My pullet is crowing at 16 weeks... What to expect?

[16 and me]

Linus and his sisters Victoria and Beatrice. There is also Leo, who is quite aggressive, so heis isolated and will be culled today. This morning I stood in surprise as I watched Victoria (Vicky) start crowing. Does anybody have experience with how these pullets turn out? I have a 10 month old Cockerel who has been mating all of the hens, (I have 17 laying hens) so I don't know what triggered this, other than putting Leo into isolation. Any feedback or advice?

 

[redinator]

Beautiful birds, what breed are they?

 

[16 and me]

They are Golden comet offspring, so pretty much anybody's guess. Linus has faint barring but he's the only one that it came through on.

 

[charlie1051]

I have a buddy that has a hen that does this. She crows, doesn't lay and acts like a rooster. Who knows! Well, I'm sure someone does..

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

Is the bird in the second photo the one in question? I’m seeing male specific saddle feathers, so that’s a cockerel.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

This morning I stood in surprise as I watched Victoria (Vicky) start crowing.

I think those are pointy saddle feathers.. so I might expect Vicky to be a cockerel after all.

 

[NatJ]

Linus and his sisters Victoria and Beatrice. There is also Leo, who is quite aggressive, so heis isolated and will be culled today. This morning I stood in surprise as I watched Victoria (Vicky) start crowing.

I think you might have a "Victor" instead of "Victoria."

Can you get a closer picture of that bird's comb? I think that might be a pea comb, which would explain why it is not as large as the single comb that Linus has.

 

[16 and me]

I think those are pointy saddle feathers.. so I might expect Vicky to be a cockerel after all.

Thanks, I've been looking at them too, and her tail feathers are starting to look a little dodgy. Quite a late bloomer if so. Linus & Leo have been attempting to mate the hens for weeks now.

 

[townchicks]

I can see how the comb fooled you, but the saddle feathers and the crowing say cockerel.

 

[16 and me]

I think you might have a "Victor" instead of "Victoria."

Can you get a closer picture of that bird's comb? I think that might be a pea comb, which would explain why it is not as large as the single comb that Linus has.

I've left the coop, but will try a little later today.