Crowing hen?

[Wildsky]

Thats a Easter Egg ROO

 

[truechick]

Looks like a rooster to me.

 

[mlmadura]

That sure doesn't look like a pullet to me

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I have 2 that sound like Geese - CONSTANTLY - it is the most annoying thing sometimes when it is non-stop come 6:00 in the morning and all you hear is "honk honk hoooooooooonkkkkk

Acch!!! I live on a lake and thought I had a flock of geese going over the back yard ,ran outside.....and it was my PULLETS!!!! (and they are all Def. Girls LOL!)​

 

[trailhound]

I have never had a roo, so how do you know from looking at her/him? When do they get spurs, or do they not all get spurs? He/she hasn't exhibited any mating behavior, but is a little bigger than the other hens.

Shew, I really thought that chicken (I can't quite bring myself to say him, lol) was laying eggs too. I have three that should lay colored eggs and for awhile I was getting a blue egg, a green egg, and a pinkish one. Hmmm.... surely someone must have come and switched chickens on me in the middle of the night....

Thanks!
Andrea

 

[Guitartists]

A very GORGEOUS EE roo for sure.......

The comb (for a Peacomb) is large and red.... and the long pointy shiny feathers by the tail are also a male thing.... here's an EE pullet for comparison.

forgot to say.... not all roos get spurs, and those that do don't all develop at the same time... and some breeds that hens get spurs too... so, you cannot rely on one thing when sexing chickens. Check out http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/BRKPoultryPage.html#Chickens in the future to see the difference in the sexes by breed

 

[animal nut]

I am new at the chick biz but I had the same question. I have a leghorn mix we were told was possibly a roo. Well one day I go to the coop to fine a cream colored egg with all the other brown eggs. You can definatly tell the difference in color. Well I thought great I have a hen. We got 3 light colored eggs and then none. Now this leghorn is trying to crow. Does not sound much like a crow and no eggs. Comet the leghorn is young but not sure of her/his age. We have had Comet for 8 weeks now.

 

[Wildsky]

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He will start to develop spurs pretty soon I think.

As far as looking at him and seeing the "roo" you can see pretty clearly the feathers around his neck, and those on the back end on each side of his tail, they're very long and pointy - the roosters feathers on the side of the tail kinda drape down, if you look at the hens they won't have those long skinny feathers back there.
(I think those are called the saddle and hackle (neck) feathers)

Your roo should have developed some pretty long tail feathers by now - it seems someone has been pulling them out or he caught it in something.

It gets a little tricky to tell just by the comb, when they're 7 or 8 weeks you can see the roo's comb develop in most breeds, but once they get older I find its hard to tell as some hens get big combs' as well, especially around the time of lay.

 

[Capt. Crusoe]

Yep, You got a genuine "Easter Egg Roo"! I have one just like him and he crows all day long and sometimes at night. He can also kick up those neck feathers to form a full ring around his neck (making him look twice as big as he is and he is big to start with) when he faces off with something. Ours is 13 years old, pushing 14 but thinks he is 3 or at least he has the energy and stamina of a 3 year old. Truly the ruler of the roost! Extremely curious - loves to be within 10 feet of me whenever I am working in the barnyard. He also loves going for a ride in my truck and knows to sit while the truck is in motion. - "Cruising for Chicks" is what my wife says.

Enjoy him - he makes a terrific companion.

 

[AllChookUp]

trailhound, until you see an egg come out of "her", I think you can be pretty sure it's a roo.

 

[trailhound]

Ack. Alright. I was afraid all of the new fancy feathers was a bad sign. Well he can stay if he doesn't get too noisy and minds his manners. I promised dear husband no roosters, so we will see. Neither one of us likes to hear crowing all day or especially super early on a weekend morning. Right now he is only crowing a little bit first thing in the morning. I have a feeling that will change though...

Anyone in Western NC want to trade for a hen?