Crowing hen

[jsilva05]

I'm new to owning chickens. I have 2 red sex links 2 australorps and 2 Easter eggers. They are 3 months old. Today I went outside at 5:30am and heard someone crow. I'm almost positive it was one of my red sex links. She's always very vocal and extremely dominate. Have you ever had a crowing hen?

I'm posting a pic. The sex links are the two on the left. They look like hens to me. Can you tell? Is it possible to accidentally get a rooster even if you bought a sex linked hen?

 

[Chicken Girl1]

What you mean three rows of peas?

The comb it has is called a pea comb, hens normally have 1 row pea combs and cockerels 3.

three row pea comb

 

[Farrier]

At 12 weeks old I suspect that your Easter Egger is a roo, sorry. Everyone else looks female to me though.

 

[Firekin1]

I'm new to owning chickens. I have 2 red sex links 2 australorps and 2 Easter eggers. They are 3 months old. Today I went outside at 5:30am and heard someone crow. I'm almost positive it was one of my red sex links. She's always very vocal and extremely dominate. Have you ever had a crowing hen?

I'm posting a pic. The sex links are the two on the left. They look like hens to me. Can you tell? Is it possible to accidentally get a rooster even if you bought a sex linked hen?

Any way you could show a pic of the forth one from the left from the back? Because that one there is looking quite rooish.

 

[jsilva05]

Which EE? The white one facing the camera

 

[jsilva05]

I just left out of town. I will when I get back. This was immediately after a crow they were in this position so it makes sense that would be the one

 

[dolly85]

The blue and red (easter egger?) chicken fourth from the left looks like he may be your rooster.

 

[Lozuufy]

I agree, the coloration of the EE seems like roo colors. Plus that seems like a big comb for an EE.

 

[jsilva05]

That EE (may be a Americana) and the one next to it are only 2 months old the rest are 3 months

 

[fshinggrl]

Which EE? The white one facing the camera

Yes, that Easter Egger is your rooster . I say that because he has typical rooster coloring with the red on its wings. It is the one who is facing the camera.