2006-08-20 12:32:52 · 9 answers · asked by joconga MP 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
I don't know, but maybe this creature knows...
(true article...!)
Transsexual hen's crow wreaks havoc in the henhouse
Fri Aug 4, 6:12 AM ET
A hen in southern Sweden that has grown a rooster comb, tail and wattle and begun to crow is wreaking havoc in its henhouse, where the rooster, Henry VIII, is hopping mad.
"Henry VIII is bloody angry. The other hens are mostly just surprised but they seem to increasingly accept him or her," the owner of the henhouse, Christel Hammar-Malmgren, told the online edition of regional daily Blekinge Laens Tidning Friday.
Hammar-Malmgren woke up one morning in July to the sound of two roosters crowing, instead of just one. To her surprise, she discovered that one of the black hens, Anne Boleyn -- all of the hens are named after Henry VIII's wives -- had undergone a transformation.
"She had lost most of her hen feathers and had begun growing a comb and tail," she said.
The transsexual hen joined the henhouse last year and was different from the start. She was uninterested in the usual hen chores and laid bad eggs, Hammar-Malmgren said.
She insisted however that despite the change, and unlike the hen's namesake, there were no plans to end Anne Boleyn's days prematurely.
2006-08-20 12:39:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A rooster will crow in the middle of the night to ward off predators. The rooster is trying to protect the hens & chicks. They crow as a warning, usually something is prowling near their coupe or nesting area. Just be thankful they aren't Guineas (A type of poultry) ... they are much noisier!!!
2006-08-20 19:50:27 · answer #2 · answered by Regina R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The chicken is not a very intelligent animal. Just look at the size of its head. It has a brain about the size of a pea. Mostly, they make noise when they are alarmed, which can be any time of the day or night. During the day, they crow probably as a way of declaring their territory.
2006-08-20 20:54:53 · answer #3 · answered by mortiicia3 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have 12 roosters and every one of them crow but they crow at all hours of the night and day.It still gets annoying even after 6 years of having them
2006-08-20 19:50:00 · answer #4 · answered by Sara McNatt 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They seem to crow around here at just about any time.
2006-08-20 19:38:22 · answer #5 · answered by hopflower 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems like they all have an internal clock which tells them that it is time to crow.
2006-08-20 19:41:08 · answer #6 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they crow when its dawn dumbass
2006-08-20 20:16:56 · answer #7 · answered by get_over_it_101 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
JET-LAG
2006-08-20 19:49:31 · answer #8 · answered by MIGHTY MINNIE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-20 19:46:54 · answer #9 · answered by jbird 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋