How did you find out your chicken was a rooster?

[JadeFarms]

Well some of mine I bought as roosters, some of mine are autosexing and some I can tell with comb.

 

[Quaicken108]

Changed from female to male?! This is what happened to my school... A silver laced Wyandotte chick - SLW pullet - SLW POL - SLW ROOOOOOOSTER!!! His/Her name was Saskia.

 

[nuthatched]

Chickens do not change sexes, they can change feather type due to hormone Inbalance but the plumbing is the same.

 

[Quaicken108]

Chickens do not change sexes, they can change feather type due to hormone Inbalance but the plumbing is the same.

I know... I was just shocked when I was a youngling(ish) because we were so sure that it was female. That was a while ago though... best not to dwell on those times.

 

[OmnipotentOrpington]

Chickens do not change sexes, they can change feather type due to hormone Inbalance but the plumbing is the same.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I read that if one of the ovaries is damaged, then it releases a burst of testosterone. This causes the hen to stop laying and start crowing. The 'rooster' would be sterile though. Again, I'm not sure if this is the cause, but please do tell me if this is incorrect!

 

[3KillerBs]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I read that if one of the ovaries is damaged, then it releases a burst of testosterone. This causes the hen to stop laying and start crowing. The 'rooster' would be sterile though. Again, I'm not sure if this is the cause, but please do tell me if this is incorrect!

Not necessarily a "burst of testosterone" but a hormonal imbalance.

It's not sex-changing though.

More like what's going on with those of us human ladies who develop PCOS and end up having to shave.

 

[OmnipotentOrpington]

Not necessarily a "burst of testosterone" but a hormonal imbalance.

It's not sex-changing though.

More like what's going on with those of us human ladies who develop PCOS and end up having to shave.

Hmm. Do they keep laying, or do they act like a rooster?

 

[OmnipotentOrpington]

Also, I would change it, but apparently my ability to edit it has run out, heh

 

[2 many chickens]

Comb is always way pinker more quickly. Where others are pale, theirs are brighter.

 

[3KillerBs]

Hmm. Do they keep laying, or do they act like a rooster?

Reputedly the ovarian damage prevents laying and the hormonal effects cause them to look and act more like a rooster -- but, of course, they are not *actually* roosters, just hens with hormonal problems.