Jeremy Posted October 6, 2006 Report Posted October 6, 2006 Has anyone had a cock turn into a hen or a hen into a cock.I have been told its very rare??? :
Guest Posted October 6, 2006 Report Posted October 6, 2006 dunno if its possible in pigeons but it is possible in budgies. when a lot of budgies of the same sex are kept togther for a long time some male birds change sex,well humans do the same dont they.....well under sugery anyways lol. ;D
Jeremy Posted October 6, 2006 Author Report Posted October 6, 2006 Like to no if it is possible on pigeons. ??)
NANCYVIEWLOFTS Posted October 6, 2006 Report Posted October 6, 2006 never had a hen that has laid eggs change to a cock but have had young birds that have shown all the signs of been a cock to turn out to be hens as yearlings and vis versa it could be that their hormones are a bit mixed up as youngsters
Guest shadow Posted October 6, 2006 Report Posted October 6, 2006 only if they have not been sexed correctly as young birds
jimmy white Posted October 6, 2006 Report Posted October 6, 2006 never heard of that speedy ;D one thing for sure is ive never had a cock lay eggs ;D ;D [ hope things are going well speed,jw]
Guest Posted October 6, 2006 Report Posted October 6, 2006 Heee Heee Heee I won Best young cock in Washington State show one year, shows what the Judges or me knew laid eggs a few weeks after.
Guest speckled Posted October 7, 2006 Report Posted October 7, 2006 :o anythings poss these days lol ;D ;
Roland Posted October 7, 2006 Report Posted October 7, 2006 Fish do. Like the Mubuna (Rift valley lakes) you can control the off spring too by hardening or softening the water. The Community fish like Guppys / sword fish especially will breed then if need be change sex. Gully's are - like some others are born pregnant, and their young too... so 3 generations if need be are safe guarded.
Guest WINGS 04 Posted October 7, 2006 Report Posted October 7, 2006 I HAD 2 COCKS PAIR UP AFTER THERE HENS WHERE SPLIT FROM THEM
Jeremy Posted October 7, 2006 Author Report Posted October 7, 2006 I have had a Widowhood cock trying to pair up to the other cocks which upset the whole team. He was a pure Anrie Van de rhee well bred so put him in the stock loft and bingo bred 1st Fed in his first nest so it was a blessing..
Guest Posted October 8, 2006 Report Posted October 8, 2006 Well here's the boring science stuff, good for the pub quiz night, Mammals and birds share common ancestors, reptiles. Humans in the womb and birds in the egg share reptilian features. For example humans start with (fish) gills which develop into something else. (Reckon that's what makes us men such fine drinkers down the pub. ;D ) Birds as I've posted elsewhere, have a part-reptilian and part-mammalian kidney. ALL ANIMALS WHEN FIRST CONCEIVED ARE FEMALE GENDER. ITS A CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE THAT ACTS ON THE GROWING FEOTUS THAT TURNS IT INTO A MALE. SOMETIMES THAT PROCESS GOES WRONG AND THE ANIMAL AFTER BIRTH HAS BOTH MALE AND FEMALE GENITALS, OR REVERTS OR CONVERTS FROM ONE GENDER TO THE OTHER.. Can't for the life of me recall where I've read it, but there are recorded cases in pigeons. Think it would be cock back to hen, because cock has two testes and two 'tubes' while hen has only one ovary and one oviduct. At conception 'She' started out with 'two somethings'. If its to be a cock, his will develop into two male organs. If it remains female, then one of hers will 'die off' and the other will develop into a single ovary and oviduct. Must be worth a pint at least ;D
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