3SiameseCats
Songster
I love genetics. Particularly when it comes to disorders of sex development (DSD’s). And I’ve been noticing some odd behaviors in one of my Roos that aren’t rooster like at all. Both my Roos are over 20 weeks old, and both Road Island Reds. The one that im thinking something is up with is Lucky, and the other one is Goat.
You see, Lucky can’t crow. Well, he tries, but it sounds totally different from Goat. He isn’t as rooster looking too. He also thinks he’s a hen and has climbed in the nesting boxes multiple times. Still waiting for the egg. And him and the other roo don’t fight at all despite the amount of hens (5). He does still seem to want to mount on the hens though. Goat is reaching mean roo stage, but Lucky is still wildly kind. It’s just all these things make me think he has some sort of genetic condition. I love him either way, but it’s rather interesting to me that it might be what’s going on.
Lucky
Goat
Lucky in nesting box
You see, Lucky can’t crow. Well, he tries, but it sounds totally different from Goat. He isn’t as rooster looking too. He also thinks he’s a hen and has climbed in the nesting boxes multiple times. Still waiting for the egg. And him and the other roo don’t fight at all despite the amount of hens (5). He does still seem to want to mount on the hens though. Goat is reaching mean roo stage, but Lucky is still wildly kind. It’s just all these things make me think he has some sort of genetic condition. I love him either way, but it’s rather interesting to me that it might be what’s going on.
Lucky
Goat
Lucky in nesting box