Hen Turning into Roo?!??!

[Crazy for Chickens!]

Hen

I don't see anything 'transgenderish' about it. Hens can stop laying for many reasons. Hens also develop spur nubs a lot.
She's probably getting ready to molt.

 

[keesmom]

Hen

I don't see anything 'transgenderish' about it. Hens can stop laying for many reasons. Hens also develop spur nubs a lot.
She's probably getting ready to molt.

Agreed. Hens with spurs aren't uncommon (have had several). Neither is a molt at this age, nor a change in feather color. Got a Faverolles hen now that has molted into a unique mottled-type pattern. Even have another 2 year old hen that occasionally crows. None are "transgender".

 

[Alexandra33]

Appearance-wise, she doesn't seem particularly out of the ordinary. Looks like a normal hen to me. I must agree that she's likely quit laying for a time due to an oncoming molt, or simply in preparation for the cold months. Hens can absolutely develop spurs without being "transgender."

~Alex

 

[The Moonshiner]

Ya, it happens to me every year and I'm getting tired of it.
Come spring I get a bunch of chicks and save back the pullets. Raise them all summer to point of lay and never fails they all then turn into males. Then I have to feed a bunch of rooster all winter.
IDK how anyone ever gets any eggs.

 

[MissChick@dee]

A chicken cannot change sex. If eggs are laid it’s a hen. It sounds as if she’s had some reproductive problems for a while. Late to lay then sporadically laying ie. fairy eggs. If hens have damage to their ovary then the testereone levels have no estrogen to keep them in check. They can exhibit rooster-like quality’s but they in truth are a female with testosterone overload.

 

[MissChick@dee]

Ya, it happens to me every year and I'm getting tired of it.
Come spring I get a bunch of chicks and save back the pullets. Raise them all summer to point of lay and never fails they all then turn into males. Then I have to feed a bunch of rooster all winter.
IDK how anyone ever gets any eggs.

 

[MissChick@dee]

There's nothing wrong with her. She's just transgender. The tranny is finally comfortable with itself and letting the world know. Equality.

 

[rosemarysugar]

A chicken cannot change sex. If eggs are laid it’s a hen. It sounds as if she’s had some reproductive problems for a while. Late to lay then sporadically laying ie. fairy eggs. If hens have damage to their ovary then the testereone levels have no estrogen to keep them in check. They can exhibit rooster-like quality’s but they on truth are a female with testosterone overload.

Thank you very informative!

 

[Killer Tomato]

My lead hen, a Barred Rock, crows in the morning, but it is a very delicate, soft gurgle crow. She only does it *right* at the moment when the sun is coming through the trees, and only once or twice. It's adorable. She still lays eggs just fine.

 

[rosemarysugar]

My lead hen, a Barred Rock, crows in the morning, but it is a very delicate, soft gurgle crow. She only does it *right* at the moment when the sun is coming through the trees, and only once or twice. It's adorable. She still lays eggs just fine.

That so cool!