Why Do Bantam Hens Crow?

[Lacy Duckwing]

Hi! There is something I've been noticing a lot with my Silver Duckwing Old English Game banatm hens that I have been wondering about. That is, why do they crow. The most crowing I've noticed them doing is when they had chicks or was broody. Now, my bantam pullet, Lolly, crows along side her brothers. When she crows the most is when she is away from her mother. At least four out of five of my bantam hens crow (but not all the time like my three bantam roosters do). Would any of you know why they crow?

Here is a video of her crowing. She only crows once in this video, and you can hear her brothers crowing in the background.

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

It sounds like she's trying to mimic them. I am no expert, but I'm interested to see what others say.

 

[rascal66]

Really neat to catch that on video

I have no idea why. I have heard before that in the absence of males, sometimes a hen will start acting a bit rooster-like, mounting and crowing.
I once saw one of my hens mounting another hen before I had a rooster... Thought it was the oldest thing.

 

[artsyrobin]

lol they are characters! i have had silky hens, cochins, seramas, and my sebright girl all crow - some do and some don't

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Really neat to catch that on video

I have no idea why. I have heard before that in the absence of males, sometimes a hen will start acting a bit rooster-like, mounting and crowing.
I once saw one of my hens mounting another hen before I had a rooster... Thought it was the oldest thing.

I have heard of that too. But with three roosters around, I don't think any of them would do any mounting, though.

 

[artsyrobin]

I have heard of that too. But with three roosters around, I don't think any of them would do any mounting, though.

i know my sebright just wants cuddling, she is a house bird, shes a coon attack survivor and every morning expects some attention, the other girls that crow, not sure why, just how they are

 

[BigBlueHen53]

That's interesting! How old is she? And how old was she when she started crowing?

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

That's interesting! How old is she? And how old was she when she started crowing?

Lolly hatched out July 21, 2019. I'm not certain when she started crowing, but it was around the same time when her brothers started crowing. When she first crowed is when she was away from her mother and was chirping for her, which, her chirping turned into crowing. So, she started crowing before she got out of the chirping age.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Thanks, I don't have Bantams so have never heard of this. Very cool, thanks for sharing.

 

[freedom chick]

I know this is a late response, but one of my bantams does the EXACT same thing -and she has layed eggs! I know she is a she.
She is also our little sweet snuggle bird and demands attention.