Large BR Pullet about to be 36 weeks and hasn't laid!

[Killyhawker]

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I believe she is a pullet. If you free range, I would do what that one person suggested and start looking for a hidden clutch of eggs. Also, my barred rock has a sound like a banshee when she lays an egg. It’s not really any little clucking chicken song… It’s hilarious. Anyway, she might just be taking a little bit longer to mature. I mean, some don’t even start laying eggs for until they are eight months to a year old! Like silkies for instance. Try not to worry. But I don’t think it’s a rooster either. The tail feathers aren’t that long and it doesn’t look like any pronounced spurs have developed. With many other hens around, that boy would be crowing his face off. I’ve included a picture of my Barred Plymouth rock pullet that is 28 weeks.

 

[Ladyroe571]

Some marans don't starting laying til the 8th or 9th month

 

[Double Yolked]

I recently saw video and photos of a songbird that was half and half male/female. Maybe your baby is the same. Either way that's a nice looking chicken and seems very calm.

 

[Susan1958]

She is nonbinary and asks that you respect her choices.

 

[Nlgotts]

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Replying to: Can you get some clear, up close pics of the head and tail area?
Does she/he show any sign of spurs developing on the back of its legs? If not, maybe she's just a late bloomer.

 

[margaretbyrd]

Really? I've posted so many photos of her development on here and have been assured over and over she is a pullet... She has no saddle or hackle feathers and hasn't even showed a sign of crowing.

Looks like a rooster to me too.

 

[ChassiNoir]

She might be intersexed, she’s a late bloomer, or she may just not lay (happens in all species).

We also had a BR from hatchery lines that had a huge comb that flopped over like a red Elvis hairdo. She had the body of a hen, but she also crowed a couple of times and took over as a roo after he was dispatched. She also had very beautiful eggs that she used to sit on, be it briefly.

That being said, she seems to favour you too. Unless there’s some mysterious crowing and wing dropping, I believe you have a very special girl.

 

[ariri30]

She has fowl pox, by the way.

Omg

 

[tapoodle]

LOL, she's an absolute mystery. Maybe she's both?? It's been such a source of anxiety for me as we cannot have roosters in city limits.

I'm not an expert, but I've read about instances where hens spontaneously become roosters in the absence of a rooster. They can't fertilize eggs, etc but develop some rooster traits and tend to protect the flock like a roo would. I know it sounds crazy but you can research it.

 

[thriftyplants]

I recently saw video and photos of a songbird that was half and half male/female. Maybe your baby is the same. Either way that's a nice looking chicken and seems very calm.

Thank you! She loves to be held and rocked