The Bizarre, Retro and Everything Else: The Most Bizarre Sex Changes Don't Come from Humans, but from This Animal

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Sunday, January 8, 2023

The Most Bizarre Sex Changes Don't Come from Humans, but from This Animal

Hens, or female chickens, can experience a gender reversal when their dominant ovary stops producing estrogen. They essentially become male, at least externally. There appears to be no reason for the change and, according to Jim and Jeanette Howard of England, they noticed it in their hen, Gertie,... Sign in to see full entry.

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