Is there a such thing as a hermaphrodite

[jeslewmazer]

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Agree

 

[jeslewmazer]

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I think you have a hen turkey. The have snoods too and some even grow beards and spurs. Some like to mimic. Even hen chickens can look rooish and crow. But I have never heard of hens preforming these actions as well as a male of the same kind.

 

[Mahonri]

slow maturing roo.

 

[gritsar]

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I agree. The lesser males can be quite talented at staying incognito. I would be too if I knew I was gonna get my butt whipped by the stronger alpha roo.

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

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I think you have a hen turkey. The have snoods too and some even grow beards and spurs. Some like to mimic. Even hen chickens can look rooish and crow. But I have never heard of hens preforming these actions as well as a male of the same kind.

I have a hen turk with a 4 inch beard. For the longest time we thought she was a tom because of her beard & strutting. She turned out to be the BEST mother & protects my whole flock from hawks. She is a hand raised 6 year old who loves to be carried. SPOILED!!!
If there is a hawk around, all but her run for the barn. She waits for the predator. We have seen her several times chase off hawks & crows that land in the trees or barn lot.

 

[MrRoy]

Did it lay an egg? I have a Black Sexlink that is questionable. Looks like a roo but lays eggs. Her eggs look fertile according to this link I found. http://www.squidoo.com/fertilechickeneggs
Her eggs have the Blastoderm. I am going to put one under my setting broody BO and see what happens.

 

[Dustin Biery]

All eggs have a blastoderm.

 

[SteveH]

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When the blastodisc forms a bullseye appearence it is a sign the egg is fertile and is then referred to as a blastoderm .

 

[Kiwibird]

Some strange things happen. Check this out: http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/BRKChange.html

I recently had a hen stop laying and start to crow. Sold it as a "magical gender-bending chicken".

 

[CrazyFowlFreak]

I have two roos, one has a much larger comb and wattles than the less dominant one. I think that wattles and combs grow bigger on the dominant roos. Just my opinion.