Gynandromorph Chicken

[Mahonri]

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It sounds like another gynandromorph to me. What happened to it and do you have a photo showing both sides? The are both male and female though some lean towards being more male or more female.

I sent it to live on my cousin's farm in far west Phoenix.... Oh, and I accidentally deleted the photo of it on the other side... that I think looks more like a hen. This side looks more rooish to me.

Also this bird is huge. It hatched on April 21st and when I took this pic in August it was much taller than it's daddy and way bigger than it's mama.

 

[BigDaddy'sGurl]

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As I said before, you have allayed my fears and if this was not something you created intentionally my argument is nil...weird how things like this can crop up.

 

[racuda]

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It sounds like another gynandromorph to me. What happened to it and do you have a photo showing both sides? The are both male and female though some lean towards being more male or more female.

I sent it to live on my cousin's farm in far west Phoenix.... Oh, and I accidentally deleted the photo of it on the other side... that I think looks more like a hen. This side looks more rooish to me.

Also this bird is huge. It hatched on April 21st and when I took this pic in August it was much taller than it's daddy and way bigger than it's mama.

Ask your cousin for pics!

 

[Redcatcher]

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I sent it to live on my cousin's farm in far west Phoenix.... Oh, and I accidentally deleted the photo of it on the other side... that I think looks more like a hen. This side looks more rooish to me.

Also this bird is huge. It hatched on April 21st and when I took this pic in August it was much taller than it's daddy and way bigger than it's mama.

Ask your cousin for pics!

I second that. Not all gynandromorphs are as striking as the bird below, or the one that I hatched, but they are still every much a gyandromorph as they are. These birds have two fathers!

 

[BirdNut]

This is quite fascinating, so I'll be watching this thread for sure.

Redcatcher, please share some pictures of your Gynandromorph when it reaches adulthood. That last picture shown of the adult had me staring in awe for a long time.

I do, however, see BigDaddy'sGirl's concern of 'playing God'. I do see the logic in wanting to control the rooster population, and to end the killing.

(Edited because question didn't make sense)

 

[Barred Rocks forever]

ill be watching to didint u say before this bird was crossed with a quail im kinda confused maybe im just mixing things up

 

[Redcatcher]

The deal with the quail is that the only prospective chicken fathers outweigh the mother 14 times over!!!! I would have thought it would have been physical impossibility. How could the cloacas possibly make contact? The jumbo quail is roughly her size and was observed mounting her on numerous occasions.

 

[Barred Rocks forever]

hmm can we see pics of all the possible parents ?

 

[usschicago1]

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Ask your cousin for pics!

I second that. Not all gynandromorphs are as striking as the bird below, or the one that I hatched, but they are still every much a gyandromorph as they are. These birds have two fathers!

http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/wiredscience/2010/03/gynandromorphchicken.jpg

That Looks like you copied that from an old thread i made, could you post it i cannot find it

Would you sell him I would love such a rarity!

 

[Redcatcher]

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This is for certain, the mother. A "Mille fleur " D'Uccle bantam that never mottled out. She's going on 10 years old

Prospective father 1. Self black Tuzo. The dominant cock of the flock but unlikely due the genetics of the color:

Prospective father 2. Partridge Tuzo X Americauna/Wyandotte cross:

Prospective father 3. Blue Partridge Tuzo X Americana/Wyandotte cross, full brother to # 2:

I no longer have the contunix. He was hanging around one of the barns used for storage now for a few weeks and then he disappeared altogether.