Confused

Panda14

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Jul 27, 2025
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Hi I have 2 australorps that are 25wks old. One of them crows on and off. The one that crows is quite a dominant chicken. I have 2 other younger australorps that are just turning 20 weeks. Nobody is laying but then they are young and it’s cold.
Do either of the below chickens appear to be roosters? As this would explain the crowing at such a young age.
 

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It’s a weird noise. And she doesn’t do it everyday. It almost sounds like a 13yr old boys voice breaking. lol.
And sometimes it followed by the noice as if she’s about to lay an egg. That’s what has me confused.
 

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Neither of these birds look like boys. They don't have any male feathering that I can see or overly large combs. It's rare, but sometimes dominant hens will crow when there is not rooster present.

Is it possible to get a video of the crowing?
 
thank you. That’s what I thought.
I can try to get a video of her doing it. She postures with her neck out as if she’s having a crow.
I kept her inside for 5 days and then bathed her (I read this on a website and thought why not) and put her back with the girls yesterday and she hasn’t crowed.
I thought it might have been a weird cluck with her getting ready to lay.
 

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