First Egg

[reverend]

Saturday I got my first eggs. Buff Rocks, 23 weeks old. Question? I have 2 birds that have the body frame of a roo but has the head of a pullet. I buddy stopped by and looked at them and said that they could be henroosters. Any comments?

 

[Colored Egg Farmer]

I have heard people that have had roosters that looked like hens and when the dominant rooster was taken out the flock they got like regular roosters

not sure if that's true or not just something i have heard

 

[shaggy]

i would like to see a photo to see what a henrooster looks like

 

[RM44]

My husband was commenting on my "she-male" after I got rid of my roo. He said "That one looks just like that rooster did a month ago!" I had to explain to him about the feathers and how I didn't think it was a rooster. Then she laid an egg and that put all doubt out of my husband's mind!

I got the best advice here; look at the neck feathers and back feathers. Long and draping = roo; short and round = hen. Even though my big hen has a huge comb and waddle, she doesn't have long draping feathers. And she has laid an egg every day since she started last tuesday (7 eggs now!)