I believe I have a hermaphrodite chicken

[CityFarmerRob]

The only way to tell without using DNA testing would be to physically look inside the bird after putting it down. They're not going to be able to tell you anything by looking externally

Again friends, I'm kind of new to this and I just really want to see what experience that has to say. And I'm not saying you're wrong, I absolutely believe you. But I have decided to go ahead with this exam and whatever else you would like to do as long as it does not involve harming the bird. If the only way to tell whether what I thank happened did or not was to put down the bird or harm him / she in any way, then I guess we'll never know. Cuz I would really like to have an answer to what I think is happening, but I am absolutely not willing to harm that animal in any way shape or form regardless if it is a rooster or one in a billion.

 

[CityFarmerRob]

They might be able to tell if the bird is an active layer or not (vent and pubic bones).

Other than that, I agree.

And I'm just saying in regards to the"Overall" of this, I have seen and read many things that suggest doing this and going forward, or it's Foley. Mostly I believe at it's core its curiosity. .And I have to say to me it's really about this. I agree that if this is what I originally thought it might be then it would be at the least an oddity and at best unique. But considering the feedback, interest, and now I know rarity, what is the downside of trying to confirm it. If it's just a rooster then it's just a rooster and only thing lost is a little money spent, and in my opinion small price to pay for knowing the truth of the situation or a mystery to you. But if the upside is as rare and as odd as everyone has made it up to be, then the price and time needed for a medical visit or examination or whatever was needed to either prove or disprove this is MORE than worth it. And if it proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is just a rooster and there is some other explanation then I'm good with that because at least I'll know. And to me, peace of mind strongly outweighs any type of embarrassment or bruising of ego that might come with finding out that this is just another stupid rooster. Either way it's all good. Because at the end of this regardless I have learned quite a bit and I believe as I have heard, losing is not failing if a lesson from it is learned. I can run the risk of a little internet embarrassing if there is a slightest slightest chance that there's something special here. No matter how foolish that may make me look.

 

[CityFarmerRob]

Again friends, I'm kind of new to this and I just really want to see what experience that has to say. And I'm not saying you're wrong, I absolutely believe you. But I have decided to go ahead with this exam and whatever else you would like to do as long as it does not involve harming the bird. If the only way to tell whether what I thank happened did or not was to put down the bird or harm him / she in any way, then I guess we'll never know. Cuz I would really like to have an answer to what I think is happening, but I am absolutely not willing to harm that animal in any way shape or form regardless if it is a rooster or one in a billion.

And if some of the wording is a little off, I'm using Auto dictate as there's no way I can type this fast. I'm sure everybody out there can discern from text my meaning.

 

[Joychik]

Plan on that. Definitely going to take a much closer look at this bird to verify one way or the other what's going on here, either way it's pretty freaking cool! But I'll keep you posted.

Any more eggs? I'm invested now and hoping my cockrel that I love is really a hen.

 

[McChooky]

Interesting read! https://www.cacklehatchery.com/can-a-rooster-lay-an-egg/

 

[CityFarmerRob]

Any more eggs? I'm invested now and hoping my cockrel that I love is really a hen.

Not as of yet. But I did order a camera from Amazon and hopefully it'll be here tomorrow or the next day. And since this has all started, I have found out that what I'm thinking is happening actually does sometimes happen, even if on the rarest occasion. So the fact that this can even happen, no matter how improbable is something I'm kind of excited and amazed about. Even if this is just a rooster, I have gained new insight from all of this and that is due to all of you out there. I really can't say thank you enough.

 

[Lillith37]

My avian vet said there are intersex chickens who can show characteristics of both male and female. The vet said this in relation to my isa brown Whitetail who is uncharacteristically tall, lean and fierce — but she lays eggs. I also have a silver leghorn Lorraine who is in love with my black australorp Lillith. Lorraine lays eggs too —but she also has spurs, does the special dance for Lillith, side steps, hangs around the shed when Lillith is brooding/laying and is always very doting and patient towards the chicks.

I can’t really comment at all beyond what the vet said to me and my observations of my own flock but I do think chickens transcend the binary in all sorts of ways!

 

[CityFarmerRob]

Interesting read! https://www.cacklehatchery.com/can-a-rooster-lay-an-egg/

I love it! And again I have become more excited about possibility over probability! I have also found sources that suggest this can and does happen on occasion. So I guess the question that might stem from this, is how often does this happen? And just like that we go down a whole new Lane of what if, and I think that's pretty exciting!

Not as of yet. But I did order a camera from Amazon and hopefully it'll be here tomorrow or the next day. And since this has all started, I have found out that what I'm thinking is happening actually does sometimes happen, even if on the rarest occasion. So the fact that this can even happen, no matter how improbable is something I'm kind of excited and amazed about. Even if this is just a rooster, I have gained new insight from all of this and that is due to all of you out there. I really can't say thank you enough.

Interesting read! https://www.cacklehatchery.com/can-a-rooster-lay-an-egg/

I guess there's nothing like peripheral evidence to support a conversation.

My avian vet said there are intersex chickens who can show characteristics of both male and female. The vet said this in relation to my isa brown Whitetail who is uncharacteristically tall, lean and fierce — but she lays eggs. I also have a silver leghorn Lorraine who is in love with my black australorp Lillith. Lorraine lays eggs too —but she also has spurs, does the special dance for Lillith, side steps, hangs around the shed when Lillith is brooding/laying and is always very doting and patient towards the chicks.

I can’t really comment at all beyond what the vet said to me and my observations of my own flock but I do think chickens transcend the binary in all sorts of ways!

And thank you for providing that information. Since it's started the underlying conversation that has developed beyond my basic question I believe it boils down to two sides. One side says it's impossible and I'm making it all up because it's too far fetched to be real. And then here comes this community with their own experiences that do nothing but support the possibility of what I might be having here! This only excites me all the much more. I can't wait to get to my vet and ask/challenge him to come up with some kind of tangible answer that is clear and present in the flock, so to speak. And weather proving or disproving what I have, I believe the whole community at Large has benefited from all the input from everyone. I know it's opened my eyes to a level or a category of chicken keeping that I never ever considered, awesome sauce.

 

[TJAnonymous]

Well duh.... It's obvious he's hiding eggs in his prison wallet.

 

[RoyalChick]

My avian vet said there are intersex chickens who can show characteristics of both male and female. The vet said this in relation to my isa brown Whitetail who is uncharacteristically tall, lean and fierce — but she lays eggs. I also have a silver leghorn Lorraine who is in love with my black australorp Lillith. Lorraine lays eggs too —but she also has spurs, does the special dance for Lillith, side steps, hangs around the shed when Lillith is brooding/laying and is always very doting and patient towards the chicks.

I can’t really comment at all beyond what the vet said to me and my observations of my own flock but I do think chickens transcend the binary in all sorts of ways!

My lead hen - in a flock with no rooster - lays eggs now and then (it took 11 months until her first egg) and has a special friend in one of my other hens.
She ‘mates’ her special friend sufficiently frequently that the poor girl has lost some feathers. I call them the Odd Couple - they are never far from each other - and the lead hen waits while her friend lays her egg so she can escort her back outside after laying.