Is Rosie a roo?

[Zenthehen10]

Some pictures from today

 

[kurby22]

So the debate continues … Rosie is now crowing although it is not the same type of crow I am hearing my rooster. They are the same age so I would think they would sound the same? Is this hard evidence that Rosie is a male or just a woman who wants to be heard among her male counterpart?

Video link below:
Rosie crows

I have two almost identical roosters and they sound very different from one another. I also have a rooster who rarely ever crows and when he does he sounds a bit like your Rosie. Good pics would definitely be helpful

 

[Painted Calls]

Rosie looks SUPER masculine. However I do not see any male saddles, hackles, or coloration. Her head, comb, and wattles scream cockerel though. I'm wondering if she has a serious hormone imbalance that is causing all of the mixed looks/signals.

How old is she now?

 

[Zenthehen10]

She will be a year around the end of April. We have a small flock of 4, they are all the same age give or take a week. Another also turned out being a male but he began crowing by August and is very obviously male. With such a small flock I’m concerned about keeping 2 roosters, and I would have to rehome poor Rosie which is so upsetting, but my other rooster is basically like a dog and i can’t part with him either.

Rosie has been going in and out of the coop during the day but I have yet to see her lay an egg! Her curiosity about the nest gives me a little bit of hope.

 

[Painted Calls]

I honestly think she's a pullet with a hormone imbalance. That could be genetic, or it could be from a damaged ovary.

If this is the case, she still wouldn't be a rooster. She's just a lady with the wrong amount of hormones. However, she'd be likely to not lay eggs and continue her little funky crows occasionally.

@EmmaRainboe
@JedJackson
@TheOddOneOut
@cherrynberry

What do y'all think?

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

I honestly think she's a pullet with a hormone imbalance. That could be genetic, or it could be from a damaged ovary.

If this is the case, she still wouldn't be a rooster. She's just a lady with the wrong amount of hormones. However, she'd be likely to not lay eggs and continue her little funky crows occasionally.

@EmmaRainboe
@JedJackson
@TheOddOneOut
@cherrynberry

What do y'all think?

I agree with Overo Mare. She seemed to slowly develop over a year. Most cockerels get a comb like that by they time they are 7-8 months.

 

[Lenny loves chickens]

So the debate continues … Rosie is now crowing although it is not the same type of crow I am hearing my rooster. They are the same age so I would think they would sound the same? Is this hard evidence that Rosie is a male or just a woman who wants to be heard among her male counterpart?

Video link below:
Rosie crows

I have alady that crows. The city tried to make me get rid of her but she was indeed a hen so she fell into guidelines

 

[EmmaRainboe]

I honestly think she's a pullet with a hormone imbalance. That could be genetic, or it could be from a damaged ovary.

If this is the case, she still wouldn't be a rooster. She's just a lady with the wrong amount of hormones. However, she'd be likely to not lay eggs and continue her little funky crows occasionally.

@EmmaRainboe
@JedJackson
@TheOddOneOut
@cherrynberry

What do y'all think?

That’s her at a year old? Female.

 

[theoldchick]

That's one manly looking hen. I had one like this. Very masculine in appearance especially the comb and wattles. She lacked the long saddle feathers and spurs. And she would crow on occasion. Capons will look like this, too.

 

[JedJackson]

I agree with @Overo Mare It's a hen with a hormone imbalance, maybe due to her ovary being damaged. If that is the case, she won't ever lay eggs.

If she is getting along with your rooster then I see no problem with keeping her in the flock.