About one in every 10,000 chickens is gynandromorphous. This means that they are half female and half male. Unlike humans, chickens don't have hormones that develop and tell them what to be. They are predetermined the whole way.
This also means that a "half and half" chicken will have totally different plumage, body shape, and muscle structure on the two halves of its body.
If they can understand what the differences between the male and female identities are, then they can imagine making female birds with the same growth characteristics as males. This would increase productivity.
I thought this was interesting to learn about because I figured they wouldn't have their bodied divided and have all the same parts as what the sex is supposed to.
Wow that is definitely crazy!.. I could see how this would increase productivity though. These female chickens would be much bulkier and bigger; the males could maybe potentially lay eggs as well if they have all the same parts and could do the same functions.
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