roosters

Adult male chickens are called roosters, but some people use the term chicken interchangeably for any adult fowl, so asking about the chicken or the egg might include males, who don’t lay eggs.

Skipping a Beat Sarah Pekkanen 2011

Adult male chickens are called roosters, but some people use the term chicken interchangeably for any adult fowl, so asking about the chicken or the egg might include males, who don’t lay eggs.

Skipping a Beat Sarah Pekkanen 2011

Adult male chickens are called roosters, but some people use the term chicken interchangeably for any adult fowl, so asking about the chicken or the egg might include males, who don’t lay eggs.

Skipping a Beat Sarah Pekkanen 2011

I guess the roosters might be a little annoying for anyone who doesn't have kids and actually sleeps past dawn!

The Clog 2010

For visitors to Kaua'i, the biggest problem with the roosters is the crowing, of course.

World Hum 2009

The newcomers, known to the older inhabitants as "roosters," settled principally in the neighborhood of the landing.

The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 2, February, 1884 Various

A double stream of "roosters" coming and going at a dog-trot rushed the freight aboard; and at the foot of the gang-plank the mate swore masterfully while the perspiration dripped from the point of his nose.

The River and I John G. Neihardt 1927

"In these CC and Rs, they basically outlawed anything that would be a neighborly nuisance -- like large manure piles or loud animals (such as roosters) -- but didn't outlaw horses," explains White.

TheHorse.com News 2009

Known as saddles, the feathers come from roosters bred specifically for the long plumes on their back side; the primary producer is Whiting Farms in Delta, Colo.

People flock to fishy, feathery hair trend 2011

Because the roosters are euthanized at 18 months old to harvest their tail feathers, Whiting Farms and the handful of other producers haven't been able to increase the supply yet.

People flock to fishy, feathery hair trend 2011