Why is my 16 week old hen crowing? Or is SHE not a hen, lol?

[Hopeful Peacock]

I have 2 batches of chicks. One is now 16 weeks old, and the younger is now 12 weeks. The younger batch contains 2 roos (out of 6 birds) and the olders are all hens (I hope!) - 9 of them. However, one or two of my older girls have begun to crow in the mornings. I had read someplace that sometimes hens will act like roos if there are no roos around. Has anyone else ever experienced this?

I am really hoping that none of my girls are really boys!

 

[Judy]

But there are roos around.

I had a "crowing" hen, only once. The noise she made did sound a bit like a crow, but it really wasn't.

Sorry.

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

Pictures would help

I'm sure we would be able to tell you right away if you have a roo or not. I DID have a crowing/mating hen and like the other poster...only one time. She was indeed a hen because she was laying eggs so it CAN happen but pics will help for sure

 

[ChickenLove123]

I also have a young chick who I hope is a hen but she's squawking. Here's a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGpXfgiRg9A
What do you think?

 

[ChickenLove123]

And here's a picture of the squawker. She (hopefully SHE) is 12 weeks old.

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

HUH 12 weeks old...I'm thinking she looks henish to me...can you get a picture of her tail or a side view that shows the back area. But sometimes they fool you LOL

 

[Nicole01]

That's a he, sorry.

 

[featherz]

Dunno about OP without a pic, but that sounded like a crow in the video - I think that second one is a roo. Yes, occasionally hens do crow, especially if they HAD a roo and now he's gone.. but 99% of the time when someone says 'my 16 week old hen is crowing', it's a roo.

Here is my OE, who just started laying. She didn't get that red until a week or two ago - 20+ weeks old.

 

[SarahBeth9394]

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Based on what?

 

[bustermommy]

I think that red comb shrieks roo.