When a hen is, in fact, most probably a cockerel
For weeks now, there’s been a question mark above the head of one of our Cuckoo Marans, as to whether it’s a hen or a cockerel. When young, it’s hard to tell. I’ve been praying this bird didn’t turn out to be a he, because I’ve grown very attached to the magnificent specimen. But with each passing day, the doubt slips away. The bird is bigger than the other one, it has an upright tail wth subtle splashes of metallic blue as well as the expected black and white stripes. It even stands differently, the female walking round with her body kind of oval and horizontal to the ground while the suspect male carries himself with pride and vertically.
tags: animals, battery hens, buff orpingtons, chickens, cockerels, cuckoo marans, hens, pets, poultry
