HENS AND ROOSTERS
A hen which crows is considered to be unlucky, as in a hen with tail-feathers
like those of a rooster; preciously these birds would be killed on most farms.
Hens which roost in the morning are said to be foretelling a death, usually that
of the farmer or someone in his household. A hen which enters the house is an
omen that a visitor will arrive, and this is also the case if a rooster crows
near the door or comes inside.
Roosters have long been connected with the sun, as they crow to herald its
arrival at dawn, and are considered watchful protectors of humankind. When a
cock crows at midnight a spirit is passing; in England it is a death omen if
one crows three times between sunset and midnight. Crowing at other times is
often a warning against misfortune. If a cock crows while perched on a gate, or
at nightfall, the next day will be rainy. A white rooster is considered very
lucky, and should not be killed as it protects the farm on which it lives; black
cocks, however, were more ill-omened, being often associated with sacrifice.
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