Girls can crow... right?

[vickichicki]

While my sister is visiting she told me one of my little ones made a sound like a crow, not like my LF rooster, but a tragic attempt at a crow.

While I am confident I have all girls, it now has me questioning their sex.

Do I indeed have a girl who is having a gender crisis? The two splash and buff are 20 weeks the barred and porcelain are 26 weeks.

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4. Had a single mysterious tiny egg I think is hers. Had a mille fleur the same age obvious rooster at 10 weeks so I am confident she is a girl.

5. I have eggs from this one, so 100% girl


Who is the secret crowee?

 

[ellie32526]

While my sister is visiting she told me one of my little ones made a sound like a crow, not like my LF rooster, but a tragic attempt at a crow.

While I am confident I have all girls, it now has me questioning their sex.

Do I indeed have a girl who is having a gender crisis? The two splash and buff are 20 weeks the barred and porcelain are 26 weeks.

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4. Had a single mysterious tiny egg I think is hers. Had a mille fleur the same age obvious rooster at 10 weeks so I am confident she is a girl.

5. I have eggs from this one, so 100% girl


Who is the secret crowee?

Having not heard the sounds myself, it is hard to say what was classified as a crow, however, hens make a variety of sounds and I have been told that sometimes in the absence of a roo, a hen will mimick the sounds and actions of a rooster. It may be possible that you have a slow developing rooster if you are not 100% sure they are all hens. I would say, wait and see.

 

[vickichicki]

It did coincide with my rooster (in another pen) crowing. Which, from having several roosters at one time seems to be the style... 'oh.. he is crowing, why don't I?'

I recently removed three known roosters from the 'girls' within a month or so. Maybe someone is stepping up to the plate.

 

[donrae]

I see all pullets.
Is your sis a chicken person? Would she know the difference between a young rooster crowing and a hen vocalizing? My hens can be VERY noisy at times.

 

[foreverlearning]

Yes hens can crow. Usually it is the one at the top of the pecking order in the absence of a rooster.

 

[Tricoglossus]

One of my hens does crow, here is a video of what she does. She was 1 year old at least when I recorded this a few months ago:

https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=10151764465688275

 

[vickichicki]

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

Firstly, no my sister is not a chicken girl, nor anything remotely outdoorish either. However with a rooster onsite she said it sounded like my big guy.

As I am fairly certain I have all girls this made me question myself. Not sure what it is but I can see everyone else's roosters except my own. Maybe it's denial.

Thanks for sharing the crowing video, guess the old 'wait for either and egg or a crow' does not always apply.

Appreciate the help as always