Rooster in grass, demonstrating the "alert" stance before sounding an alarm

A cock or rooster is a male chicken, the female being a hen. A young chicken cock is called a rooster or a cockerel. The term "rooster" is reputedly so used because the cock is said to roost over clutches of eggs to guard them. In fact, "roosting" is the action of perching aloft to sleep at night, and is done by both sexes. The cock is polygamous, and could not guard several nests of eggs at once. He guards the general area where his hens are nesting, and will attack other roosters who enter his territory. During the daytime, he often sits on a high perch, usually 4-5 feet off the ground, to serve as a lookout for his flock. He will sound a distinctive alarm call if predators are around. Download high resolution version (1600x989, 374 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1600x989, 374 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Binomial name Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758) A chicken (Gallus gallus) is a type of domesticated bird which is often raised as a type of poultry. ... boneysperm may refer to the following:- A hen is a female chicken. ... An average Whooping Crane egg is 102 mm long, and weighs 208 grams A baby tortoise emerges from a reptile egg. ... Polygamy, literally many marriages in ancient Greek, is a marital practice in which a person has more than one spouse simultaneously (as opposed to monogamy where each person has a maximum of one spouse at any one time). ...

Cock strutting

"Cock" is the original name for the male, still in use in parts of the English-speaking world, but largely dropped by Americans. According to H. L. Mencken's The American Language, the euphemism "rooster" took precedence over "cock" in the USA during the Victorian era (and parts of the bird were similarly renamed, such as the "drumstick" for "leg") to avoid ostensibly sexually provocative language. In American slang, the word "cock" can refer to the male sex organ. However, "cocky", another American slang adjective meaning "arrogant" and derived from the "proud" strutting walk of the bird, is still considered acceptable in polite conversation. Download high resolution version (1600x1337, 542 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1337, 542 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A cock is: A male chicken. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... H. L. Mencken Henry Louis Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956), better known as H. L. Mencken was a twentieth century journalist, satirist and social critic, a cynic and a freethinker, known as the Sage of Baltimore and the American Nietzsche. He is often regarded as one of the... The American Language is H. L. Menckens 1919 book about changes Americans had made to the English Language. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of Great Britain is considered the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... Slang is the non-standard use of words in a language of a particular social group, and sometimes the creation of new words or importation of words from another language. ... The penis (plural penises or penes) is in addition to the scrotum one of the external male sexual organs. ... An adjective is a part of speech which modifies a noun, usually making its meaning more specific. ...

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A "Barred Plymouth Rock" cock crowing

The sound made by the cock is spelt (onomatopeia) as "Cock-a-doodle-doo" in English, but otherwise in some other languages, such as: Arabic KooKooKoo-koo, Chinese goh-geh-goh-goh, Dutch kukeleku, French cocorico, German kikeriki, Greek kikiriku, Hebrew ku-ku-ri-ku, Italian chicchirichì, Japanese ko-ke kokkoh, Korean k'ok'iyo, Polish kukuryku, Portuguese Cócórócócó, Russian ku-ka-rye-ku, Spanish kikiriki, Swahili KokoRikoo koo, Swedish kuckeliku, Gujarati kuk-de-kuk. Rooster chicken of the barred plymouth rock breed Copyright (c) 1996 Steven J. Dunlop, Nerstrand, MN; released under GFDL; all other rights reserved. ... Rooster chicken of the barred plymouth rock breed Copyright (c) 1996 Steven J. Dunlop, Nerstrand, MN; released under GFDL; all other rights reserved. ... In linguistics and poetry, onomatopoeia is the device of a word, or occasionally, a grouping of words, with a sound imitating the sound it is describing, such as bang, click, fizz, hush or buzz. Onomatopoetic words exist in every language, although they are different in each. ... Arabic (; , less formally, ) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by more than 6 million people, mainly in Israel, the West Bank, the United States and by Jewish communities around the world. ... This article is about the language. ... Gujarati (ગુજરાતી; also sometimes Gujrati) is a language native to the state of Gujarat in Northwestern India and Pakistan. ...

The cock is often pictured in art as crowing at the break of dawn, and this is accurate. He can often be seen sitting on fence posts or other objects, where he crows to proclaim his territory. However, he will also crow during the rest of the day, and even sometimes on a bright moonlit night. He has several other calls as well, and can cluck the same as a hen.

Cock amongst a flock of hens

The Talmud refers to learning "courtesy towards one's mate" from the cock. This may be because, when a cock finds something good to eat, he calls the hens in his flock to eat first. This call is distinctive from regular clucking or crowing. While giving this call, he will repeatedly pick up a morsel of food and drop it again to attract the attention of the hens. (A mother hen uses a similar call and action to teach her chicks to feed.) Download high resolution version (1600x1287, 411 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1287, 411 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Talmud (תלמוד) is a record of rabbinic discussions on Jewish law, Jewish ethics, customs, legends and stories, which Jewish tradition considers authoritative. ...

Capons

A Capon is a castrated chicken cock. In this procedure the testes of the cock are completely removed; a surgical procedure is required for this as its sexual organs are not external. As a result of this procedure certain male physical characteristics will develop, but stunted:

• The comb and wattles cease growing after castration, so the head of a Capon looks small.
• The hackle, tail and saddle feathers grow unusually long.

Caponisation also affects the disposition of the bird; as a result. Removal of the bird's testes eliminates the male sex hormones, lessening the male sex instincts changing their behaviour: the birds become more docile and less active and do not tend to fight. Human male anatomy The testicles, known medically as testes (singular testis), are the male generative glands in animals. ...

This procedure produces a unique type of poultry meat which is favoured by a specialised market. The meat of normal uncastrated cocks has a tendency to become coarse, stringy, and tough as the birds age. This process is not duplicated with the Capon. As Caponised males grow slower than entire males they accumulate more body fat; the concentration of fat in both the light and dark areas of the Capon meat is greater than in that of the uncastrated males; overall, it is often thought that Capon meat is more tender, juicier, and more flavoursome than regular chicken.

Cocks as domestic pets

While not so common in cities as in small towns or farms, having a domestic cock is considered by some to be one of most wonderful experiences, although it's debatable whether or not this kind of environment is adequate for these birds. Some general tips for raising and keeping the well being of domestic cocks include:

• Giving them a wide and open area to live and walk about, allowing them plenty of space to "roost"
• At night, keep them in a simple but comfortable structure or bed, allowing them space to crow at dawn.
• Try to keep their sleeping space dark. Cocks usually crow at the first sight of light, which could be annoying to neighbours.
• Feed them cracked corn, sold at any live poultry house.
• Clean their living space frequently.