[lbo-talk] Chickens and unfertilized eggs (was Catholicism, was Re: blacks about...

[Chris Doss]

I would suggest that there may have come a day when Farmer Ted sold all his roosters, and noticed that his hens were still laying eggs. Really, I'm not making this up. It could conceivably have happened at some point in the last several thousand years of chicken-rearing.

In fact, I think Aristotle talks about this in Generation of Animals.

--- On Sun, 12/14/08, John Thornton <jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:


> From: John Thornton <jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Chickens and unfertilized eggs  (was Catholicism, was Re: blacks about...
> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
> Date: Sunday, December 14, 2008, 5:36 PM
> Shane Mage wrote:
> > 
> > On Dec 14, 2008, at 4:52 PM, John Thornton wrote:
> >> 
> >> However a person in say 1750 operated under the
> presumption that their eggs were indeed unfertilized if they
> owned several hens but no roosters. A practice apparently
> more common than you are aware.
> >> Why on earth would they believe otherwise?
> > 
> > 
> > Because a farmer with hens but no roosters would very
> quickly become a farmer with no chickens at all.
> > 
> > 
> > Shane Mage
> 
> 
> Gods man but you're childish.
> Ok, you're right, before 1901 no one ever presumed
> their eggs were unfertilized.
> You win.
> Congratulations on your stunning victory.
> 
> John Thornton
> 
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