Transgender chicken?

[EmmaRainboe]

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

@Overo Mare 's Rona crows too. I know several members who have/had crowing hens. Definitely more common than you'd think.

 

[StripeyThing_1]

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'.

Thank you @nuthatched and @EmmaRainboe for confirming my thoughts about transgender chickens. I knew that sounded a bit strange. I did my research and found that it is true for a hen to grow spurs or crow.

I don’t know why she doesn’t lay eggs.
She may have when she just started, but she was with a lot of the other hens and I couldn’t tell. I know for sure she hasn’t laid for the past 1 1/2 years or so. She is very healthy though!

Thanks!

 

[nuthatched]

Thank you @nuthatched and @EmmaRainboe for confirming my thoughts about transgender chickens. I knew that sounded a bit strange. I did my research and found that it is true for a hen to grow spurs or crow.

I don’t know why she doesn’t lay eggs.
She may have when she just started, but she was with a lot of the other hens and I couldn’t tell. I know for sure she hasn’t laid for the past 1 1/2 years or so. She is very healthy though!

Thanks!

You're welcome, although I'm curious on why you believe she doesn't lay? Did you vent check?

 

[StripeyThing_1]

Recently I haven’t vent checked her.

For a year or so I had kept her separated with 2 other hens in one of my coops. Everyday I collected the eggs but there were only 2! Strange… it will remain a mystery.

 

[nuthatched]

Recently I haven’t vent checked her.

For a year or so I had kept her separated with 2 other hens in one of my coops. Everyday I collected the eggs but there were only 2! Strange… it will remain a mystery.

Hens don't lay every day, especially easter eggers, most hens lay every other day. That is an appropriate number for three hens.

 

[StripeyThing_1]

Chickens are so very interesting
Thank you @nuthatched for helping me!

Best regards,

StripyThing_1