Question

Hello Rabbi, it is well known that there is a dispute regarding when we recite every morning the blessing “Who gives the rooster understanding”—whether it refers to the call of the man, or as most halakhic decisors hold, to the crowing of the rooster. It is also known that in the time of the Talmud, each person would recite the blessings according to the order of events; that is, when he heard the sound of the rooster he would recite “Who gives the rooster understanding,” when he put on his shoes he would recite “Who has provided for me all my needs,” and so on. I wanted to ask: A. From a halakhic standpoint, are there rules as to what type of rooster this means—does it also include a turkey rooster, and perhaps even other birds from the same family? And also with respect to the pronunciation of the sound, is the blessing specifically dependent on the way we are used to pronouncing it (the closest to the original being “cock-a-doodle-doo”), or does it not matter, and any call, whatever its form and pronunciation, is already enough to recite the blessing over it? B. From a philosophical standpoint, is there significance to the pronunciation in the form familiar to us (“cock-a-doodle-doo”)? I would be happy if the Rabbi could direct me to Talmudic sources or to the Rabbi’s books and writings.