Re: Sex-changing Chickens QUESTIONS and :)

[john_conway@mac.com]

I see what you are getting at, stupid of me not to think of that. A 
devious rooster, of course!.

The chicken is around two or three years old. I am not sure whether it 
has laid or is laying eggs, I will find out.

A trip from Australia to Denmark seems improbable given the chickens 
lack of a valid passport and current incarceration. But keep in mind 
this may be a very devious chicken.

On Friday, March 8, 2002, at 04:24  PM, Ray Stanford wrote:
>     First, what age was the chicken when it seemed to have 'changed 
> sex'?
>
>     Second, has the 'hen' ever laid eggs.  Is it currently laying eggs?
>
>     Does this chicken mount the 'certified' hens?
>
>     Third, by what method (if not by egg laying) were the three 
> chickens'
> sexes 'determined', earlier?
>
>     Fourth, did that chicken recently return from a vacation in 
> Denmark?*
>
>
>     Ray Stanford
>
> "You know my method.  It is founded upon the observance of trifles." --
> Sherlock Holmes in The Boscombe Valley Mystery
>
>     * For you 'youngsters' on the list, Denmark became known for 
> pioneering
> in sex-change surgery.