Charcoal grey chick - gender? New video: this bird lays eggs and crows

[shelleyd2008]

Do you have roosters in your flock? I've read that sometimes the most dominant hen will express roo-like behavior (i.e. crowing) when there is no roo present. A friend of mine has a crowing hen, not a lot of people do. It's an old superstition that a crowing hen is the bearer of bad news

 

[SJensen]

There is no rooster, so it seems that this one is taking the dominant role. She's the only one who won't stop and let me pet her when I go into the run.

 

[spikennipper]

That's not much of a crow though, but yeah I see what you mean she is trying her best to! now if only all roos had a crow like that.....

 

[teach1rusl]

Dang! Couldn't get the video to come up for me

!! But I LOVE your girls' names! lol That Fancypants sure is a cutie!!

 

[love_a_duck]

okay, i listened and watched, and it sounded like a hen making the loudest BAWK! she can.
gotta tell ya, i love it.
did anyone notice the bird next to her looking at her like,
"what is your problem girl?"

 

[theoldchick]

I got a laugh when the black hen walked away in embarrassment. My pet RIR hen I had as a girl went through 'henapause' and at 7 years did the same thing.

 

[SJensen]

"Henapause" -- that's great. This chicken is only a year old, so I hope it's not hormonal.

This morning she started crowing at 7am --- and it was loud! (The video from yestereday is posted on the blog link below).

 

[BloominOrchid]

To funny! If only we could see the little word bubbles above the other chickens

 

[tuesdays chicks]

It looks too young for any comb, it might be an andalusian, they have slate legs

 

[WisconsinChickenWhisperer]

I have also read, in several different books and articles, that a hen will take on some rooster characteristics and start to crow if there is no rooster in the flock. First time I've actually seen it. Cute!