Will a hen fight with a roo?

[Marmalade25]

We have some three month olds. It's looking like two of the four are definitely roos but the other two I still cant tell. One has a very small comb, no wattles. Tail is scrappy looking but I dont see saddle feathers. The roos are starting to challenge each other and this one is meeting the challenge, although I have seen it submit. Will a hen fight the same way as a rooster or is it not a hen?

 

[nchls school]

Pullets/hens will fight like roosters until the pecking order is established.

 

[Marmalade25]

Good, so there is still hope. I am not permitted to keep roos. Thanks!

 

[neo71665]

They will fight just like any other young kids

 

[keesmom]

Can you post pictures?

 

[nchls school]

At three months those birds where the comb and wattles haven't grown are the pullets

 

[JacinLarkwell]

My Belgian girls will meet any challenge the boys pose to them but never start a challange

 

[Marmalade25]

Sorry about that, sometimes I dont get back in here for a while. We had to dispatch our loudest crowder. He was a beauty and my sons favorite. But I cant keep roos and no one would take him. Part of the gig I got myself into. Another has definitely crowed but hasnt taken over for the alpha roo yet. These last two are confusing me, not that I have much experience. They will tangle with the roos though they are starting to settle down now.

 

[nchls school]

Both are cockerels.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Uh oh. Only cockerels in that pen....