Bearded hens?

[Bone Collector]

Can bearded hens breed and produce poults?

Didn't know if the beard is caused by a hormonal imbalance and thus could mess with their reproductive abilities.

 

[Setterman]

I would assume so, megalomaniac would probably know.

 

[Andy S.]

Yes they can.

 

[megalomaniac]

yup, beards are not sex related like antlers in deer. They are simply an abnormal feathering pattern not usually present in females. If present in females, it has nothing to do with 'hormones'. They are not any less fertile than other hens

 

[woodsman04]

Yea they can. Another reason why they should also be illegal to shoot.


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[FLTENNHUNTER1]

I don't think they have the right "equipment" :shock: :lol:

 

[catman529]

Yea they can. Another reason why they should also be illegal to shoot.


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Considering the low percentage of hens that are bearded, and the lack of desire to shoot one among many hunters, I don't see a problem with their being legal to shoot.

 

[knightrider]

Yea they can. Another reason why they should also be illegal to shoot.


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:roll: :roll: :roll:

 

[Hunt 365]

I've never seen one with poults but I have seen bearded hens with a gobbler, so at least they play for the same team as the other hens

 

[RUGER]

I've never seen one with poults but I have seen bearded hens with a gobbler, so at least they play for the same team as the other hens

:rotf: :tu:

 

[Wrangler95]

I usually see a couple of bearded hens each spring but I never shoot them!

 

[Andy S.]

I usually see a couple of bearded hens each spring but I never shoot them!

Ditto

 

[Huntaholic]

I don't shoot hens, bearded or not! Ive got 2 here at the house that have been here for a few years now. They get a free pass, but come to think of it, everything gets a free pass here at the house! LOL. Through the years Ive let a few kids and every once in a blue moon, an adult that has hunted hard with no luck kill one. Other than that, its a safety zone.

 

[Andy S.]

Through the years Ive let a few kids and every once in a blue moon, an adult that has hunted hard with no luck kill one.

"One" as in a male turkey (my guess), or a bearded hen?

 

[Huntaholic]

Through the years Ive let a few kids and every once in a blue moon, an adult that has hunted hard with no luck kill one.

"One" as in a male turkey (my guess), or a bearded hen?

LOL I guess I should have clarified that, adult male longbeards are all that's allowed here by anybody.