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Author Topic: hen head color  (Read 6069 times)

Offline barry

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hen head color
« on: June 04, 2011, 04:45:57 PM »
Heres a hen we saw last year. Her head looks smaller than other hens and it is much lighter in color.
Your thoughts?
Barry

She's the 4th from the right with her head down in this pic





Offline Lovett

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Re: hen head color
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2011, 11:21:06 AM »
barry,

Her does look white.  Can you can better photo of her?

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Re: hen head color
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2011, 03:31:07 PM »
Barry,


You have hen that the plumage a male.  I'm sorry did not look your last photo.

Hormones make hens brown.  A hen who no ovary male plumage.