My Hen Is confused

[EggCentric]

I caught my cinnamon queen hen (pictured in my avatar) crowing this morning! Yes, she is for sure, a hen, I've seen her lay eggs. What a character she is!

 

[CHKNFMR]

I'D HEARD ABOUT THIS AS AN OLD WIVES TALE.. LOOKED IT UP AND FOUND THIS... I'D STILL KEEP THE HEN!!!!

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[EggCentric]

Oh, she's not going anywhere, I love her to pieces

 

[Mystary]

I have 4 BO hens. They are 3 years old now. One of them also crows. She just started crowing a few months ago. I don't know why she is doing this. But she is the dominant hen. I think she is trying to play the male role...

Tina

 

[SpottedCrow]

My bird Slifer crowed...
And *I* whistle.

 

[ChicknThief]

Rofl Spotted!

 

[CarriBrown]

Quote:
Leave it to Spotted!

Egg, it sounds like your sweet queen bee is announcing her status!

 

[pixiechick]

A few weeks after our only rooster was killed, the oldest hen started to crow. Once we got a new rooster, the crowing stopped. It was never a very good crow anyway.

 

[farm_mom]

I had a pair of hamburg hens as part of a larger mixed breed flock. These birds didn't interact with the larger birds much, and the roosters never were able to catch or mate them. One hen "turned" male. She grew larger, redder comb and wattles. Grew larger legs and even tried to crow and mount the other hamburg hen. I have heard it can happen in a flock full of females. Here's an interesting link with more info. http://feathersite.com/Poultry/BRKChange.html