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Ladylol Pusser Cat

Ladylol Pusser Cat Report 9 May 2008 20:09

to the hen for the egg to be a baby chick (no im not having a cockeral)but heard some eggs in shops have hatched cause the kid has put it in the airing cuboard, ive blocked me babies ears so you can tell me

Harpstrings

Harpstrings Report 9 May 2008 20:11

Puss I dont believe you have asked!!! LOL

Well they get married and go to the honeymoon suite and have ....erm... fun! lol

tina xxx

Silly Sausage

Silly Sausage Report 9 May 2008 20:12

Gets pen and paper out and draws Puss a picture....you know how you get puppies and kittens...well its the same sort of thing...

Ladylol Pusser Cat

Ladylol Pusser Cat Report 9 May 2008 20:14

yes but how does the tadpole get thro hard shell lol tina xx

MarionfromScotland

MarionfromScotland Report 9 May 2008 20:15

Same sort of thing but they have eggs not kittens or pups pmsl

MarionfromScotland

MarionfromScotland Report 9 May 2008 20:16

It's there before the shell

Silly Sausage

Silly Sausage Report 9 May 2008 20:16

the have intercouse Puss......

Jax in Wales

Jax in Wales Report 9 May 2008 20:16

lol when the egg is inside the hen it doesnt have a hard shell, it only gets hard when laid.

Sue

Sue Report 9 May 2008 20:17

Now you are being silly, that's what the cockerel's spurs are for, to make a little hole in the egg to fertilise it. Everyone knows that :-))

Ladylol Pusser Cat

Ladylol Pusser Cat Report 9 May 2008 20:18

lol jax i thought it got hard at the beginining whats that interword hayley lol

Silly Sausage

Silly Sausage Report 9 May 2008 20:19

Spurs wouldnt know a cup if it fell on their head...

Looks round for Jean Muffy or Maz......

Sue

Sue Report 9 May 2008 20:20

Ladylol Pussercat

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lol jax i thought it got hard at the beginining

*faints*

MarionfromScotland

MarionfromScotland Report 9 May 2008 20:21



Cockerel's glamour secrets revealed


Experts analysed the behaviour of cockerels and hens
Cockerels produce more sperm when mating with "sexy" chickens with big crests than with old hens they have bred with before, a Leeds expert has discovered.
Research found that male fowl use sophisticated tactics when mating to boost their chances of fertilising eggs.

The cockerels give less sperm to hens that were past partners and more to glamorous hens with "large sexual ornaments" according to research published in Nature magazine.

The "ornaments" include the combs or crests on the chickens' heads.

Promiscuous hens

University of Leeds animal scientist Dr Tommaso Pizzari says that, in human terms, the cockerels found these combs sexy.

"They seem to base their copulation decisions on the expressions of these female ornaments," he said.

The research, which was conducted at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, found cockerels behaved like this because the hens were so promiscuous.

Dr Pizzari said hens mated with several different partners during their reproductive cycle so sperm from different cockerels must race each other to fertilise eggs.

"It is a bit like a lottery really, the more tickets they buy, the more likely they are to win the fertilisation game," he said.

The cockerels seemed to become bored of their partners after an initial bout of frequent mating.




MarionfromScotland

MarionfromScotland Report 9 May 2008 20:22

See, easy as that lol

Catherine from Manchester

Catherine from Manchester Report 9 May 2008 20:22

Marion YOU are a star!!!
c
xx

Jax in Wales

Jax in Wales Report 9 May 2008 20:22

lmfao only if the hen knows how to treat a cockeral Puss lol

Sue

Sue Report 9 May 2008 20:25

All I can tell you is if any of our cockerels didn't perform they made lovely curry!

x

Ladylol Pusser Cat

Ladylol Pusser Cat Report 9 May 2008 20:25

pmsl marion, i have big ornaments ask specky he keeps telling me he is gonna chuck em out

Ladylol Pusser Cat

Ladylol Pusser Cat Report 9 May 2008 20:26

lol sue xx, specky said they have got a week

MarionfromScotland

MarionfromScotland Report 9 May 2008 20:30

Very carefully Budgie lol