Confession: I just realized a 3yo hen is actually not a hen

[Percheron chick]

Said hen is 3 years old not 3 months.

 

[QChickieMama]

Has there been eggs in the past from this one? I know that roo behavior can develop in some hens over time for various reasons, but they still genetically are hens.

I have too many chickens to remember if I've seen this one on the nest. I kinda thought she was laying a greenish egg but could've been the all-white Harriet gal who's also skinny like Gladys.

 

[QChickieMama]

Any chance you can get side photos of her? From that angle she looks female though perhaps a closer side angle might be different for the white feathers.

I can try. She's feisty. Maybe inside the pen.

 

[QChickieMama]

I agree female. My EE roo has a much bigger redder comb than that and huge spurs and big droopy tail feathers and he’s only just over a year old.

I've never had a rooster that didn't crow! No long tail feathers on Gladys either.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Looks female to me, even if she is not laying. Could have ovarian failure which could also cause more traditional “male” behavior.

 

[ColtHandorf]

The bird in question is a female.

 

[ColtHandorf]

The Wyandotte pullet on the right has rounded tail feathers like I'm seeing on this presumed girl.

That bird looks like a cockerel to me, but it may be the light making the shoulders look suspiciously "not laced".

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Female

 

[Yardmom]

Hen. The saddle feathers at this age would be very thin and long., and of course pointed. If you wanted more conformation put your hand under the feathers on the back.

 

[Chicks in VA]

could it be a mixed sex chicken???