Beyond The Sidewalks: Rooster!

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Rooster!

When is a hen a rooster ? When it is a rooster. Where did he come from? We have a strict no rooster policy. I don't want my neighbors losing any sleep.

12 comments:

Kelly said...: It really looks like a hen. What is it? LOL; June 5, 2011 at 11:11 AM
goatgirl said...: Kelly, that's what's freaky. It looks like a hen....exactly like my hen Cedar.; June 5, 2011 at 1:23 PM
V.L. Locey said...: Hmmmm, it does look like a hen.; June 5, 2011 at 2:57 PM
Terry Golson said...: A hen has only one working ovary. When that one becomes diseased or injured, the hormones change and she will become a he. Sort of.; June 5, 2011 at 4:20 PM
goatgirl said...: Thank you Terry. I will let her know:); June 5, 2011 at 4:38 PM
Marigold said...: Oops. A little trans-gender issue beyond the sidewalks.; June 5, 2011 at 7:26 PM
Teresa said...: Definitely sounds like a rooster.; June 5, 2011 at 7:38 PM
C. Todd Dolen, DVM said...: Ha! We have made the same interesting discovery at our house this week! So odd when our hens start crowing...; June 7, 2011 at 1:57 PM
Lindsey at NW Backyard Veggies said...: I have never heard that about hens turning into roos (kindof).
Interesting!; June 10, 2011 at 10:45 AM
Lucie said...: "Whistling girls and crowing hens always come to no good end." from my sailor/farmer father.; June 17, 2011 at 3:08 PM
goatgirl said...: I'll have to remember that Lucie...very funny.; June 18, 2011 at 6:17 AM
Sheryl at Providence North said...: I have read that if you don't have a rooster, some hens will act like one.; July 6, 2011 at 5:18 PM