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Jonas Pilot Senior Member Registered: April 2005 Location: Wolfeboro, New Hampshire is my home, 24-7-365 Posts: 1,686	Cock-a-doodle-Doo!!
	· Date: Thu October 13, 2011 · Views: 2490 · Filesize: 32.0kb, 178.6kb · Dimensions: 1280 x 853 ·
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Rattlesnake Gal

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Thu October 13, 2011 11:07pm

Some nice looking wattle on that bird.

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Jonas Pilot
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Registered: April 2005
Location: Wolfeboro, New Hampshire is my home, 24-7-365
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Fri October 14, 2011 1:05am

The roosters comb is like a tiny radiator. Blood comes close to the surface at the comb and wattles and air passing over these helps cool the blood. The comb and wattles also act as attractants to the females, a rooster with a good healthy comb is a potentially good mate.

Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_...#ixzz1ai4LFrUZ

I just watched a food show where they ate the comb. eeeYUCK!!!