Example Sentences

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Cockerels and car horns sound from the nearby road.

From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2017

Cockerels follow a strict pecking order that determines who gets to wake everyone up on the farm each morning.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2015

The birds selected for weighing were all fine, uniform looking Barred Rock Cockerels.

From The Dollar Hen by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)

Cockerels, necessarily hatched in hatching pullets for layers.

From The Dollar Hen by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)

Cockerels of the larger breeds should not be mated before a year old.

From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Wickson, Edward J. (Edward James)