A farmer has about 500 hens, but no rooster, and he wants chicks. So,
he goes down the road to the next farmer and asks if he has a rooster
that he would sell.
The other farmer says, "Yep, I've got this great rooster, named Ted.
He'll service every chicken you got, no problem."
Well, Ted the rooster costs £3,000, a lot of money, but the farmer
decides he'd be worth it. So, he buys Ted.
The farmer takes Ted home and sets him down in the farmyard, but
first he gave the rooster a pep talk. "I want you to pace yourself
now.
You've got a lot of chickens to service here, and you cost me a lot of
money. Consequently, I'll need you to do a good job. So, take your
time and have some fun," the farmer said, with a chuckle.
Ted seems to understand, so the farmer points toward the hen house
and Ted takes off like a shot.
WHAM! Ted nails every hen in the hen house - three or four times, and
the farmer is really shocked.
After that, the farmer hears a commotion in the duck pen and, sure
enough, Ted is in there.
Later, the farmer sees Ted after a flock of geese down by the lake.
Once again - WHAM! He gets all the geese. By sunset he sees Ted out
in the fields chasing quail and pheasants.
The farmer is distraught and worried that his expensive rooster won't
even last 24 hours. Sure enough, the farmer goes to bed and wakes up
the next morning to find Ted on his back out in the middle of the
yard, mouth open, tongue hanging out and both feet sticking straight
up in the air. Buzzards are circling overhead.
The farmer, saddened by the loss of such a colourful and expensive
animal, shakes his head and says, "Oh, Ted, I told you to pace
yourself. I tried to get you to slow down, now look what you've done
to yourself."
Ted opens one eye, nods toward the buzzards circling in the sky and
says, "Shhhh! They're getting closer."