chicken acting like a rooster

  1. M

    The naked hen and the one who might be confused.

    Hello! I wasn’t sure where to put this thread. So here it is. I have a little Frizzle hen she is sebright frizzle mix so she is teeny. And she is loosing her feathers. Molting? Maybe. however this has been a slow and steady process and she is still laying. I’m posting this to get to the...
  2. Chicken x Pheasant hybrids may well be more than just for taxidermy!

    Chicken x Pheasant hybrids may well be more than just for taxidermy!

    Over the years, I've seen lots of hybrids from rooster x Pheasant hen and Pheasant x hen. Both F1 offspring have no Chicken-like combs or wattles.Even whether they're fertile remains quite controversial. Recently, however, I came across an article that said fertile hybrids have already been...
  3. sagehound

    My hen is acting like a rooster?!

    I have 17 hens and they are 18 weeks old. The head hen has been crowing like a rooster since she was 14 weeks old. Today when I went out to feed she was mounting another hen. I had read that sometimes in a backyard flock without a rooster the lead hen will sometimes take on the characteristics...
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