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CHANTICLEER COCK

Posted by Biggus on August 14, 2011 - 08:57
from the ABC set THE NATURAL WORLD - FLORA AND FAUNA

In the farmyard
Where the chickens scratch
A Chanticleer cock keeps an eye
On his clucking batch

But if some unfortunate
Mishap should befall
Leaving the farmyard
With no cock at all

Then nature will take a hand
To correct the mishap
Turning one of the scratchy hens
Into a chap

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Highhat | August 14, 2011 - 09:58

Is this what nature does Paul? I really didn't know that- should I believe it?

Biggus | August 14, 2011 - 10:59

Thanks Pia
I know that in some fish and reptile species some will change gender in a single sex enviroment.
And I read earlier this year of a chicken farmer who claimed three of his hens changed into cocks.
Now it could be that they had been wrongly sexed initially.
But I thought it was quite an interesting case, if true.
Paul

skinner_jennifer | August 14, 2011 - 11:24

Well you've certainly enlightened me Paul.

A very interesting piece.

Jenny.

Biggus | August 14, 2011 - 14:59

Thanks Jenny