@kathleen_belew The medieval version of this article almost actually exists already: https://t.co/kQ0Ts0wILa
@Graeme_Orr @clothedvillainy @EdmundHandby In this case - my research suggested that it was a hen with an ovarian tumour. Apparently they can look like cockerels, and then sometimes the tumour disappears and they go back to looking like hens. Poor hen— htt
Weird Fact of the Day: In 1474, a rooster was tried for witchcraft and executed (burned at the stake) in Basel, Switzerland. Talk about a cookout! I learned this from my eldest daughter, Elenna, and had to check it out. https://t.co/kZ0GmSNhYC
@BCHumanist There was a famous case of a rooster being executed - burned alive - for laying an egg. People thought the bird had made a pact with the Devil. Later it turned out the "rooster" was really just a very butch chicken. https://t.co/7zCtGadypi