Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[mixedbreeds]

Here is my crowing hen

 

[pennyJo1960]

how adorable about to go check on my peeps open the door let some air in no cats allowed will take new photo's guys went to the dump get rid of yard waste and
recycle no charge there for either

 

[pennyJo1960]

did you say it lays eggs? looks cockerel to me

 

[mixedbreeds]

did you say it lays eggs? looks cockerel to me

I don't think it has layed any eggs and none of the other birds including my bad boy rooster has a thing to do with this chicken. It's over two years old in the last couple of months the comb and wattles have gotten bigger and more red.

 

[Hinotori]

So I was working next to the big chicken run yesterday and my nasty Welsummer Roo was acting up crowing like crazy he is mean and then I here another rooster crowing kind of muffled and then I here it again it's coming from inside the coop hmm I only have one rooster. I go inside the coop and there on the perch is one of my black astralorps how can this be I have had this group for over two years out of 18 of them I have got 17 eggs a day at best could it be a rooster. There are no long neck hackles and no sadle hackles. I will put up a picture of her/ him later today. Has anyone ever herd of a hen crowing? This bird does not get touched by the rooster in any way and none of the hens ever bother it either.

I had a silkie hen that crowed

 

[orchardflock]

Wow, those are some cute and fancy chicks!

No idea on the gender confused australorp. Sorry about the mean welsummer rooster though. Maybe you have a good replacement now?

 

[junebuggena]

Here is my crowing henView attachment 1106114

Definitely female. No male specific feathering.

 

[pennyJo1960]

really a silkie hen? one old my old lady barred rock hens will crow very strangled like someone has her by the throat..

 

[mixedbreeds]

This was a formidable crow

 

[pennyJo1960]

This was a formidable crow

but does it lay eggs ? that would seal it.. maybe separate it see