Pullet acting like a rooster

[staceyl]

Buff Orpington. And she is bigger than the rest of my chickens - including the rooster. The rooster is a RIR and she also lives with a barred rock and a runty looking EE.

 

[roocrazy]

roo

cause the eyes
loooks just like my buff orp roo did at that age

thought he was a hen too
im sorry its a boy but still love him he is a living creature that god made just for you!

 

[staceyl]

Hmm, now I just saw Buttercup (the BO in question) and the EE stare each other down and fluff their feathers. And I almost never see my chickens interact - they are like toddlers doing parralel play. I just can't figure out the dynamics - can't figure out who is in charge.
Stacey

 

[gritsar]

Hmm, Stacey I am going to see if I can get one of the BO experts to take a look for ya.
The head tells me cockerel, but the body says pullet.

 

[Tuffoldhen]

Looks like a pullet at 17 weeks, comb would be alot larger by that age if it was a cockerel and Buff Orpington for sure. Sometimes those girls can have that leave me alone mean look

 

[gritsar]

If Tuff says it's a pullet, that's good enough for me.

 

[Tuffoldhen]

LOL Watch it crow!!! I'm 99% sure it's pullet

 

[gritsar]

A hen with a roo 'tude! I love it!

 

[staceyl]

Whew! I'm so relieved to hear that from the experts. After my unexpected RIR rooster I'm paranoid.
The women in my house aren't exactly shrinking violets so she will fit right in.

 

[unaspenser]

Lol... you've stumped me. That certainly looks like a pullet. It's not unheard-of for this kind of behavior to occur... just keep an eye out and see what happens!