Rooster or hen?

[JodyJo]

SOOOO....I have this adorable chick...

and for the longest time didn't know if it were a rooster or pullet...I figured out it is a cochin/silkie mix

so today, I watched my rooster "mate" with HER...they are both 16 weeks...phew, I fell in love with her look, she won't let me
touch her, but I love the way she looks and sounds...

So roosters, don't "jump" other boys do they?!

 

[Amapola]

'Course they can! All animals have gay members and homosexual behavior now and then.
Pigeons, dogs, cats, lizards, even chickens.

 

[Chiko]

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[greenfamilyfarms]

That's a pullet.

 

[JanaBanana1]

I think I have a lesbian hen... she has jumped on the other hens trying to "due the deed" UGH!

 

[yinepu]

I used to have a rooster and a male guinea who were in love.. and yes. they took turns trying to breed each other (we are 100% positive that both were males).. sadly a fox ended their love affair...

 

[JodyJo]

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Ha.....funny....!

I hope she is a pullet!

 

[donrae]

At 16 weeks, that's a pullet. Mounting is different than mating and is a common social dominance behavior--so I kept trying to explain to folks at the dog park til I got disgusted and left.

 

[JodyJo]

ha...got ya.....this is my 2nd year with chickens, last year I ended up with 9 roos..no pullets, so its all new to me to watch...that makes sense!

 

[Amapola]

Actually that's one argument for "the gay gene," chickens aside... If homosexuality happens among animals, why couldn't it be biological among humans too?

Now, back to the regularly scheduled topic