A contest for the duds!

[Frazzemrat1]

REY was born with a defect or SHE is transgender when she was born it was female sooo yeah

I hate to say it, but no defect would give your girl male characteristics... Those saddle feathers over the rump... those are male, and females cannot grow them. It would be like expecting someone born a female of our species to naturally grow a defect and call it a penis. Its just not possible without surgery.

If somebody sexed her as a girl and said 'this is a girl' to you, they were mistaken. It happens. All the time, with chickens.

 

[Jessica Thompson]

Ok I quitting this contest

 

[Jessica Thompson]

I hate to say it, but no defect would give your girl male characteristics... Those saddle feathers over the rump... those are male, and females cannot grow them. It would be like expecting someone born a female of our species to naturally grow a defect and call it a penis. Its just not possible without surgery.

If somebody sexed her as a girl and said 'this is a girl' to you, they were mistaken. It happens. All the time, with chickens.

Ooookkeee

 

[Jessica Thompson]

I don't want to be insulted any more

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Ok I quitting this contest

we're not trying to be mean here... we all see rooster. I apologize if my last post upset you, but I honestly believe that its a rooster, no animosity...

 

[Jessica Thompson]

Ok still I don't want to think you guys are makin me like this so I'm gonna quit bye peeps

 

[Frazzemrat1]

I don't want to be insulted any more

 

[Monkeysmom5018]

I don't want to be insulted any more

No ones insulting you! They’re saying you have a rooster. That’s not something worth taking personal offense to

 

[PirateGirl]

Ok still I don't want to think you guys are makin me like this so I'm gonna quit bye peeps

Ok everyone, this is a contest for the duds. Rey is Jessica's dud and she is here waiting for an egg like everyone else. We have all been there, we have all had a bird that we are anxiously waiting for to lay and sometimes we are surprised and one day that bird crows, but with young birds we often just don't know, and we hope and hope for that egg. Rey is still in it because Rey has not been crowing or proven herself to Jessica as anything other than a pullet. EEs and mixed breeds get crazy and unique feathers and coloration. I personally hope Rey is the next of the bunch to lay an egg. You have all voiced your opinions, now is the time to be supportive.

 

[PirateGirl]

So has anyone else gotten an egg? I gave up on checking on my girls and have started checking on yours instead! Many people have suggested that depending where you are geographically, shortening days leading up to winter could negatively impact laying. How short (or long) are your days? Do you really think we will be waiting until after the solstice?

I hate that we changed the clock and its pitch black when I get home from work at 5:45pm. My weather app says I'm down to only 10 hours and 17 minutes of daylight today! Ugh.