Transgender chicken?

[StripeyThing_1]

Hello all,

I got a hen/rooster? 3 years ago along with a couple other blue ameraucana hens.

I’ve had some troubles determining if this is a boy or a girl. This could be a girl who is trying to be a boy or a boy trying to be a girl.


It has huge spurs and doesn’t lay eggs, I’ve never seen it act like a true hen. It doesn’t crow nor mount on my other hens.

Any suggestions are appreciated!

 

[StripeyThing_1]

The spurs are 2” inches

 

[Bigandlittles]

Following so I can read what some of the experts say I’m so curious

 

[EmmaRainboe]

She's female. It's not uncommon for hens to grow spurs too.

Are you sure she's never laid?

 

[StripeyThing_1]

She has never laid any eggs!
She has also never been or acted broody.

I’ve heard it’s rare (but possible) to get a female who somewhat genetically forms herself into a rooster if she feels like a boy. I.e. stops laying eggs starts growing spurs. I’d have to look deeper into that but I’ve heard it somewhere.

 

[nuthatched]

Looks like a hen, hens also commonly grow spurs, it's not just males. I have a few hens with spurs.
What makes you thinks she's never laid? Does her vent look wide and pink or tight and yellow? Some hens are just sterile, like some people.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

She has never laid any eggs!
She has also never been or acted broody.

I’ve heard it’s rare (but possible) to get a female who somewhat genetically forms herself into a rooster if she feels like a boy. I.e. stops laying eggs starts growing spurs. I’d have to look deeper into that but I’ve heard it somewhere.

It's possible for a hen to take on the dominant role of a rooster, she may crow, grow spurs, etc.. But she will not "become" a rooster, nor will she "genetically modify" herself.

It is also possible for a hen to damage her ovaries and for her body to experience a hormone imbalance, in this case she may also begin crowing, growing spurs, etc..

Though, some hens just crow or grow spurs, regardless. I have noticed crowing to be more common in bantams, but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen in standard-sized birds too.

 

[nuthatched]

She has never laid any eggs!
She has also never been or acted broody.

I’ve heard it’s rare (but possible) to get a female who somewhat genetically forms herself into a rooster if she feels like a boy. I.e. stops laying eggs starts growing spurs. I’d have to look deeper into that but I’ve heard it somewhere.

You heard misinformation, that's a load of hogwash.
If a hen has severe reproductive issues that mess with her hormones, she may develop male feathers and not lay (and usually eventually succumb to the reproductive issues). But she's still a female. Hens can crow and grow spurs, I've had crowing hens, it's not unusual or a sign of 'turning into a male'.

 

[bill3607]

It's possible for a hen to take on the dominant role of a rooster, she may crow, grow spurs, etc.. But she will not "become" a rooster, nor will she "genetically modify" herself.

It is also possible for a hen to damage her ovaries and for her body to experience a hormone imbalance, in this case she may also begin crowing, growing spurs, etc..

Though, some hens just crow or grow spurs, regardless. I have noticed crowing to be more common in bantams, but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen in standard-sized birds too.

Yep, I have an Easter Egger that crows everyday. But, she also lays me an egg average of 5 days a week.

 

[bill3607]

Not saying the OP is wrong, but ask how you know she has never laid an egg? Is she by herself?