“You can be a rooster one day and a feather duster the next.” – Frank McManus, Irish Politician
Cock-a-doodle-doo ~ time to rise and shine!
Cock-a-doodle-doo! Why do roosters crow? Do they crow only in the morning? Do we really need roosters for chicken eggs? How do roosters fertilize an egg? And why are roosters often on weathervanes?
Roosters crow all the time—morning, afternoon, and evening! They’ll crow to greet the day, to lead their flocks to forage, to cue a boundary, and to alert about predators. We’re not clear how roosters got to be synonymous with the break of day and a symbol of the morning sun, however, they do usually START crowing just before the sunrise. So, perhaps it’s just more noticeable.
