Jiggles Our Crowing Hen

[@badgerlifechoseme]

Lol I love how she always has to flap her wings to really get into it. So cute.

[@Highnz57]

I have a 10 year old Japanese bantam hen that just started crowing. Tripped me out trying to figure out who it was doing the crowing. Pretty funny.

[@consuelac4578]

I have a hen who looks the same and she loves screaming 😂

[@Enaki_Eqx]

the little head shake afterwards

[@SlipKnotRicky]

I thought it was going to actually Crow like a Rooster... Clickbait

[@Rosiethecutecarp]

Hens crow differently than roosters. Hen crowing sounds more like rubber chicken sounds than roosters crows.

[@Gabyhasagyatt1]

No wayyy. We named our barred rock rooster giggles

[@alleycat8000]

Hilarious!! Now if only Jiggles could have met Giggles, she would have been soooo happy!

[@Gabyhasagyatt1]

@@alleycat8000sadly we had to let him go live at my aunts bk we cant have roosters where we live. They could have been girlfriend and boy friend!!

[@EmilyTienne]

That’s a first to me. I wasn’t aware some hens crowed.

[@alleycat8000]

I'm not sure if anyone will ever be able to give a great explanation about why this can happen, but there are a lot of videos of hens crowing. Thankfully, when hens do crow it's usually not as often or as consistent as roosters. Jiggles was aging and probably had more testosterone in her system. A lot of people say it has to do with dominance, which I disagree. We currently have a hen that will occasionally crow and if the dominant hen was around, she'd put her in her place.

[@fido139]

I grew up on a small farm. Forever CHICKENS!!! 👌✊🤜🤛

[@alleycat8000]

Small brains but HUGE personalities and attitudes!! 🐔

[@dpworksusa8498]

But why is she called jiggles 🤔

[@allisonc9452]

Because she was a rescue who was in a confined area and had no muscle tone. Once we let her out to free range on 7 acres, her body would jiggle, thus the name Jiggles.

[@rhondabaroli2683]

My friend jus got a few for her mom. She s 92. She loves them 🐥🦋

[@kloet02]

Cutee🥰🥰

[@colsoncustoms8994]

Our Buckeye does this exact same thing😂

[@MuhazamCSE]

Almost crow

[@liveaccountforauroraluvs]

Why does SHE crow?

[@alleycat8000]

There are many theories. We do not have a rooster, so it could be that she is claiming to be the dominant hen in the flock. Another theory is that her ovaries are no longer producing estrogen and she is getting more testosterone in her system. Or maybe she was just responding to the other roosters in the neighborhood! Sadly, Jiggles has passed away, but we enjoyed her antics!

[@WobblesandBean]

It's very common for hens to do this in the absence of a rooster. Also, some breeds are well known for crowing hens, such as seramas.

[@rhondabaroli2683]

lol I love chickens

[@Teacher-lj6in]

Such a vocal lady...what's her name?

[@allisonc9452]

We named her Jiggles because she had been kept in a small yard enclosure before we rescued her and she didn't have much muscle tone, so when she ran her body kinda jiggled. Unfortunately, she succumbed to cancer a couple of years ago. She was a very large hen. Towards the end she didn't walk far and couldn't make it back to the coop at night, so we would carry her back to the coop for bedtime. She was quite the character!

[@Teacher-lj6in]

@@allisonc9452 She must have been beautiful...my Ruby crows when rooster is still inside--to keep neighbourly peace--a podgy bantam...

[@nomadcowatbk]

Chaz

[@biggatap]

where is the crowing hen

[@Zombiedog44]

"what is this" - 🐓

[@NelehLove9313]

Sigghhhhh I wish I knew If the 5 with large combs I have are male or female. This is becoming frustrating.

[@RealVedicAstrology]

Once they hit 3 or 4 months usually you can tell by the size difference, and the males have a different body shape sort of.

[@deborahcortino6528]

Hens canc crow, but they sound kind of like they're strangling

[@alleycat8000]

They can't crow but they sure try!!

[@okaythen3774]

Yes they can crow

[@okaythen3774]

Their has to be a rooster present for them to crow though

[@okaythen3774]

Otherwise yes. A hen can crow

[@chloeriley7719]

@@okaythen3774 my hen has never been around a rooster and has all of a sudden started crowing 😫 neighbour aren’t going to be happy

[@RealVedicAstrology]

She’s a tomboy lol

[@bestbaby4988]

It wants a rooster 🐓

[@queenith2]

did u ever get her to stop? im trying to break a crowing hen

[@alleycat8000]

As she got older she quit on her own. I do have another hen that crows but it's very sporadic and isn't a nuisance. Our hens never crowed as much as a rooster. Good luck with your hen!

[@mrunknown3457]

Wow😂

[@shubham-ih7pq]

Check from spur. It can be young croiler rooster.

[@colsoncustoms8994]

Hens can have spurs too, so even that’s not a 100% guarantee. We’ve got a Java that has 2” super sharp ones.

[@leilamanteghi326]

Ghf

[@yomama3926]

That's a rooster

[@brookhavenforlife3657]

I hate to break it to you but the chicken ain’t a girl. I live with chickens and if you were smart to put 2 and 2 together if it crows even as little like that it’s a roster which means a male not a female.

[@alleycat8000]

She was a hen, she laid eggs, this means she was female not male. It's spelled rooster, not roster as you posted. I use "was" because she is deceased and died of cancer. As far as I know, roosters can't lay eggs. Hens can mimic the sound of roosters, usually when no rooster is present in the flock, which happened to be the case in this situation.

[@brookhavenforlife3657]

There is no proof that the rooster or hen used to lay unless there is a video until then it’s a rooster (and I miss spelled it) and why are you replying back to me when you posted this 4 years ago, you must of loved this chicken

[@ronijr4918]

@@brookhavenforlife3657 🤣🤡You are definitely a troll. That's like saying a male can get pregnant 🤡🤡🤡.

[@earthchicken2233]

@@brookhavenforlife3657 i have had a hen that crowed a few times as well. This was when she raised chicks and when they grew up, 2 of them became roosters and began to crow. the mother hen wanted to establish dominance over the 2 young roosters so tried to crow and sounded the same as this video. I've had chickens for over 15 years and trust me, this is rare but definitely happens sometimes.

[@MaxwellChester232]

Do you see hackle or saddle feathers anywhere??

[@zuhaarahamzah405]

Haha thats a rooster cant you see its comb

[@skriffa6752]

It's actually not. Alot of hens have large combs. Learn more about chikens before you assume stuff. I've been raising chickens for 10 years, no more, no less. This can happen when no rooster is around.

[@SamuelGribley]

I have several hens with larger combs than most roosters.

[@colsoncustoms8994]

That’s 100% a hen. Tail feathers and body shape are a dead giveaway.

[@NelehLove9313]

@@skriffa6752 I have 5 possible roosters. They are all under a year I think 8 months now in age. But 2 are confirmed roosters and I an stressing out. I have 3 females. All my chickens were bought as babies and I'm not sure how to tell for sure if they are or are not confirmed roosters. I also am not sure what to do with them.

[@chickenz1]

it probably laid an egg before so the owner knows it’s a hen