ok.....mmmm.....where is the roos penis???

[Justino]

lol did not know this but,,,,,,EW EW EW !!!

 

[Missouri chick]

OK,,,,so you learn something new every day. I never even thought about this before. This is very interesting.

 

[rodandbrandy]

I have watched my roo a million times and have been asking myself the same question!!!

 

[ChuckenGirl]

great...chicken sex ed

 

[luvmychicknkids]

Well, according to this: http://gallus.tamu.edu/Extension publications/QA.PDF a rooster DOES have a penis.

A: The male mounts the hen from behind and
stands on her back. The penis transfers
semen into the cloaca of the hen. The
cloaca is a common receptacle for the
intestinal tract, the reproductive system
and the urinary system. Spermatozoa are
stored in accessory sex organs in the
female. There, the spermatozoa are nourished
and released over several weeks. So
the rooster does not have to mate with the
hen each time she is to lay an egg to produce
fertile eggs. Fertility only remains
high for about 10 days to 2 weeks before
another mating is needed to increase fertility
of the eggs laid. Egg yolks that have a
germ cell on the surface are ovulated
about every 24 to 26 hours. The spermatozoa
fertilize the germ cell, then the
albumen,or white of the egg is secreted
around the yolk by the reproductive tract.
Then the shell membranes and the shell
are secreted and deposited as the egg
travels down the reproductive tract. The
egg is laid through the cloaca, as mentioned
above. This is the way fertile eggs
are laid by the hen. The hen would still lay
eggs if a rooster were not around, but the
eggs would not be fertile.

 

[freshegg]

So the big question penis or no penis

 

[The Chicken Lady]

I hope I don't get in trouble for posting this...

I laughed out loud at this question and my husband was like, "What?" so I told him what it was. He said, with an evil grin, "Tell them the rooster's pecker is right in the middle of his face." (He was doing a play on words with beak...).

Now I can hardly type because I am giggling so much. Naughty DH!

 

[debilorrah]

So does he or doesn't he?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

 

[Chicabee19]

I was wondering this too, but afraid to ask.

How come no one has asked for "pics" yet????

 

[patandchickens]

AFAIK most birds lack a penis (I do not know specifically about chickens).

Ducks on the other hand, whoa nelly

In particular, notice

http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/enviro/EnviroRepublish_366856.htm

which I cite not just for prurient interest

but because the comments of the scientist guy in there would seem to mildly imply that chickens may not be among the penis-bearing birds. A quick google seems to support that... lots of avian biology sites mention 'most waterfowl, ostriches, turkeys' but not chickens.


Pat