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I don't see how this text is correct: Typically breeds with white earlobes lay white eggshells, and those with red earlobes lay brown eggshells followed by There are exceptions, like Rhode Island reds, which have red earlobes and brown eggs. As far as I know, white=white and red=brown. It's that follow-on sentence that doesn't make sense; how can restating the same thing be an exception? Is there someone hear with mo…
I don't see how this text is correct: Typically breeds with white earlobes lay white eggshells, and those with red earlobes lay brown eggshells followed by There are exceptions, like Rhode Island reds, which have red earlobes and brown eggs. As far as I know, white=white and red=brown. It's that follow-on sentence that doesn't make sense; how can restating the same thing be an exception? Is there someone hear with mo…
Weirdly, this article links to another article [2] which makes a very similar statement, but instead uses the (valid) exception, "Lamona chickens have red earlobes, but their eggshells are white."
[1] http://www.raising-chickens.org/rhode-island-reds.html
[2] https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/12/141213-eggs...
Basically, a tiny study claims that chickens like symmetrical faces.
I don't see how this text is correct: Typically breeds with white earlobes lay white eggshells, and those with red earlobes lay brown eggshells followed by There are exceptions, like Rhode Island reds, which have red earlobes and brown eggs. As far as I know, white=white and red=brown. It's that follow-on sentence that doesn't make sense; how can restating the same thing be an exception? Is there someone hear with mo…
Last sentence: "7. There was no evidence of any linkage between the factors for earlobe color and egg color."
My guess is that having an association between earlobe color and egg color is convenient for breeders, so they prefer chickens with corresponding colors.
That video of the rooster pecking and eating the cobra to protect its flock is amazing.
One of the things that caught my attention is the endurance that roosters show against one another. Not only do their protect their families, but also their pride.
On one occasion, one of my friends smaller roosters (not sure of the breed) would go against a rooster three times the size. And he won! The other rooster (bigger one) was caged at that point.
It was amusing to me to watch the smaller rooster climb on top of the cage and just sit there. The only other time you'll see that happening is when a smaller chicken is seeking protection from another family of chickens.
Fascinating animals. I used to grow up with chickens all around my neighborhood home but never paid enough attention to see their behavior reflect instinct and some form of empathy.
The writing in this article is very poor quality.
It can be politically incorrect to state that some people are more physically attractive than others, but in the “is beauty objective” debate, this seems to be at least a sign that beauty is not totally subjective?
Is it really politically incorrect? I'm pretty sure I read from multiple credible sources that people correlate massively as for who they find attractive. So it's subjective, but most people agree.