Pullet ... Crowing??

[WombatChook]

I have 4 pullets in my backyard. (We did have cockerels, but they were rehomed due to suburban ordinances). They're all clearly pullets, and they all lay eggs.

Late last year, our then-boss pullet (Sparkle) got sick and was given medication to pause laying while she recovered. When she was off the lay, another took over as boss-chook (Pippi). Since she started laying again, there has been a power struggle between the two over who gets to lay first.

This morning, Pippi stood at the door of the house, puffed up her chest and crowed . A rusty, half choked sort of sound, but it was definitely a crow.

Is this normal? Shes still laying, and still most definitely a pullet.

 

[HollowOfWisps]

When there is no male sometimes the top female will assume the dominant role and crow.

 

[LhickenChicken]

Yes @HollowOfWisps was right. I know pullets can crow if they had a crowing rooster around them when they were chicks, but I've never seen them go like that if they are dominant.

 

[3KillerBs]

I have seen a crowing hen in person -- my daughter's mother-in-law said that the crowing girl was actually her best layer.

She also said that the local regulations were quite clear. *Roosters* were forbidden, but a crowing hen was not.