Out of interest, what did you end up doing with your trans-hen-der chicken? My 2.5yr old light Sussex has recently decided she wants to be the man of the house, though she hasn't been crowing (and I hope she doesn't start!) she's definitely stopped laying and has had quite the behavioural change as of late. She was always top hen, even when she was a chick I was so convinced she was a roo I had her DNA tested, haha. So she's definitely a she. I don't know why she'd suddenly make the switch, as nothing has changed in their circumstances for over a year, and while she's always been a very tomboy kinda gal she's consistently been a good layer, squats for me, etc, and has even gone broody a couple of times.
I've been searching the forums to see if anyone has any advice or has successfully managed to reverse the transitihen (hehe), but I'm only finding unresolved posts where basically people are just saying 'yeah, that can happen sometimes'. Yes, it can happen, but I want to make it un-happen! Haha. She's my favourite lil floofbutt so she's staying, but y'know, preferably as the sweet cheeky girl I know and love. I've been thinking of adding two more girls to the flock, and I'll need to move house soon so I'm hoping maybe the big change (new yard, different coop, new recruits in the ranks) will shake things up enough to get her back to normal... Or it could make it much worse and take it from 'it's just a phase' to 'that's Mr Floofbutt to you, thanks'
This "sex change" is due to ovary dysfunction. Unless the ovary (left, I believe) begins to work again "she" will remain a "he". Weird but true. Like broodiness you can't do a thing about it. It's biological!! I wish you the best!
