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Hen into a rooster?

Discussion in 'Raising Baby Chicks' started by schooner, May 16, 2011.

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  1. May 16, 2011 #1
    schooner

    schooner Out Of The Brooder

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    Hello:

    I have 4 laying hens, and someone told me that without having a rooster around, one will act like a rooster and not produce eggs. Fact or Fiction?????

    Thanks
     
  3. May 16, 2011 #2
    tiffanyg2

    tiffanyg2 Chillin' With My Peeps

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    SC
    HUh! I can't wait till someone asnwers this!! I would like to know to [​IMG]
     
  5. May 16, 2011 #3
    awesomefowl

    awesomefowl Argues with Goats

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    Quote:Well, one hen will be the dominant one, boss the others around, and may grow a larger comb (my Mary Lou did), but she will still be a hen and lay eggs. If not, she may really be a rooster! Anytime you have more than 1 chicken around, one will be dominant, M or F. If you have a rooster with a flock of hens, usually he is the dominant one.
     

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