Several old proverbs warn of the dangers of whistling women and crowing hens. In Scotland, neither will bring luck to the house they are in. In America, they will come to no good end. Indeed, in a ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Those adorable balls of fluff and feathers that were so irresistible at Easter can become a backyard chicken fancier’s worst nightmare when four months later, one starts crowing.