What gender is my rooster?

[Chuckin]

ok so this is going to seem like a strange question. i have a chicken that looks like a rooster. everyone says he’s a rooster, he has spurs etc, BUT he acts like a hen. it feels wrong to give him a male gendered names, does anyone have experience with this? im worried he identifies more as a hen and im putting pressure and stress on him by treating him like a roosters. i havent seen anyone ask this before BUT has anyone had experience with transgendered chickens? ive heard of animals being transgendered and i know gender is a spectrum so im wondering if he leans towards being a hen… he sits on eggs in the nesting box, he doesnt strut, he’s submissive and very low on the pecking order, seems to have a feminine personality etc.
im concerned im putting unnecessary stress on him/her by treating him/her like a rooster. please tell me what i should do if you have any advice or experience with this. thanks.

 

[-Chanticleer-]

ok so this is going to seem like a strange question. i have a chicken that looks like a rooster. everyone says he’s a rooster, he has spurs etc, BUT he acts like a hen. it feels wrong to give him a male gendered names, does anyone have experience with this? im worried he identifies more as a hen and im putting pressure and stress on him by treating him like a roosters. i havent seen anyone ask this before BUT has anyone had experience with transgendered chickens? ive heard of animals being transgendered and i know gender is a spectrum so im wondering if he leans towards being a hen… he sits on eggs in the nesting box, he doesnt strut, he’s submissive and very low on the pecking order, seems to have a feminine personality etc.
im concerned im putting unnecessary stress on him/her by treating him/her like a rooster. please tell me what i should do if you have any advice or experience with this. thanks.

Picture? Also, animals don’t have the mental capacity to be “trans”.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

ok so this is going to seem like a strange question. i have a chicken that looks like a rooster. everyone says he’s a rooster, he has spurs etc, BUT he acts like a hen. it feels wrong to give him a male gendered names, does anyone have experience with this? im worried he identifies more as a hen and im putting pressure and stress on him by treating him like a roosters. i havent seen anyone ask this before BUT has anyone had experience with transgendered chickens? ive heard of animals being transgendered and i know gender is a spectrum so im wondering if he leans towards being a hen… he sits on eggs in the nesting box, he doesnt strut, he’s submissive and very low on the pecking order, seems to have a feminine personality etc.
im concerned im putting unnecessary stress on him/her by treating him/her like a rooster. please tell me what i should do if you have any advice or experience with this. thanks.

Just give him a neutral name, maybe? They really eont care either way. I have birds with names corresponding to their sex and birds that don't have names that correspond. Neither group responds

 

[Chuckin]

Just give him a neutral name, maybe? They really eont care either way. I have birds with names corresponding to their sex and birds that don't have names that correspond. Neither group responds

thank you for the help, but how do i talk about him/her to other people? like what pronouns should i use?

 

[Acre4Me]

OP must be bored, with too much time on their hands.

Advice: if you are spending too much time with the chickens to where this is your key worry , then, spend less time with the chickens, let them be chickens in their own flock -they will figure it out. There is a term “pecking order” for a reason.

 

[Yardmom]

The is not a rooster. It is a pullet. Expect eggs soon.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

thank you for the help, but how do i talk about him/her to other people? like what pronouns should i use?

Chickens don't care about pronouns. Again, use either, odds are they won't pick one out. I'd lean towards whatever they end up being

 

[Chuckin]

Chickens don't care about pronouns. Again, use either, odds are they won't pick one out. I'd lean towards whatever they end up being

ok but i feel uncomfortable referring to him/her as a him if i dont know if he/she is comfortable with that. after all, animals can be transgendered. https://www.vice.com/en/article/8x8bez/yes-there-are-trans-animals

 

[JacinLarkwell]

ok but i feel uncomfortable referring to him/her as a him if i dont know if he/she is comfortable with that. after all, animals can be transgendered. https://www.vice.com/en/article/8x8bez/yes-there-are-trans-animals

Then refer to them as a her. Again, they really don't care. Otherwise I'm sure one of mine would have shown a preference by now

 

[Ponypoor]

thank you for the help, but how do i talk about him/her to other people? like what pronouns should i use?

How about the bird laid an egg this morning! And it was a beautiful robins egg blue

Accentuate the positive, focus on the wonderful gift you will be receiving from that gorgeous hen. If you don’t want her send her my way - she’s a beauty, I bet she lays lovely brown eggs when she starts to lay them