It’s sad to say we’ve gotten used to losing chicks. It still sucks. But, the first time around it was a punch to the gut. The sensation of failure was pretty extreme. When it happened again, despite us having demonstrable success on our own side, we knew we weren’t the only issue. And on the …
Month: May 2021
About our Trans Rooster
What happens: In short, chickens have a spare gonad. They simply can’t develop both of them into a fully functional egg production machine. Given the right circumstances. That second, dormant gonad will wake up and start producing androgens. More Info Live Science Article about it: https://www.livescience.com/13514-sex-change-chicken-gertie-hen-bertie-cockerel.html Here’s a research paper on the subject: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/3212/3e90aac57f9607210adcb3e53ddf98f51b5c.pdf?_ga=2.78224018.70789312.1525872700-808396487.1525872700