Hen with giant wattles

[silkienewbie93]

One of my hens has absolutely giant wattles. She’s about 2 years old and I know she’s a hen because she’s one of my best egg layers but she has the biggest wattles I’ve ever seen on a hen! Does anyone else have a girl with wattles this big?

 

[CluckyandPeepsFlock]

I'm going to go ahead and assume she is top hen? LOL.

 

[silkienewbie93]

I'm going to go ahead and assume she is top hen? LOL.

She runs the show haha

 

[CluckyandPeepsFlock]

Haha! My Plymouth Rock hen is starting to have huge wattles too and she also is in charge.
It's like they grow their own big crown!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Pretty normal. She looks like a leghorn, which are pretty known for big combs, and hormones and genetics play a role too. If a hen has larger wattles and breeds to a male with larger wattles, her chicks are more likely to have larger wattles

 

[silkienewbie93]

Pretty normal. She looks like a leghorn, which are pretty known for big combs, and hormones and genetics play a role too. If a hen has larger wattles and breeds to a male with larger wattles, her chicks are more likely to have larger wattles

That’s good to know!