multi bearded birds revisited

[trkyklr]

i was talking to a guy about this subject back last winter when i saw a hen on his property with about a 7" beard (i also took one on the property with a 2" beard)& he said that a bearded hen would/could make multi bearded gobblers.im wondering if that is true,anyone have a clue? i took a 4 bearded bird on his place this past spring so that kind of backs that theory up whats yalls thoughts on the subject

[wordbird]

I've heard nothing before to that effect but now that you mention it, I killed a few mutibearded birds on a lease I used to be in in Ala. and it was common to see bearded hens on that lease. There might be something to it.

[silvestris]

I don't think bearded hens have anything to do with multi-bearded gobblers.  I do believe that there are flocks that are prone to multi-bearded gobblers.  I have killed and seen multi-bearded gobblers with great frequency in certain areas.

[trkyklr]

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so what do you think causes this deformity?  genes passed down thru the generations? the guy that i was talking to about it said that a hen with a beard possesess more male hormones than a normal hen & when she lays eggs be it future hens or gobblers that they also produce more male hormones in return her hen poults can have beards & her male poults could have multiple beards   

alright is a multi bearded bird born with the multiple beards or does he grow them thru life?