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CityFarmerRob
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- Aug 25, 2023
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Beautiful bird! And I again don't doubt anybody and I'm not saying that anybody is wrong or right. I went to a professional veterinarian that I trusted and he told me in his professional opinion that this sex reversal thing is real and could be an absolute possibility. And that has satisfied my curiosity. I'm sure there's a hundred reasons why this should or could never happen, no longer concerned with that. Everybody is entitled to what they believe and as somebody who is not an expert I went to an expert who my trust and believe. And he did not tell me positively that this is what I think it is, but he did say it is actual possibility. So if anyone out there wants to argue the science or the medical reasons why this could or could not happen then please contact that vet. He's a professional veterinarian with a very successful business that can withstand any scrutiny that anybody could come up with. Now I've already given his name and his practice but I've been told that that has been taken down because it was inappropriate. That notwithstanding. I am satisfied, if anyone out there is not then that is their problem. And everybody out there can come at me all day long with books and medical reports and all this reasons for why this is never ever going to happen, you're wasting your time. As someone who does not understand any of this like apparently you all do I cannot form a proper opinion. So until I have the knowledge and apparently you all do I'm just going to have to say this, thank you for your input please I am not looking anymore to banter with anyone about how this could or could not happen. It has been established that this can happen and is a real thing regardless if it happened to Vic. If anybody has any other questions please do not bring them to me as I am a redneck dumb butt! Seek professional help!I never had a chicken that had 'sex reversal' as you call it, it isn't really sex reversal either...they (chickens) can not do that, if born a hen, always a hen and vice-versa for a rooster! They can be born/hatch as triploids, though it's very rare. And since I've never seen one much less raised one I couldn't tell you if it would lay an egg or not, I would think that the reproductive system would be missing vital components for that to occur!
The other reason for a hen to phenotypically change is the loss of the ovaries. I have had several pheasants have this occur to them. Here's a pic of one of the latest to have lost her ovaries....but she didn't change sex, she is still a hen. She hasn't layed an egg in 4 years, she is 11 years old, she doesn't try to mate with other hens, she doesn't try to fight other cock birds, infact, she still trys to fight (between the wire) with hens in the adjacent pens, making the unmistakable sound of a mad pheasant hen. Just thought I 'toss this out'!
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When she first started to get 'cock bird' plumage
View attachment 3633644 Second year of ovary loss. Note: no spurs
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This photo taken recently