Buff Orpington pullet crowed today?

[littlekit]

Buff Orpington Experts: help?

Gertie is about 16 weeks old and I thought, a pullet.
We have a rooster already; and she and the rooster do not interact at all.
Gertie is the leader of 5 other pullets about the same age.
Lately her legs are getting huge, wattles huge, too.
I saw Gertie jumping on top of a hen the other day, but wondered if she was just asserting her dominance.
Today she crowed for the first time.
Now I wonder again... is she a he?
anyone sure?

 

[okiehen]

That's a rooster and he announced him self by crowing.

 

[hinkjc]

Agree, that's a boy.

 

[littlekit]

Really??? Guess I've been in denial. Gertie is now GUS!
Very sweet guy for a roo. That is a blessing.
Thanks for the confirmation.

 

[poodlepill]

He looks just like my Crowing pullet....LOL Out of 4 BO's I got 3 are roo's :-(

 

[littlekit]

Guess that's life

 

[Iluvmypeeps]

Yeah, that's a boy for sure.

But actually, some hens have been caught crowing in the past. It's a way of asserting dominance.