Sorry your girl seems to now be a guy. That's not good at all. And another Good Grief! for you. I'd be a little weirded out myself.
My hermaphrodite chicken
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Before and after pictures would of been neat to see.
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I agree.
I agree.
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Sorry I don't know how to post pictures here....
You could email them to me and I would be more than happy to post them for you.
OR, you could upload your photos to a photo-hosting site such as:
http://photobucket.com (it's free to use)
OR, you can upload them directly to this site. I have never done it this way.
OR, you could upload your photos to a photo-hosting site such as:
http://photobucket.com (it's free to use)
OR, you can upload them directly to this site. I have never done it this way.
Yep, this cans it. I have heard it all now.
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Hi all,
hermaphrodite chicken: we purchased two blue andalusians about 1 1/2 years ago. One of the chickens looked more like a rooster and at first we thought she was one. No, we did not have them sexed. When we began having 2 white eggs on a pretty regular basis we decided that she was a she. She had small knobs where the spurs are. Welllllll now she has one leg with a spur about 1-2" long, and nothing on the other leg. She has also begun to "jump" on the other chickens. not sure what the technical word is there. hmmmm I guess we will go back to checking how many white eggs we get. more later.
hermaphrodite chicken: we purchased two blue andalusians about 1 1/2 years ago. One of the chickens looked more like a rooster and at first we thought she was one. No, we did not have them sexed. When we began having 2 white eggs on a pretty regular basis we decided that she was a she. She had small knobs where the spurs are. Welllllll now she has one leg with a spur about 1-2" long, and nothing on the other leg. She has also begun to "jump" on the other chickens. not sure what the technical word is there. hmmmm I guess we will go back to checking how many white eggs we get. more later.
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Hens can grow spurs. In some breeds, female's with spurs is a pretty regular thing. Dominant hens will also jump on other hens to put them in their place. When you can, post some pictures of your birds. I would like to see them.
Hens can grow spurs. In some breeds, female's with spurs is a pretty regular thing. Dominant hens will also jump on other hens to put them in their place. When you can, post some pictures of your birds. I would like to see them.
You just can't make this stuff up, I always find nature really interesting!
Here is a link to a paper with more information:
http://www.ca.uky.edu/smallflocks/Factsheets/Sex_reversal_in_chickens.pdf
And here is another one with references. I have not taken the time to research the references, but it does note that in at least one instance the chicken with the ovatestis was able to sire offspring:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1680194/pdf/canvetj00590-0030.pdf
ETA: wow, I just realized how old this thread is
Here is a link to a paper with more information:
http://www.ca.uky.edu/smallflocks/Factsheets/Sex_reversal_in_chickens.pdf
And here is another one with references. I have not taken the time to research the references, but it does note that in at least one instance the chicken with the ovatestis was able to sire offspring:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1680194/pdf/canvetj00590-0030.pdf
ETA: wow, I just realized how old this thread is
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