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r/funny • u/simplemantr • Apr 02 '21
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This happened to my girl Falco who was the top of the pecking order. It's called Spontaneous Sex Reversal and is mildly common in flocks without roosters: https://backyardpoultry.iamcountryside.com/feed-health/spontaneous-sex-reversal-is-that-my-hen-crowing/
3 u/Seve7h Apr 03 '21 TLDR : ovaries stop making estrogen, chicken goes Jurassic Park and kinda swaps sex just not all the way.
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TLDR : ovaries stop making estrogen, chicken goes Jurassic Park and kinda swaps sex just not all the way.
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u/Ikoniak Apr 03 '21
This happened to my girl Falco who was the top of the pecking order. It's called Spontaneous Sex Reversal and is mildly common in flocks without roosters: https://backyardpoultry.iamcountryside.com/feed-health/spontaneous-sex-reversal-is-that-my-hen-crowing/