"A Chicken In Every Backyard..."
George Shirley wrote:
> Omelet wrote:
>> In article >,
>> Chemiker > wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:28:40 -0500, George Shirley
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Becca wrote:
>>>>> bulka wrote:
>>>> Hens in those egg factories never even get to meet a rooster and
>>>> they lay an egg a day until they're butchered.
>>> Yes, but the others, rooster-familiar, lay their eggs more
>>> happily... Alex
>>
>> Up to a point...
>>
>> This is discussed on poultry lists quite a bit. If you only want to
>> keep 3 or 4 hens for eggs, having a rooster is a bad idea. The ideal
>> hen to rooster ratio is around 20 hens to one rooster.
>>
>> The average rooster mates about once every 20 minutes. Over-bred
>> hens actually lay _fewer_ eggs due to the stress.
>>
>> There are patterns for hen vests to protect a hens upper back and the
>> top of her wings from having the feathers ripped out by over-
>> aggressive breeding.
>>
>> Keeping a rooster is not all it's cracked up to be.
>
> I had thought that if reincarnation exists I would want to come back
> as some rich lady's lap dog. Now that I've read this post I think I
> want to come back as a rooster.
Mr Shirley!!!!!!!!!
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