[Sluggs]

Hi,
can I ask do hens still cockadoo, two of my chickens, one thought to be a girl started, this one has just a lump on her head yet the other a full comb,  there the same breed, Silkies and same age.
Confused !! 

[too many girls]

my silkie cockerals have bumps on their heads and the girls have never cock-a-doodle-doo'd

[IMOmimey]

silkie girlies have a SMALL, almost non existant walnut comb, boys have much bigger uglier ones, that really do look like wrinkled walnuts.

Although it is very, very, rare, hens CAN crow, I had a brown hybrid who laid every day, AND crowed, and someone on here also said they once had a crowing hen.

[nicnac]

Talking about hens cocka - doodle doing,I have the same sort of thing.  I was out in the garden on saturday and Annabell (Well I thought she was an Annabell, maybe she's an Andrew!) cocka - doodle doed 3 times!!  I was rather shocked!!  I havent heard it since.  She has always squared up to the other 2 and fluffed up neck feathers at them so I may I have a cockerel?? She/he is the smallest but is definately in charge! Any thoughts??!!

[Fifitrix]

Hi there

How old are they?  We didn't work out our cocks from our hens until they were about 6 months old.

But he/she does sound like she's showing manly behaviour!

Although on the flip side, my friend who keeps chickens had a 18 month old Orpington that decided to stop laying and start crowing for 6 months last year.  She's now reverted back to more lady like tendancies and started laying again.  Weird or what!