one we know is a hen...she makes some noises I've never heard a hen make too! So lost