How can I resist posting this? Courtesy of Ananova.com, of course.

An Essex man believes he has the biggest cock in Britain - a 2ft monster which he calls Melvin. The giant cockerel weighs more than 15lbs and dwarfs other roosters, says The Sun. Owner Jeremy Goldsmith said: "We're staggered. He just grows and grows. We asked experts and no one's heard of a cockerel this big." Jeremy runs Mountfitchet Castle in Stansted, Essex, where Melvin lives with his mate Mandy. At 18-months-old, Melvin is twice the size of other birds of his Buff Orpington breed.

Here's wondering if any of the male british members here wanted to claim their names were Jeremy after reading the topic title?

I will!