Bearded Hen

[West Augusta]

I've heard of bearded hens but didn't think they had a rope hanging.  This lady has been coming through my yard with a winter flock of 20 to 30 hens.  She's the only one with a beard.  I've killed gobblers with thinner beards than this.

[Spring Creek Calls]

I've seen several hens with beards but none that thick. My first fall kill was a hen with a sparse beard.

[fallhnt]

I shot one with a bow that had a 9.5" beard on her.

[tomstopper]

I have seen a couple but she is up there as one of the best

[wvmntnhick]

That's impressive.


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[lumberjack]

Maybe she doesn't identify as a hen.......  

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[jepcho]

That's cool, I love seeing bearded hens.


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[Dr Juice]

That is probably the nicest bearded hen I have seen photographed. A trophy for sure.

[wvmntnhick]

Maybe she doesn't identify as a hen.......  

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Funny. Had a 12 year old tell me the same thing the other day.

[mgm1955]

 

[trkehunr93]

I had one come in spring before last that had at least an 8" beard. 


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[Happy]

That is a good beard. Bet she is giving some toms a case of "beard envy"

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[jepcho]

I would love to shoot one someday, but I'd want to do it in the fall


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[MK M GOBL]

I have had this ole girl around for a few years and she has a rope!

MK M GOBL

[turkeyfoot]

Those are some nice beards I killed 1 years ago but beard was thin and 7 inches