Does Classical Music Increase Size of Meat Birds?

[xtremevermonter]

Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens states on page 72 that you can boost the growth rate of meaties by playing classical music for them. They book does not go into further detail. Is this an unsubstantiated myth or has any given this a try with any results?

 

[xtremevermonter]

More info:

http://books.google.com/books?id=M_...X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5#PPA157,M1

 

[TimG]

Studies have also shown that cows produce more milk when they get to listen to lots of Mozart.

I'm a skeptic.

 

[KyleD.]

Wonder if this is the same basis as letting your kids listen to classic music as babies?

 

[Kezzie]

I wonder what playing Led Zeppelin would do?

 

[NancyDz]

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[Agape Builder]

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Probably scare the poop out of them... literally...

 

[Agape Builder]

What???!!! How did it do that? It was changed automatically... LOL... That was almost funnier than the Led Zeppelin scaring the.... ummmm.... MANURE out of them!

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[island.girlie]

If they are soothed and feel relaxed then that means less stress, and it's been proven that less stress means better health. Stress is the cause of most ailments.

 

[susand24224]

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Probably scare the poop out of them... literally...

It was the origination of the Polish--