Topic of the Week - Chicken Myths, True or False?

[FlyingNunFarm]

My hens never seem particularly angry when they're wet ("madder than a wet hen")

Now that I have chickens this one kills me. My chickens hang out in the rain and get soaked. They don't seem to care one bit let alone get mad. LOL

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

How about some crop myth/trivia?

Crops are on the chicken's left side. Would you believe me if I told you that sometimes it's on their right side?

I'm pretty sure all my chicken crops are on their right... am I missing something here?

 

[casportpony]

I'm pretty sure all my chicken crops are on their right... am I missing something here?

You aren't missing anything, the majority are on the right, but every now and then you might find one with a crop on the left.

 

[casportpony]

"Ducks shed their penis every year and a new one grows back in the spring."
Where did this myth originate?

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

You aren't missing anything, the majority are on the right, but every now and then you might find one with a crop on the left. I

Thought maybe I was missing some joke. LOL If you stand and look at them it's on the left...but that would be their right.

 

[casportpony]

Thought maybe I was missing some joke. LOL If you stand and look at them it's on the left...but that would be their right.

Nope, not missing a joke. Crop and esophagus are usually on the birds right side, but every now and then they are on the left. The vet I spoke with said that it's not uncommon, but I've only ever seen it in one.

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

And here I thought my yellow ones were just being racist.

I always thought mine did it more by age group. But I've noticed that when roosting my 2 Wheatens (who are always together) now have a 3rd roosting buddy. A blond mixed breed girl. I guess now that they are all over the 1 year old mark they group by color. LOL

 

[sunflour]

The same old timer told me that on the first day of spring an egg will stand on its pointy side We tried that and to no avail.

There is a myth that you can only stand/balance an egg on it's end ( the round end) only on the Spring and Autumn Equinoxes. But you can do that anytime you want - without tricks, sand, salt....just some patience. The irregularities in the shell let you find a balance. Here's mine from a past photo contest

 

[RodNTN]

Cool!

 

[nickylou665]

"Ducks shed their penis every year and a new one grows back in the spring."

GAH that would be a terrible thing to find lying around every fall...