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Yep, same I'm thinking. But she/he still doesn't have a large comb or carry himself like a cock/cockerel.
Yep, same I'm thinking. But she/he still doesn't have a large comb or carry himself like a cock/cockerel.
Am I crazy? Does this look fertile to you?
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If you do have a rooster and he isnt crowing or being a pain in the butt whats the problem?
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Yep, same I'm thinking. But she/he still doesn't have a large comb or carry himself like a cock/cockerel.
That's very true, also. I didn't pay attention to the body.
Yep, same I'm thinking. But she/he still doesn't have a large comb or carry himself like a cock/cockerel.
That's very true, also. I didn't pay attention to the body.
I'm with the folks who say Chewy is a girl. But if it turn out I'm wrong, I'd love to have him come join my flock especially if he doesn't crow! ('Course if he doesn't crow, you'd probably keep him!)
We live on 2 acres in Mendocino county, he'd spend most his time free ranging with the girls, and would have a nice secure coop to sleep in.
But I have a feeling he's a she.
We live on 2 acres in Mendocino county, he'd spend most his time free ranging with the girls, and would have a nice secure coop to sleep in.
But I have a feeling he's a she.
Well, the eggs do look like fertile eggs to me, but Chewy looks like Chewina, not Chewbaccha! LOL! Maybe your girls have a secret man slipping by!? (just joking!) My money is on give it more time. If Chewy is a boy.. you'll know soon enough!
Personally, I would just wait until you hear an obvious crow.....it seems that you will be heartbroken if you have to give away Chewy, I don't see any reason to do that until you know for a fact, without a doubt, that she is a he....until then, don't sweat it. You said that some just started laying eggs, and you won't get an egg a day from every hen. Some hens are slower, alot slower in laying......just wait it out....sounds like you love her...I don't think she's a he at all.
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One of the reasons I like Practical Poultry is the explanations of terminology. In the August issue the Letter is C, each month it's different letter and gives all these terms that start w/ that months' letter.
Well one of the terms it explains is "Change in Sex" . It is quite difficult to explain in this post the paragraph is long. But here are three paragraphs.
"The male hormones are responsible for the comb and wattle developement, and the female for the feathering. There have been no reported cases of true hermaphrodites, ie, birds that functions as both male and female simultaneously, but there are recorded incidences of males resulting from sex-reversal , siring chicks.
There have been instances where hens have apparently changed from females, having laid for a season , to appear as crowing males after the moult, remaining in this state throughout the following season, some even laying eggs before reverting back to their oringinal form for year three. This scenario can be explained as follow, the hen is normal but, during the annual moult, the ovary becomes so inactive it fails to secrete enough female hormone to cause the new feathers to be of the female type.
Poulards feathers result, almost indistinguishable from those of a male but, as the bird comes out of the moult and the ovary get back to its normal state, the bird will function as a female again and lay eggs. The comb and watttles tend to be those associated with a male and while these may gradually get smaller over the season the feathering will remain until the next moult and the hen is seen as a laying cock. At the next moiult the same may happen again , or she may go back to being entirely female. "
Confused yet? While it is interesting it is confusing. Maybe there is a sex reversal or some other work going on that I can't explain. One thing is for sure put one of those eggs in the incu and see what happens. May be you got a rooster who's a cross- dresser.
I have a headache.
One of the reasons I like Practical Poultry is the explanations of terminology. In the August issue the Letter is C, each month it's different letter and gives all these terms that start w/ that months' letter.
Well one of the terms it explains is "Change in Sex" . It is quite difficult to explain in this post the paragraph is long. But here are three paragraphs.
"The male hormones are responsible for the comb and wattle developement, and the female for the feathering. There have been no reported cases of true hermaphrodites, ie, birds that functions as both male and female simultaneously, but there are recorded incidences of males resulting from sex-reversal , siring chicks.
There have been instances where hens have apparently changed from females, having laid for a season , to appear as crowing males after the moult, remaining in this state throughout the following season, some even laying eggs before reverting back to their oringinal form for year three. This scenario can be explained as follow, the hen is normal but, during the annual moult, the ovary becomes so inactive it fails to secrete enough female hormone to cause the new feathers to be of the female type.
Poulards feathers result, almost indistinguishable from those of a male but, as the bird comes out of the moult and the ovary get back to its normal state, the bird will function as a female again and lay eggs. The comb and watttles tend to be those associated with a male and while these may gradually get smaller over the season the feathering will remain until the next moult and the hen is seen as a laying cock. At the next moiult the same may happen again , or she may go back to being entirely female. "
Confused yet? While it is interesting it is confusing. Maybe there is a sex reversal or some other work going on that I can't explain. One thing is for sure put one of those eggs in the incu and see what happens. May be you got a rooster who's a cross- dresser.
I have a headache.
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Free ranging on 2 acres in Mendocino County sounds wonderful! Thank you so much for the offer, I'll definitely be emailing you if Chewy starts crowing! But I'm going to hang on to my sweet Chewy until she proves she's a girl!
Free ranging on 2 acres in Mendocino County sounds wonderful! Thank you so much for the offer, I'll definitely be emailing you if Chewy starts crowing! But I'm going to hang on to my sweet Chewy until she proves she's a girl!
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Don't worry, I've BEEN confused.
You know.. I've been really wanting an incubator, but could never justify a good reason for getting/building one. This might be just the excuse!
Don't worry, I've BEEN confused.
You know.. I've been really wanting an incubator, but could never justify a good reason for getting/building one. This might be just the excuse!
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Chewy Is A Hen...not A Rooster. If She Is A Rooster I Will Personally Pay For The Shipping To Have It Sent To Me Here In Va.
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