My Rooster laid an egg!!!

[TalkALittle]

My rooster just laid an egg and there's no other chickens in the coop with him

Would you mind posting a picture of your bird?

I theorize that there are cases of mistaken gender in animals. After all, it occurs in humans more often than people think.

The problem comes because there are what's called primary sex characteristics and secondary sex characteristics. Gender is often determined by secondary sex characteristics because in birds those are the ones we can see. In fact, the only true determination of sex is the presence of either male or female primary sex characteristics which means the presence of ovaries (produce ovum) or testes (produce sperm). Even still, the animal kingdom can throw a monkey wrench into the works because there are animals (humans included) born or hatched all the time that have both sets or one of each. They may develop some or all of the secondary sex characteristics of either sex to varying degrees.

 

[azygous]

My rooster just laid an egg and there's no other chickens in the coop with him

Interesting. But there's usually a perfectly rational and simple explanation for such miraculous occurrences. In you case, even without a photo of this Wonder-roo, I'm going to take a wild guess that "he" is actually a hen.

 

[TillyPeeps]

Interesting. But there's usually a perfectly rational and simple explanation for such miraculous occurrences. In you case, even without a photo of this Wonder-roo, I'm going to take a wild guess that "he" is actually a hen.

Yes, there is no doubt that's a hen. If a hen has ovary issue or hormone problem, she may looks and acts like a rooster. But if you do a DNA test, it's still a hen. It's not common, but happens.

 

[TillyPeeps]

By the way, the "rooster" laid eggs may looks and acts like a roo, but will never be able to fertilize any egg.

 

[Beekissed]

An egg, even if a rooster possessed an ovary through some anomaly of genetics, has to be encased in a shell....which would indicate that the rooster would also have to have a shell gland, then it would have to be delivered through the oviduct, which would mean that not only would this rooster have to possess an ovary, but a shell gland AND an oviduct, to the cloaca.

That would be a huge number of genetic anomalies for a rooster to have, so I'm thinking female bird with male secondary sex characteristics. Easy to find out....kill that thing and cut it open, do an autopsy to see what's going on in there.

 

[slkyldy4evr]

Could you post a picture of him

 

[TheTwoRoos]

This is impossible in any and every way. Roosters do not lay eggs.

hens are the only ones.And as every has been saying,the hen probably more then like has an ovary disease or punctured something down there that has made it more roosterly looking.

If there happens to be a LEGIT rooster in a nest,and you come back to find an egg underneath him,it's probably either a hen jumped in the nest with him and laid the egg,and he took it and rolled it underneath him,or he moved and came back after she layed it.Or an egg was already layed there.

It's just impossible in everyway for an actual living rooster tod o lay an egg.

 

[carolinasculpture]

My rooster does in fact go into the nest boxes and fix them up for the ladies. Even settles into them from time to time. But he has never laid an egg and is quite good at fertilizing! I am guessing you have a "bearded lady". Enjoy your unique bird!

 

[AbbysSilkies]

I cannot believe it! My Rooster laid an egg. This morning when I went to the coop, I found a tiny egg, the size of a pigeon's egg in the nest. I googled and found that this is a rare occurrence! Has anyone had a similar experience? Thanks

I think the same thing just happened to me!!

 

[Frazzemrat1]

I think the same thing just happened to me!!

Ugh, that's completely and 100% impossible. That would be like saying that your husband got pregnant and gave birth, without having ever had gender realignment surgery. Its just impossible.
Now, all that said... I bet your rooster is actually a pullet that was mistaken for a roo. Do you have a pic of this bird to post?