henrietta the cockeral?????

[mrswadders]

Hi folks,
anybody else got a chicken who thinks she's a boy? At 6am this morning I thought I heard a 'cook a doodle doo' on closer inspection having sussed out where it was coming from I spied henrietta giving it large - not quite the full-on call but very close!! Has anyone else experienced this? she's an ex-batt who we've had for over 2 years. I'm not too worried that the neighbours will complain as believe me the pigeons in our area were far more noisy this morning!

[RichmondHens]

I've never had one who crowed, but do have a hen who started life feathering up like a cock and then changed her plumage to hen colours - we called her Half Cock! She went on to be a normal hen like all the others.

[Glutton4...]

No, but both my Roos copy the 'I've just laid an egg' song when a group of girls start yelling it!

[polo]

No but one of my hens regularly thinks she's a cock and mounts the girls.

Polo

[VirginVegGrower]

I have a Cream Legbar who is a right screamer!

[chris]

I used to have a bird that was a right screamer too. Constant bloody noise. Then I gave her away to join others in an avairy.

I hope you weren't thinking I was being dirty!

Anyway, one of my chickens squawks really loudly when she's popped an egg out. She's *extremely* loud.. noiser than the cocks at the allotment site. She is a pretty large bird mind, my magpie.

[VirginVegGrower]

I could never give away my screamer as despite her vocal strains daily, hourly, she is my favourite. I know you shouldn't have one as they are all my cluckie duckies but she is such a funky chicken!
CM I am shocked - was she a nortie gicken!

[Snadger]

I have a couple of old hens who have 'spurs'!

[Glutton4...]

I have a couple of old hens who have 'spurs'!

Several of my Batties have Spurs - I don't think it's that unusual. They all seem to be dominant ones, though!

[baldrick]

Several of my Batties have Spurs - I don't think it's that unusual. They all seem to be dominant ones, though!

rose petal our ex batt had spurs and she also did a bit of a cock_a_chick chick chickeeeee when she laid an egg. not at all like usual egg noises. She was the cockerel of the flock, and all hell broke out for a while when she died. i really wish i could have a real one thats "all bloke" to look after them.

[Glutton4...]

...i really wish i could have a real one thats "all bloke" to look after them.

If you were nearer...