Crowing hen or rooster?

[Pimienta]

My hen started crowing this week - she’ll crow once around 8am and will stop if I let them out of the coop. Is she a crowing hen or is she unfortunately a rooster?

 

[sourland]

How old is the bird? It looks like a cockerel to me.

 

[Pimienta]

How old is the bird? It looks like a cockerel to me.

About 4 months old!

 

[FrostRanger]

Definitely a cockerel then, crowing hens aren't that common to begin with and it's extremely unusual for a pullet to crow that young. If you're hearing crowing this young it's almost certainly a cockerel

 

[The Moonshiner]

Ya I'll go with cockerel

 

[tekgnu]

Help I am running into the same issue, this chicken I have had for 5 months, and "she" looks a lot like the previous post. She is very timid, no waddle, nor spur - is this a rooster? I am just concerned i may have to look at getting a no-crow harness, or if this is a rooster, giving him up.

 

[FrostRanger]

That is a cockerel. It's extremely unlikely that a pullet will crow. Hens that crow are usually a bit older. Aside from the crowing he has pointy hackle and saddle feathers. Also bearded birds don't have wattles and spur growth usually doesn't happen until the bird is a bit older (usually around a year old)

 

[WingItRanch]

Help I am running into the same issue, this chicken I have had for 5 months, and "she" looks a lot like the previous post. She is very timid, no waddle, nor spur - is this a rooster? I am just concerned i may have to look at getting a no-crow harness, or if this is a rooster, giving him up.

Yes. That is definitely a male. Sorry! He's quite handsome so you should be able to find a home for him if you can't keep him.