Rooster laying eggs

[tlcmurphy]

OP started 2 threads about this particular bird, and hasn’t been back to either of them…

 

[fowltemptress]

OP started 2 threads about this particular bird, and hasn’t been back to either of them…

Maybe it was an April Fools gag that was off by a day?

 

[tlcmurphy]

They replied here

My apologies, I missed that one.

 

[Suzi q]

So I have a Polish chicken. I bought about 7 or 8 months ago and it is a rooster and it started laying eggs todayView attachment 4088496View attachment 4088498

She's beautiful, what is her name?

 

[LLU]

So I have a Polish chicken. I bought about 7 or 8 months ago and it is a rooster and it started laying eggs todayView attachment 4088496View attachment 4088498

She’s a beauty!!. Wanted 1 same color & 1 silver crested but Im afraid to get them because I have too many cats that come around.

 

[NatJ]

Chickens do not have X and Y chromosomes, but rather W and Z. I think they have Z, some birds rather than having the diminutive Z just simply don't have that chromosome. I think chickens do have a Z.

In birds a WW triggers a male bird, as opposed to XX triggering a female in mammals. WZ or W- for those species without a Z are female.

You have the letters backwards. Hens have ZW, roosters have ZZ.

You could check it on wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZW_sex-determination_system

Or you could check it in any discussion on sexlink chickens or autosexing chickens. Most of them mention the Z chromosome which is where the genes in question are located. Roosters have two Z chromosomes, hens have one Z chromosome. The Z chromosome has the barring gene, the gold/silver gene, the chocolate gene, the gene for dark vs. light skin, the gene for fast vs. slow feathering, and some others. The W chromosome does not seem to have any genes that affect the chicken in any way that is useful for sexing young chicks (for example, no genes for color of chicken).

 

[Zenmonkey]

You have the letters backwards. Hens have ZW, roosters have ZZ.

You could check it on wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZW_sex-determination_system

Or you could check it in any discussion on sexlink chickens or autosexing chickens. Most of them mention the Z chromosome which is where the genes in question are located. Roosters have two Z chromosomes, hens have one Z chromosome. The Z chromosome has the barring gene, the gold/silver gene, the chocolate gene, the gene for dark vs. light skin, the gene for fast vs. slow feathering, and some others. The W chromosome does not seem to have any genes that affect the chicken in any way that is useful for sexing young chicks (for example, no genes for color of chicken).

Egads! You're right!

The worst part is that I knew that. I can't even blame it on fatigue. That was the middle of the day on a Saturday!

Thank you for the correction!

 

[bskeef]

Female birds can lay eggs even if there is no rooster around. Only females can lay eggs, males cannot. Females can be feisty and attack things, but that does not make it a male. Your bird is 100% a female. It may have fooled you, but she has always been a girl and always will be!

Lol, now if we can just get the human race to believe the same thing !!

 

[Maggie13]

She is beautiful!
Just curious:What color egg does this breed lay?

 

[NatJ]

She is beautiful!
Just curious:What color egg does this breed lay?

Polish lay white eggs. Or possibly off-white or cream (that happens sometimes in breeds that are supposed to lay white eggs.)