Help am I crazy ….Hen developing rooster characteristics

[SusanMc]

This hen, has been exhibiting some odd behaviours, her body is changing as well, in terms of her comb, becoming enlarged and light pink in colour. Also she seems to be growing Spurs ? Thought she was female, by her feathering…..and then, she Hasn’t laid an egg yet, and all of her sisters have. Spontaneous sex change .? Is it possible ?If anybody has experienced this I’ll love to hear about it…

 

[sourland]

She's just a maturing pullet. Spurs on hens do occur. Upon occasion a hen with an ovarian problem can display rooster plumage and behavior. It generally happens in aged birds, and they can not fertilize eggs. I have seen one instance in 70+ years around fowl.

 

[Tonyroo]

Looks like an Easter egger hen, I don't see anything unusual. Some will have small spurs or nubs on there legs as they mature. As for laying time, it depends on the individual chicken.

 

[SusanMc]

She's just a maturing pullet. Spurs on hens do occur. Upon occasion a hen with an ovarian problem can display rooster plumage and behavior. It generally happens in aged birds, and they can not fertilize eggs. I have seen one instance in 70+ years around fowl.

Ok so just wait and see…and I don’t have to change her name,

 

[nuthatched]

Many hens have spurs and her comb getting bigger since she's maturing.

 

[SusanMc]

Looks like an Easter egger hen, I don't see anything unusual. Some will have small spurs or nubs on there legs as they mature. As for laying time, it depends on the individual chicken.

thank you, that puts my mind at ease. The nubs were the reason I had to ask. None of her sisters have this.