An old farmer decided it was time to get a new rooster for his hens.

The current rooster was still doing okay, but he was getting on in years. So he buys a new cock from the local rooster emporium, and turns him loose.

The old rooster sees the young one strutting around and he's a little worried. "So, they're trying to replace me," thinks the old rooster- "I've got to do something about this!"

He walks up to the new bird and says, "So you're the new stud in town?

I bet you really think you're hot stuff don't you? Well I'm not ready for the chopping block yet. And to prove it, I challenge you to a race around that hen house over there. We'll run around it ten times and whoever finishes first gets to have all the hens for himself."

Well, the young rooster thought he was more than a match for the old guy.

"You're on", he said, "and since I'm so great, I'll even give you a head start of half a lap. I'll still win easy!"

So the two roosters go over to the hen house to start the race with all the hens gathering to watch. The race begins and all the hens start cheering the old rooster on. After the first lap, the old rooster is still maintaining his lead.

After the second lap, his lead has slipped a little but he's still hanging in there.

Unfortunately, his lead continues to slip each time around, and by the fifth lap he's just barely in front of the young fella.

By now the farmer has heard the commotion. He runs into the house, gets his shotgun and runs into the barnyard figuring a fox or something is after his chickens. When he gets there, he sees the two roosters running around the hen house, with the old rooster still slightly in the lead. He immediately takes his shotgun, aims, fires, and blows the young rooster away.

As he walks away slowly, he says to himself, "I declare, that's the third gay rooster I've bought this month.