Female Hen

This need to make completely totally utterly sure what one’s gender is reminded me of recent discussions on this blog:

Eggs from a female hen
Eggs from a female hen

Just in case somebody suspects that these eggs have been laid by a one of those male hens, the seller insists they come from a female hen.

27 responses to “Female Hen”

  1. Elizabeth Avatar
    Elizabeth

    Well maybe there are eggs from chickens of the female sex but who self-identify as male!

    Although hembra has a physiological connection, doesn’t it? My silly joke would only work in the picture if it said “gallinas femeninas,” right?

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    1. bloggerclarissa Avatar

      Well, feminine hens would open a completely new can of worms here. 🙂 🙂

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  2. Sarah Avatar

    I suppose chickens don’t get gender confused…

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    1. bloggerclarissa Avatar

      I don’t know, have you ever observed them use a bathroom? There is a lot of confusion going on there. 🙂

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    2. thevenerablecorvex Avatar

      Actually, they do; gender determination in chickens is even more complicated than it is in Humans:
      http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gender-confused-birds

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      1. bloggerclarissa Avatar

        As usual, I was right from the start.

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      2. David Gendron Avatar

        This is an intersex chicken.

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        1. thevenerablecorvex Avatar

          I bet it’s very confused.

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          1. bloggerclarissa Avatar

            It might actually be extremely happy.

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        2. bloggerclarissa Avatar

          I was right on more counts than one. I knew you’d really dig this thread.

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  3. David Gendron Avatar

    Why there’s no trans hen? 😉

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    1. bloggerclarissa Avatar

      What makes you think there isn’t? There are gay and lesbian hens.

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      1. David Gendron Avatar

        There’s gay and lesbian hens, but trans hens, I don’t know how it would be possible nor how you could verify that.

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      2. David Gendron Avatar

        There’s intersex hens, though.

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  4. David Gendron Avatar

    I self-identify myself as a female hen. Other female hens MUST accept that I go inside their chickenry!

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    1. bloggerclarissa Avatar

      I knew you’d like this thread. 🙂 🙂

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  5. David Gendron Avatar

    Corrected:

    I self-identify myself as a female hen. Other female hens MUST accept that I go inside their chickenry…or else I would scream “TWANZSPECIESPHOBIA”!

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    1. bloggerclarissa Avatar

      I knew, I knew, I knew that twanz-something would make an appearance.

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  6. N G Avatar
    N G

    Actually a current meme in Columbia is that meat from estrogen hormone fed chickens (female :)) is turning boys gay! Check out the video below where Columbian model, Natalia Paris, is explaining this Latin American crisis. Comments?

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  7. Lear Avatar

    They already know if the ( not to be born) chicks (not the hen) are female!

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  8. Amy Avatar
    Amy

    “Hen” is a gender-neutral pronoun in Swedish, just so you know. 🙂

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    1. bloggerclarissa Avatar

      You see? The issue is not nearly as simple as everybody thought. 🙂 🙂

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  9. David Gendron Avatar

    Should men be admitted to girl schools and conversely?

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    1. bloggerclarissa Avatar

      I’m completely totally utterly and hugely opposed to gender-segregated schools, colleges, or universities. I’ve seen the products of their “upbringing and education” and it’s just horrible.

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      1. bloggerclarissa Avatar

        So the answer is: absolutely and as soon as possible.

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  10. musteryou Avatar

    I’ve heard fully fledged (not fledgling) journalists use the term, “male penis”, before.

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    1. Sarah Avatar

      That’s got my mind boggling!

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