Why does my rooster squat?

[barefootgirl123]

I concede y’all. Everyone is correct. (Wasn’t getting email notifications on this thread for some reason.) We had a chicken expert over on the 4th, and he strongly felt this one is in fact a hermaphrodite, somewhere in that range. No eggs yet, but the squatting may be a sign she actually might!
Also, she is 34 weeks, not 20. I definitely won’t cull her, she’s close to a pet now. The main danger with putting her back in the flock, (it’s true organic doesn’t matter if she’s not producing) but these hens are notorious for attacking any newcomer, even if she was a former member of the flock, she’s been out too long.

It’s very possible this has happened before, but with 38,000 free ranging hens, it’s not possible to see each one individually. We culled a white Hyline rooster that we easily picked out the day these birds arrived, but we have also found several brown roos that slipped through in our past Isa flocks too.

And finally, I happened to find an actual rooster (with obvious saddle feathers, and crowing nonstop) in my flock yesterday, and I can clearly see the difference between him and this chicken in question. I brought him up to the house, and believe it or not, Hermie chased him off and I haven’t seen him since. I planned to take a picture of him, but until he comes back around I’ll be waiting.

 

[aart]

Hermie

Perfect!

 

[barefootgirl123]

Perfect!

We had been calling him Henry/Henrietta, but Hermie became the perfect fit.

 

[barefootgirl123]

Update:
After a week or 2 in exile, Henry appeared again and he and Hermie have started to become quite chummy. Haven’t observed any mating signs however. Henry’s slowly warming up to me, he’s discovered I’m the bearer of food so he cautiously comes walking towards me when I come out.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Awwwww!!!

 

[Newbie2021]

Well I definitely have a Rooster and he does squat very often. I'll call him and he lately rather than jump on my lap, walks under my chair and squats (sits). When I try to touch him, he does his Rooster dance around, as if he tries to peck my hands. He jumps on my lap and likes to be petted often (when he wants), but I'm confused with the squatting. And he is DEFINATELY a Rooster.

 

[The-White-Elephant]

We have 38,000 hens. This one is NOT a hen, I thought I made that clear. They stand out quite obviously.

Oh my goodness, 38,000 hens? That’s a lot, and yes he is most like submissive because of the number of chickens

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

We figured it out... it was a she.

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

And he is DEFINATELY a Rooster.

Well, post pics.

 

[Newbie2021]

Well, post pics.

Just went outside. Could not get him to squat under my chair, as he chose to jump on my lap instead. But he is squatting in my lap. He squats under my chair sometimes when I'm sitting in it. Either my lap or under my chair.