UCP Blog 017: Another Sex-Reversed Hen Reported to the UCP

Lulu the Sex Reversed Hen - photo by Angela Schwendiman

Lulu the Sex Reversed Hen – photo by Angela Schwendiman

I recently had yet another report of a possibly sex-reversed hen!  Here is the initial message that I received:

Hi,
I just listened to your sex reversal chicken podcast. I have a hen that is about two and a half years old. In the last two weeks she has rapidly started to reverse to a male. I am a PhD in biology. Once I noticed my little Lulu was sex reversing I wanted to learn more about how common this is. I am shocked about the lack of information on the topic. When I heard you wanted to collected some data I got very excited. I wanted to find out how many other people you had heard from.

Thanks,
Angela

 

 

 

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UCP Blog 013: Listeners Have Hens Who Spontaneously Sex Reversed!

Lucy the Crowing Hen - photo courtesy of Karen Seelert

Lucy the Crowing Hen – photo courtesy of Karen Seelert

Synchronicity has struck in the Urban Chicken Podcast family. Last week brought two seemingly unrelated emails from separate Urban Chicken Podcast listeners about the same unusual topic – spontaneous sex reversal in their hens! That seems more than just an odd coincidence.  Continue reading

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