HELP! I think my female rabbit is a transgender

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

I figured as much. I just threw that in because I thought people might find it interesting and because, in general, there seems to be a fair amount of confusion on the subject.

Ok. That is really interesting

 

[Var]

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She was probably bred before you got her. You got her around early-mid February right? The gestation period for lops is usually around 30 days.

Have a very male bun who is pulling fur and building a nest and runs around with hay in his mouth. Don't tell me there aren't trans rabbits! This isn't the first he's done it either. He's done it twice before. He thinks it's spring babies time.

 

[Kessel23]

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Have a very male bun who is pulling fur and building a nest and runs around with hay in his mouth. Don't tell me there aren't trans rabbits! This isn't the first he's done it either. He's done it twice before. He thinks it's spring babies time.

I didn't tell you there aren't transgender rabbits. Also, this thread is like 3 years old, you're a bit late to the party.

 

[wolf-deer88]

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Have a very male bun who is pulling fur and building a nest and runs around with hay in his mouth. Don't tell me there aren't trans rabbits! This isn't the first he's done it either. He's done it twice before. He thinks it's spring babies time.

Male rabbits will makes nests. Please, Google it and see what you find.

 

[Geckolady]

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

Lol this thread is ancient! I forgot about this thread tbh
I freaked when I found baby rabbits that day and this was the first place I turned to for help hahaha

 

[Miami Leghorn]

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Have a very male bun who is pulling fur and building a nest and runs around with hay in his mouth. Don't tell me there aren't trans rabbits! This isn't the first he's done it either. He's done it twice before. He thinks it's spring babies time.

I'm in the same boat with one of my roosters. He started out fine...crowing in the mornings servicing the females, protecting the flock. Then little by little he started becoming more introverted, stayed away from the flock for a while... I started to get worried. One morning I discovered his comb was lobbed off and his tail almost to a stub...he then rejoined the hens and started scratching and pecking just like them.. he started going into the coop sitting down in the nest boxe6s pushing the females out to sit down as if he was laying an egg.He refuses to crow now. He'll never lay an egg,but Im happy now I have one more "hen" and don't have to worry about the neighbors complaining about the crowing.
Win-win!

 

[Isadora]

I'm in the same boat with one of my roosters. He started out fine...crowing in the mornings servicing the females, protecting the flock. Then little by little he started becoming more introverted, stayed away from the flock for a while... I started to get worried. One morning I discovered his comb was lobbed off and his tail almost to a stub...he then rejoined the hens and started scratching and pecking just like them.. he started going into the coop sitting down in the nest boxe6s pushing the females out to sit down as if he was laying an egg.He refuses to crow now. He'll never lay an egg,but Im happy now I have one more "hen" and don't have to worry about the neighbors complaining about the crowing.
Win-win!

 

[cassie]

This probably has nothing to do with chickens but then again it might. I raised dairy goats for many years. On a few occasions I have seen the testicles on a buck shrink and actually shrivel up. I never did know why. Obviously these animals lost virility and started acting like wethers. I never did find out the cause. Testicular shrinkage is easy to spot on a buck goat but the testicles on a rooster are not visible. I would be willing to bet the same thing happened to your rooster.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

This probably has nothing to do with chickens but then again it might. I raised dairy goats for many years. On a few occasions I have seen the testicles on a buck shrink and actually shrivel up. I never did know why. Obviously these animals lost virility and started acting like wethers. I never did find out the cause. Testicular shrinkage is easy to spot on a buck goat but the testicles on a rooster are not visible. I would be willing to bet the same thing happened to your rooster.

Sounds like a hormonal imbalance but I've no idea why. Pituitary issue? Cancer somewhere? Would make an interesting study.