Hens Crowing

[Manchesterblue]

Thanks everyone

Thanks to everyone who commented, He / She has now been re-homed.

[Bill HH]

Have a look at this!

Sex-Change Chicken: Gertie the Hen Becomes Bertie the Cockerel | LiveScience

[Scarlet]

That's better, brill!
You're not on your own.. I also have trouble getting photos up with my iphone

[coveredinoil]

Oops, try again! lol

[coveredinoil]

Are these any better?
If not I'll fire up the computer and do it on there rather than my phone, in my camera roll they look fine.

[Scarlet]

The pic that city fan has put up definitely looks like he has tail feathers coming... But it also lays eggs??!

[Scarlet]

Any chance you could put those photos back up using "best" ? They are too small. Really interested. We had a thread once before with sexing brahma but I can't find it.

[coveredinoil]

Hope these help.



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[Scarlet]

If you are getting 3 or 4 eggs a day though and he/she clucks when she's laying?? Have you actually seen her in the nest box?

[Mikey]

One of my hens a cotswold legbar is very vocal, especially when there is a cat, a bird, and unusual cloud, a strong wind, or her friend escapes the pen and she can't get out. Its not exactly crowing, there isn't the classic cockadoodle do, more of a very loud buck buck help.

Do you think your neighbours might be getting the crows wrong, you might just have a scaredy chicken?

[Manchesterblue]

Thanks If you could let me see your photos that would be great.
I will take another Pictuire today so I can be 100% sure.

[Manchesterblue]

Thanks Coveredinoil

If you could let me take a look at your pictures that would be good, Is there really that much of a difference, she has got a lot plumper since the photo so could take another today and post it on here so be 100% sure.

Thanks

[ancee]

Bill! hahaha that made me laugh

[coveredinoil]

Hi, looking at the photo and the feathers on its rump and cone I am certain that it is a young male. I have been breeding brahmas for 20 years and they have a "rose" comb rather than an upright one like RIRs. How it's laying eggs I'm not sure, brahmas grow and mature very late compared to other breeds and go through the leggy stage as in your photo before they plump out and come into lay, I can send you photos of mature brahma males and females if that helps?


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[elizajay]

I am surprised you say she lays eggs bigger the your other birds. I have a Brahma, her eggs are relatively small for the size of her, they are half way between bantam eggs and hybrid eggs. I was given her egg parents very pedigree Brahmas. She hatched not much bigger than a bantam chick and her legs grew incredibly quickly. She stetches her neck when announcing she has laid an egg. I really wouldn't worry.