How unusual is it for hens to crow?

If you dont have a rooster in your flock. Sometimes a hen will take on the rooster status so to speak.

 

It's actually not uncommon when you don't have a roo. That hen may not lay any eggs. Just a warning.

 

My pullet crowed and yes she is definitely a pullet. I had her outside one day with a cockerel that I have chosen, just the two of them out of sight of any other chickens. The cockerel has already crowed and is also definitely a male. Then out of the blue.. EERR ERRRRR... the pullet let out a spontaneous crow. I have never heard her crow since, but even though there was a rooster present she did it anyway. I guess it's not too uncommon.

 

Some hens will crow. It has nothing to do with sexuality.

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They usually will crow if you don't have a Roo, My Gran mother use to tell me its bad luck to have a hen crow, she wouldn't even eat one, she would just dispose of it and that was in the depression years when food was scarce

 

Quote:That must be one of them Southern superstitions, lol, cause my Grandma said the same thing!
And I have a crowing hen that has been making me bonkers...it all started after I got rid of the roos...so guess what? I'm getting another roo!!

 

My lead Australorp hen started crowing in the mornings after one of my other hens died . . . almost as though she was trying to round up the lost little chicken. This lasted several weeks.

That summer she also started growing the tiniest nubs where spurs would be ~ and then she stopped laying. After her molt, though, she came back around and started laying again. No more crowing, either.

 

When I got polly (our first chicken who was suppose to be an only chicken) she would crow something fierce. I thought crud I got a rooster now what... then she started laying eggs and I was dumbfounded... I didnt think hen crowed.....so I asked around... chickens apparently are extremely social. she needed a buddy. I got 5 free chickens (that were supposedly egg eaters) off craigslist. butchered 4 of them and kept 1. right now they reside in a human playpen with a divider and a nest box for each of them. I will get some pics for you all asap!!!