I had forgotten that one... I had always heard the same thing, just the in the opposite direction (that pullets struggle and cockerels don't when held upside down)...in my experience, a chick that doesn't struggle when you flip it over grows up into a chicken that doesn't struggle when you flip...
heard one for ducks this weekend... only their undersides are waterproof, and if their backs get wet, they die... not really sure where these come from...
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just wondering, what are some crazy chicken myths that persist in your area... old wives tales and such that are still widely accepted as true, even though they are not... one of my favorites, first told to me by a...