I believe I have a hermaphrodite chicken

[CityFarmerRob]

I'm guessing it is a little too soon:



So maybe later today we will hear something new?

Vic's appointments at 3:00, so hopefully it'll tell us something. But whatever it shows I will post it

 

[Fluffy_Moth_With_Silkies]

It's definitely a rooster, the high posture and large tail and comb show that, and I agree that it might be a hen squeezing through. They're actually surprisingly good at sneaking!

 

[bill3607]

Vic's appointments at 3:00, so hopefully it'll tell us something. But whatever it shows I will post it

So, I assume there have been no more eggs since you closed things up and put a camera on it?

 

[CityFarmerRob]

So, I assume there have been no more eggs since you closed things up and put a camera on it?

No, nothing new

 

[CityFarmerRob]

So, I assume there have been no more eggs since you closed things up and put a camera on it?

 

[Chicalina]

I can't bear the suspense any more.

 

[CityFarmerRob]

I can't bear the suspense any more.

Tried sending a short video, but it doesn't seem to want to work. I'll get that figured out

 

[Patiocoturnix]

Tried sending a short video, but it doesn't seem to want to work. I'll get that figured out

To post videos you need to upload them to YouTube or some other platform then paste the link here

 

[CityFarmerRob]

Tried sending a short video, but it doesn't seem to want to work. I'll get that figured out

 

[CityFarmerRob]

I can't bear the suspense any more.

Well we're just now leaving the vet and I'll try to get a video up later. But after the physical examination Dr Dan said that the bird appeared physically to be a rooster and the vent size he said was a little small however he said as far as it's understood when this happens as a male hormones take over the female traits become less and less and the chances in them laying more eggs becomes less and less. He said he could try DNA testing but he's not sure that that would reveal the answers were looking for and unfortunately as somebody else had mentioned the only sure method to determine this would be an autopsy. As Dr Dan keeps more than a hundred chickens himself, he said this would be the first case that he had ever come across. And wants me to keep him posted on any new developments in the future as well as if the egg matures. So as of now all an examination can show is that this bird appears to be a rooster, but if what I thought happened did happen then this would be what he would expect to see. So I guess it's still comes down to to a bird that I think laid an egg and I guess unless we do the autopsy thing we may never know. And I'm good with that, cuz like I said even if Vic is just a rooster and possibility that this can even happen as a reality is pretty cool in itself. And it only cost me about 170 bucks to find out.