- Sep 24, 2011
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I've done all the things to tell if my leghorn lady is a rooster or not, and she is most definitely a girl. She doesn't have spurs, no roo-tail, her comb is flopped over and she's the smallest (compared to my other 3 red hens.), I've done lots of other comparisons and she looks nothing like a rooster. She's likely the alpha and Also, she's due to lay any day now!
Today Miss Leghorn got out of the pen and started roaming the yard. When I went outdoors she was probably 100 feet from the other hens. She started Cawing (not really crowing) like a crow! I had to look up to make sure there weren't any crows around, but she sounded EXACTLY like a crow! Not "cock-a-doodle-doo!" but "Caw-Ka-Caw". I understand Roosters start out with silly crows, but it seems whenever one of the chickens get separated from the others they make a similar
-but less loud and crow like- noise. What does it mean? Just seperation or should I start calling her Him? I really love roosters and don't mind the noise, but I'm not sure my family would feel the same. She's such a sweetie and I couldn't bear to see her go!
I can get pics later, but I assure you, she looks like a hen
Today Miss Leghorn got out of the pen and started roaming the yard. When I went outdoors she was probably 100 feet from the other hens. She started Cawing (not really crowing) like a crow! I had to look up to make sure there weren't any crows around, but she sounded EXACTLY like a crow! Not "cock-a-doodle-doo!" but "Caw-Ka-Caw". I understand Roosters start out with silly crows, but it seems whenever one of the chickens get separated from the others they make a similar
-but less loud and crow like- noise. What does it mean? Just seperation or should I start calling her Him? I really love roosters and don't mind the noise, but I'm not sure my family would feel the same. She's such a sweetie and I couldn't bear to see her go!
I can get pics later, but I assure you, she looks like a hen
