Uh-ohhh, crowing Red Star!!

[dolly85]

IDK The comb on her looks awfully big for a 5 week old hen........... Keep an eye on that chick!

 

[Pele]

It's a female red-star, grats!

I agree that it does not look 5 weeks old however. That's the size of a 8 to 10 week old.

 

[patman75]

Looks like a pullet to me. Not 5 weeks old, 12+ weeks to me.

 

[PulletSurpriseWinner]

As God is my witness, she's just turned six weeks. The day we got the peeps, I was able to hold all five of them in one hand, including her.

 

[Lucysmom002]

I have a Buff Orpington hen that lays eggs really good, she's about 16 months old. She yells her head off everyday, especially when her friend, my Barred Rock is out of sight. It's a long, LOUD AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH
(that's how I can describe it at best) haha

 

[JodyJo]

here is pic of my Gold Star...same as yours...I have 2, both pullets ( 17 weeks in these pics)

...pretty sure yours is a girl...do you have any roosters? Maybe she is just playing the part...

 

[itom37]

My red star hen makes loud noise in the morning. I'd call it a crow. She doesn't do it much or for long, and it's not too loud or too early, so it's not much of a problem.

 

[PulletSurpriseWinner]

We may have been mistaken about Penny's "crowing". I finally heard her make the noise firsthand. It sounds like a loud, rusty door hinge. My wife assures me that that's the "crow". I think Penny is trying to mother the flock as well as affirm her place at the head of the peck order.

We bought a dog pen with a lid to exercise them outside. If Penny sees or hears a possible threat, she makes a sound similar to the happy trill, only rougher. It sounds something like a purr. They will then all freeze! It's pretty fascinating to watch. When she feels the threat is past, she makes a sound sort of like a soft, "chuck-chuck". Then they all go about their business.

If anyone doesn't listen, she will charge and knock her over or give her a peck.

The silkies constantly try getting under the standards' wings. Dominique will peck them or fly off; Penny tolerates it even though they're much too large to actually fit there.

She seems to have assumed responsibility for the flock's safety, and knows instinctively what to do. The loud rusty hinge noise seems to mean, "I'm your boss.... LISTEN to me!"