Is my hen actually a rooster?

[rlschroeder]

Well, my beautiful Splash Ameracuana, Daisy, started crowing at about 18/19 weeks old. Weird, I thought. She’s supposed to be, well, a she. I looked it up and learned hens can and do crow, but it’s rare. While I think she could possibly be trying to assert her dominance, which is one reason a hen may crow, I’m leaning more towards her actually being a he given “her” height and feathering, which is starting to look more rooster-like. Also, she is part of a young flock raised with older girls and my 3 y.o. Buff Orpington, Jane, has been top hen for a couple of years now. I don’t think she would try to challenge Jane by crowing. But maybe? What are your thoughts based on pics? She/he is currently 21 weeks old.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I think Daisy is a lovely cockerel. I see significant saddle feathers in front of the tail.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

@JedJackson ? You opinion here? And @Amer?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

The hackle feathers on the neck are coming in nicely too.

 

[Ikslo]

x3

Time to start calling him Duke

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Is he an Exchequer? Very pretty.

 

[rlschroeder]

I think Daisy is a lovely cockerel. I see significant saddle feathers in front of the tail.

Thanks. Yeah, every day the saddle and hackle feathers are becoming more noticeably rooster-like. Thanks for the confirmation

 

[rlschroeder]

x3

Time to start calling him Duke

Omg, I thought the same thing too… my Daisy is actually a Duke! So funny

 

[rlschroeder]

Is he an Exchequer? Very pretty.

Thank you. He’s a really good boy - no aggression whatsoever towards us or the girls. Not yet, anyway He is a Splash Ameracauna from Meyer Hatchery.

 

[akroberts1085]

What a handsome young boy you have. He looks very polite too.