can a hen crow?

[invernessleander34452]

I heard a strange crowing this morning unlike any of my roosters - 4 bantys and one a bit bigger. This sounded like a much larger bird, with a very deep voice crowing. I went out to the back yard and waited and it was one of my 2 dominecker hens, or at least I was told was a hen. He (she) is much larger than the other one and is the biggest chicken I have. He (she) has shown no male behavior and gets along with the other roosters well. So my question is now.........is this a hen or a rooster? She is about 5 months old so I think too young to lay eggs yet. The other dominecker has not started to lay either. Is there a facial feature that would give her sex away?

 

[SSO202]

You may want to post this in chicken behaivor/egg laying section. Also you could consider taking a photo and posting it in what breed/gender is this section. I'm sorry I don't have an answer for you though. I am still trying to figure out my own. Good Luck!

 

[mksenoj]

Great Question. We are also having this same issue. We hear different sounds everyday. No other type behaviors

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

I lost my rooster a couple years ago. The dominent hen did this thing like a crow, but not really. Then I got another roo and everything went back to normal.

 

[kpara]

OMG! Have you tried to well you know check her?

 

[Ms. Lewis Rich]

New birds came into my bird room and a dominate hen assumed the position and it really sounded like a crow. I called my friend who has had chickens all his life and asked if it was possible he said Ohhh yes its also bad luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[wyliefarms]

We have a bantam cochin hen that does a sort of crow...really funny! She is one of 3 hens in that pen and the most aggressive. But she lays her eggs and was broody this summer.

 

[ibpboo]

My EE that lays green eggs sometimes does that weird crowing sound. I have no roosters. I haven't heard her do it in a long time now, probably ever since roosters moved in across the street and crow a lot.

 

[kpara]

I have a hudge problem with my RIR! I'll try to stand up to him but he jumps all over my leg and idk what to do!

 

[92caddy]

I have a hen who is crowing. I brought her to IN from PA with me. Since she started to crow, she has stopped laying and her comb is getting bigger like a roo and she is starting to act like a roo. She will even try to mate with the other hens. Go figure...............