How do warren hens reproduce and breed as there are only females in the breed?

Question

I would like to no how warren hens are produced cos in the warren breed there are only females so how do they breed and reproduce what two breeds of hen produce a warren?we keep hens and are very intrigued by this any of u clever lot out there help me please?itd be very much appreciated!thanks.xxx

Answer 1

Hey!
I don't usually answer questions if I don't know the full answer, but here goes.

It sounds like this breed of hens is a cross between two other breeds. Like a horse and donkey mated make a mule, which usually don't have a gender at all. So, when they breed the two different types of chickens, they only produce females.

That's just an educated guess. Good luck finding out the whole story!

Answer 2

Warren Hens

Answer 3

Like Martha (who posted the answer above), I usually do not answer questions unless I know the correct answer. But I am curious. Why do you believe that there are only females in the breed?

If this is true, I would think that Martha's answer is probably correct.

It realy bothers me that I could find no factual information on this breed on the internet. I found several sites that sell Warren chickens, but no information about the breed.

Maybe you should contact someone who sells them, and ask them?

http://www.cambrianpoultry.co.uk/products.html

http://www.marshfarmcountrypark.co.uk/information_sheet.php
(this site says they have about 100 hens, but they also say the male is called a cockerel, so are you sure that there are no males?)

http://www.fotothing.com/griffin/photo/612ce8e94b1ab88583bb865253a56f96/ (photo, but no info)

Good luck finding the right answer!

Answer 4

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A604270

According to this a warren hen is a laying hen in the molt cycle - roosters don't lay and are not kept in great numbers....

Its rather like saying how to cows breed since there are no male cows (because a male bovine is a bull!)