Another Chapter

Boy, where did I get this idea. Anyway, it was back when me and my cousin slept together in 1 bedroom. And note, we are both guys. Anyway, whenever I sleep, I always observe that our neighbor’s roosters crow in the morning. I asked my cousin about that fact. He told me, they are just feeling cold or something like that. So I just accepted that fact.

One day, I was in doubt that it’s not right that roosters crow because they feel cold. So, I planned to do some research. I turned to Ask.com for some answers. I stumbled upon a guy named Twig Walkingstick. According to him,

Roosters don’t crow at dawn to be noisy or annoying. They’re protecting their turf!

Before chickens were domesticated, a rooster — that’s a male chicken — used to travel with a group of female chickens. The group claimed a particular area as theirs; they raised their families and hunted for food in this territory. The rooster took it upon himself to crow out to any passing birds that this is their spot.

Song birds do the same thing. It’s still pretty dim and cold at dawn, even though the sun is rising. Dim light means birds can’t find food very well. On top of that, insects — the preferred food of many birds — don’t come out in cold temperatures.

Birds don’t have much to do until the insects come out, so birds that wander use the time to find a spot for the day.

That’s where the singing comes in. Birds that already have a territory — including chickens — sing to send a message to both neighboring birds and passers-by that this is their territory.

So, the next time you hear a rooster crow or a song bird happily chirping in the early morning, you’ll know what they are really saying: Keep out!

That practically answered my question. My cousin’s opinion is busted and thanks to Twig, I’ve found daylight.

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