She's Crowing?!

[chiclet]

http://youtu.be/V62mQghjQFI

What is happening with my sweet little Sparkle? She's been laying for about 18 months now, and this started today?!

I dont know how to turn the video. Just 'cock' your head to the right...

 

[donnavee]

Wow, that is pretty weird. Is she #1 in the pecking order? I have read that sometimes the top hen in an all female flock will start crowing and even grow some little spurs.

 

[violetsky]

Hormone problem???

 

[chiclet]

She's second in command. At least, that's what she's always been....

 

[StarLover21]

I have had a crowing female hen. We had to return her to the farm. She was a mean one, too, adn most DEFINITALLY a hen. She was full grown, and laying eggs .

 

[jeslewmazer]

That is hilarious.

I have had a crowing hen before, but I never could catch her on video. What breed is Sparkle? She sounds like a bantam rooster crowing.

 

[rcentner]

could it be a hermaphrodite?

 

[Kevin565]

It sounds like a classic hormone imbalance

Sex changes in poultry

 

[Cowgirl75446]

I use to have a White Crested Blue Polish hen that crowed. She sounded like a young rooster crowing, I sold her this summer. I warned the lady that bought her, that she crowed.

 

[chiclet]

She's a bantam Old English. She comes into my office with me on cold or wet days, and just sits at my desk. Never causes trouble; Alwaysa wants lovin'. .. Is there something i should do?