LGBT chickens? Is this possible?

[chickenlover1212]

Is it possible for a chicken to be homosexual, bisexual or transgender.

 

[sorce]

Read a thing about a hormone imbalance that made a hen turn into a sterile rooster.

An infection blocked the ovary or something.

Sorce

 

[sourland]

Sexuality in animals is expressed in many ways. Transgender' chickens do happen - upon occasion aberrations in a hens ovaries can result in excess Testosterone production resulting in a bird that physically looks like a rooster but is incapable of fertilizing eggs.

In 70 + years around fowl I have only seen this one time.

 

[cmom]

Same here in my 70+ years. I have had some females mock mate. I think they are showing their dominance over the others.

 

[Duckfarmer1]

I have read about goats who are ..homosexual..and even some who love human men more than does, so they turn them into wethers...umm..fix them..to be good company for does..so I suppose why not chickens too..I’d love to hear why you’re asking

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I can imagine it is possible in any species of animal. It is more common in some mammalian species. I think transgender is a thing in amphibians.
With chickens, I had some rock roosters that used to mount and attempt to breed a cochin rooster.

 

[SurferchickinSB]

Is it possible for a chicken to be homosexual, bisexual or transgender.

I have a chicken that is like that. She lays eggs but she also has spurs and she is my lead hen in a flock of nine.I have even seen her mount one of the other hens.

 

[CatWhisperer]

I can imagine it is possible in any species of animal. It is more common in some mammalian species. I think transgender is a thing in amphibians.
With chickens, I had some rock roosters that used to mount and attempt to breed a cochin rooster.

Cochins are cute!

 

[CatWhisperer]

Homosexuality has been documented in mammalian and avian species in nature.

 

[TwentyOneChickens]

Is it possible for a chicken to be homosexual, bisexual or transgender.

That's really weird to think about.

My chicken has spurs but lays eggs...?