Well Bert maybe its time to break the mold. I had a banty hen clled Granny as a pet when I was small, that had been used for many years commercially to set on pheasant eggs. We got her after she no longer served a useful purpose and would not go broody any longer. She used to crow every morning to wake us, and if a rooster is considered of value for doing that, why not an old hen. We sure loved her even if God didn't.