Guest Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Mum was at her Sisters in Bournemouth last week and returned home with a local newspaper article about chickens. The chap starts nicely talking about the lovely hens his neighbor has in a pocke hankie sized urban garden. All well and good. Then comes the strange part. "For six months, this particular chicken had enjoyed an idyllic lifestyle with its sister......free of the irritating attentions of the male of the species. ......it is likely that they would have noticed being ravaged by a rampant cock." ..this chicken must have been rather surprised to find that an object at least three times larger than its head was emerging from its back end someitme during Tuesday." Is it me or is this journalist under the impression that the egg has only been laid because months earlier it was impregnated by a cockeral?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbb Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Some people just don't get it do they they can't quite grasp that the egg is a "natural" process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ygerna Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I'd feel the need to write in and point out the failings of their journalist myself. Good grief, what sort of education has he had Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy chickens! Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 ......it is likely that they would have noticed being ravaged by a rampant cock." Strange local newspapers they have in Dorset!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surferdog Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 ......it is likely that they would have noticed being ravaged by a rampant cock." Strange local newspapers they have in Dorset!! That's what I thought - he's a bit carried away by it all isn't he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poachedegg Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 ......it is likely that they would have noticed being ravaged by a rampant cock." Strange local newspapers they have in Dorset!! Indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlo Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Perhaps it is a Dorset thing! When I told her that we were getting chickens, my MIL who lives there insisted that I would need a cockerel if I were to get any eggs and took some persuading that this would not be the case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffyknickers Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Oh dear! Why not email him and educate. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 One of the doctors I work with asked me how did they introduce cockerels to batteries to make all the chickens lay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 One of the doctors I work with asked me how did they introduce cockerels to batteries to make all the chickens lay Did you also have to explain how babies were made ? What a daft article indeed. It does sound like that's what he thinks . It seems it's quite a common misconception going by the anecdotes on this forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
