Oh No!!! Mango just crowed!!!

[BessieMae]

Before I begin this post- let me stress- I am not a complete and total idiot. Okay, great, now that I have that out of the way... I am a newbie in this chicken obsession. Started this spring with 11 babies- all hens... So for the past few weeks I have been admiring my beautiful Americana and how beautiful "she" is becoming....but how she "sure looks like a rooster!" I have had serious doubts about "her" and any seasoned or non-seasoned chicken would have know immediately that "she" was most certainly a he. I guess because I really wanted "her" to be a "she" I totally ignored the crazy long and curled tail feathers and simply brushed them off as "her" just being super fancy! Well, this morning, at 14 weeks old, "she" shattered my fancy Americana hen fantasy when I heard "her" crow for the first time. Over and over and over!!!! I knew it! I just didn't accept it because I never heard her crow. Guess my bedroom floor fan muffled the sound. I have sat several mornings on my back porch drinking coffee and never once did he crow until this morning. SOOOOOOO weird! So, now the question is do I keep him or not. I guess that is something I will have to answer on my own.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

It's amazing how we can try to deny things, isn't it? It's okay, I think we've all been there, especially if/when it's a favorite. I'm afraid I'll be the bearer of more bad news and tell you that Mango is not an Ameraucana - looks to be a lovely Easter Egger rooster you have there. Nothing wrong with a nice EE, I have three of them myself. Funny, one of our three also turned out to be our surprise roo for this flock - The Col. (Col. Sanders, courtesy of my son). The way I look at it, I'll keep a roo until/unless he gives me a reason not to. Your Mango is a beauty - if you have the ability to keep a roo, I'd keep him.

 

[Folly's place]

x2. Mary

 

[BessieMae]

Thanks guys! Yes- unless he gets mean- I will definitely keep him. I love hearing him crow and he is indeed a beauty!!!