Chickens & History about their part in VaLentine's day

[bargain]

Was searching the various meanings of Valentines Day - historically and ran across this:

In medieval France and England it was believed that birds mated on February 14. Hence, Chaucer used the image of birds as the symbol of lovers in poems dedicated to the day. In Chaucer's "The Parliament of Fowls," the royal engagement, the mating season of birds, and St. Valentine's Day are related:

"For this was on St. Valentine's Day, When every fowl cometh there to choose his mate."

So....................This was news to me.

 

[debilorrah]

Yeah me too!

 

[redhen]

Interesting...

 

[CityGirlintheCountry]

Apparently my roosters think everday is Valentines...

 

[bargain]

Yeah! for your roosters....I just must call my hext rooster valentine..........mmmmmmThinking of calling my blue copper that, because every egg so far is 100% fertile....Purty cool! cause we want lots of these babies.