will bantam hens crow?

[dave lucas]

I have 3 bantam cochin chickens that were special ordered from Ideal Poultry. I asked for 1 hen and 1 rooster partridge cochin and 1 white cochin hen. My question is will bantam hens crow as well as cluck. Two of the bantams crow when the other roosters crow and cluck like the other hens when the hens are laying eggs. They are about 4 months old and not yet laying eggs. Thanks Dave Lucas

 

[keesmom]

No, pullets do not crow. Also, hatcheries do not sex bantams. Pictures will help.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

No, pullets do not crow. Also, hatcheries do not sex bantams. Pictures will help.

X 2 - having just poked around the Ideal site, their bantams are all shown as SR. At the age of your birds I would just take/post photos of them and we can give you confirmation of your suspicions regarding gender and show you the physical characteristics that support the answers.

 

[dave lucas]

I wish the feed store that ordered them for me would have told me that. Here are pictures of them.

 

[K Spot]

They all look like roos to me

 

[Tricoglossus]

Looks like they've sent you 3 cockerels. Can you get a refund?