Hen feathering
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Hen feathering in cocks is the occurrence of a genetically conditioned character in domestic fowl. Males with this condition develop a female-type plumage, although otherwise look and respond as viril
Golden Sebright cockerel showing hen-feathering
Males of most chicken breeds distinguish from their females
Sir John Saunders Sebright, 7th Baronet,, of Besford, Worcestershire, and Beechwood Park, Hertfordshire, was an English politician and agricultural innovator.
Hen feathering
…cocks is one of the typical characteristics of the Sebright Bantam, a breed established circa 1810, in accordance with the intentions of its creator, Sir John Saunders Sebright. Sexual dimorphism in plumage is very common in birds, particularly within Phasianidae where males are bigger and have brighter and more colorful plumage…
Sir John Sebright, 7th Baronet, 1834 engraving by Samuel William Reynolds.