Mine is bad. Really bad.
My sister's fiancee was outside with me, helping me paint some chairs, and he looked over to see my rooster "doing the deed" with a hen. He looked to me, very confused, and said, "why are they doing that? Aren't they both chickens?" Very confused, I asked what he meant, and he said, "well, they're both chickens, so they're both girls, right? Cause all chickens are girls?" I had to explain that no, roosters are chickens too. He though a rooster was a different animal entirely! This kid is 20 years old, in med school, so he had to have passed biology, right? Right?And I'm about to be related to him!![]()
I've heard this several times before. It is apparently a very common misconception...

There's also mass confusion about:
bulls vs. steers
ducks vs. geese
turkeys vs. vultures
rabbits vs. rodents
and don't forget all the Canadian "chickens" that fly south for the winter....
