My Hen Behaving Like A Rooster!

[ANiceKaren]

Has anyone ever had their hen start behaving like a rooster? My Mildred, a 2 year old Black Sex Link has recently started acting very rooster like! She is the head hen, recently granted that title about 6 months ago when my other head girl passed. She is definitely in charge around here chasing my younger girls away BUT she is also mounting them almost daily like a rooster would a hen! It’s not a peck.. it’s a full mount which they submit to. She is laying so I know it’s a hen! Can this happen? She even looks like a Roo! Enjoy the pic!

 

[Chickens are awsome]

Has anyone ever had their hen start behaving like a rooster? My Mildred, a 2 year old Black Sex Link has recently started acting very rooster like! She is the head hen, recently granted that title about 6 months ago when my other head girl passed. She is definitely in charge around here chasing my younger girls away BUT she is also mounting them almost daily like a rooster would a hen! It’s not a peck.. it’s a full mount which they submit to. She is laying so I know it’s a hen! Can this happen? She even looks like a Roo! Enjoy the pic!

Do you have a Roo? if not it could be a dominance thing.

 

[SilverBirds]

If a rooster is not present, it is fairly common for a hen can take on the role of the rooster. This includes crowing and dominance mounting. Dominance mounting is common in a lot of animal species and is normal.


In some extremely rare cases a hen can "change sex". I think I've read it's something to do with the ovaries or hormone thing (not entirely sure). The change affects the outward physical appearance and biochemistry, but she will still be a female. I am NOT an expert on this topic though.

 

[Lenny loves chickens]

Has anyone ever had their hen start behaving like a rooster? My Mildred, a 2 year old Black Sex Link has recently started acting very rooster like! She is the head hen, recently granted that title about 6 months ago when my other head girl passed. She is definitely in charge around here chasing my younger girls away BUT she is also mounting them almost daily like a rooster would a hen! It’s not a peck.. it’s a full mount which they submit to. She is laying so I know it’s a hen! Can this happen? She even looks like a Roo! Enjoy the pic!

Yes I have a confused hen like this it means she is dominant and they submit

 

[nuthatched]

She could have a reproduction issue like an infection or tumor causing the hormone issue

 

[ANiceKaren]

She could have a reproduction issue like an infection or tumor causing the hormone issue

Interesting… she seems totally fine and lays beautiful eggs almost daily… I hope this isn’t the case!

 

[nuthatched]

Interesting… she seems totally fine and lays beautiful eggs almost daily… I hope this isn’t the case!

Could be as harmless as a cyst, I wouldn't worry

 

[Prop toe]

Just a hormone thing she get over it I seen a hen I had beat every hen down then flew on the roost and crowed. Yes they was a cock in the pen .She got bold enough to try him and got her bell rung .Shortly afther all went back to the normal . Cheers

 

[BanoOmg]

I have a hen with a big fat comb and small spurs that tries to crow sometimes. I've never seen her mount the other hens though! She's also not top of the pecking order.

 

[Prop toe]

Is her name Ellen.No just joking hormone issue all go over after a while Cheers