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Mar 10 2011 9:28am
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Morning Coffee

For The Love Of . . . Passionate Poultry?

Megan Frampton

Chickens are not crossing the road like mindless mechanopeeps; new research finds that chickens can feel lust and love.

Clearly, the reason they are braving the traffic is to . . . well, there's a yolk in there somewhere.

Cock-a-doodle-doo!

Photo courtesy of Lip Kee.

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Liz Maverick
1. lizmaverick
view all by lizmaverick | Thursday March 10, 2011 09:21am EST
Which means chickens also experience unrequited love. Eggscrutiating.
Megan Frampton
2. MFrampton
view all by MFrampton | Thursday March 10, 2011 09:22am EST
Liz, you have just scrambled my brain.
Robin Bradford
3. RobinBradford
view all by RobinBradford | Thursday March 10, 2011 10:01am EST
@lizmaverick I am so angry at you for making me laugh at that.
Charli Mac
4. CharliMac
view all by CharliMac | Thursday March 10, 2011 10:24am EST
*in a Butthead voice* Uh-huh-huh, you said cock.
Kim in Hawaii
5. Kim in Hawaii
Thursday March 10, 2011 10:31am EST
I have no doubt they feel lust ... as feral chickens are quite populous throughout the islands, even in the Walmart parking lots.
Liz Maverick
6. lizmaverick
view all by lizmaverick | Thursday March 10, 2011 10:35am EST
@mframpton @robinbradford @charlimac
"Cluck me now, baby!"

@Kim FERAL chickens? That's like a bad horror movie.
Saundra Peck
7. sk1336
view all by sk1336 | Thursday March 10, 2011 10:51am EST
Key West protects their feral chickens!!! Rather like their Hemingway cats (which are also protected but sooo adorable with their 5 toed feet), the chickens do their worst (to people, cars and tourists) knowing they will suffer NO consequences.... So they swagger about, like arrogant terrorists who never have to hide. They are scary!
Charli Mac
8. CharliMac
view all by CharliMac | Thursday March 10, 2011 10:54am EST
@kim @liz Oh the horror...Feral chickens! LOL. A modern day spin on HitchCOCK's birds?
Charli Mac
9. CharliMac
view all by CharliMac | Thursday March 10, 2011 10:56am EST
OMG, the new Cialis commercial..... A rooster crosses the road....stops traffic...his chicky is on the other side...waiting...winking...cue music...bow chica bow bow...
Megan Frampton
10. MFrampton
view all by MFrampton | Thursday March 10, 2011 11:08am EST
So your chickens coming home to roost takes on a whole new meaning now, doesn't it?

Sorry. Don't want to ruffle any feathers.
Regina Thorne
11. reginathorn
view all by reginathorn | Thursday March 10, 2011 03:24pm EST
That certainly puts a different spin on "which came first ..."
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