A Laughter Club Community Group
We would like to invite you to join our group! A Laughter Club is for people who understand just how serious a matter humor is to one's survival and even to one's success in life. We share jokes, riddles, short stories, and other laughter-provoking thoughts. We have one simple rule: If you wouldn't say it to a child because it contains inappropriate...
Answer: Roosters don't lay eggs, you silly goose! (Hens lay eggs.)
Riddles
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'Geography Humor' will arrive soon!
'Cock-A-Doodle-Do' and 'Cock-A-Doodle-Done'.
More 'Sign Humor' headed this way!
Chickens are domestic, or farm, birds. The live span of a chicken is about 10 to 15 years. The male is larger and more brightly colored than the female. This is common feature in birds. The males show off their colorful feathers to attract the females.
A chicken has a comb on the head and two wattles under the neck. The male has a larger comb compared to the female. The male is called a rooster. The female is called a hen while the young are called chicks. The female is usually ready to lay her first eggs when she is around six months old.
The morning call your hear on the farm every morning is actually the rooster crowing "cock-a-doodle-doo". The female is called a hen and she goes "cluck-cluck". The young are called chicks and they go "chick-chick".
What do chickens eat? Chickens eat worms, insects, seeds, grains, snails, slugs, fruits, vegetables and many other foods. The gizzard which is a part of the stomach contains tiny stones to help grind up the food.
Who are the chicken's enemies? Animals like the hawks, bobcats, snakes, skunks, owls, raccoons, foxes and opposums prey on chickens.
Breeds of chickens. There are approximatelty 175 varieties of chickens. They are grouped into 12 classes and approximately 60 breeds based on geographical areas: Asiatic, American, Continental, English, and Mediterranean
See below for some of the different breeds :
Bantams. These are miniature chicken breeds.
Plymouth Rock. Originated in the United States.
Marans. They are small breeds preferred for their eggs rather than meat.
Leghorns. Most popular commercial breed. Usually white in color.
Rhode Island Red Chicken. This is a very popular breed of chicken. Usually raised for their meat and eggs and sometimes as show birds.
How long does it take for a chicken egg to hatch? A hen lays an average of 300 eggs per year. The hen will sit on her eggs to keep them warm so that they will hatch into chicks. A fertilized egg starts developing into a chicken when its temperature reaches 86 degrees farenheight. A chicken takes 21 days to hatch.
To learn more about chickens, it's best to go ask a chicken.
Time Humor
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