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I keep the rooster because.................................




I have chickens!

I may want to let one of the hens sit, when it's time to start thinking about replacements.

And Music!


He is an excellent watchdog for the girls too. The other morning, feeding them in their yard, I was bent over filling the water or something and he set up to "growling". Don't know what else to call it. I stood up, looked around to see if there was a 'yote nearby, or if Dandee the wonder puppy was at the fence. Nope, nothing at ground level. Look up, maybe a quarter mile to the south, and 500' above ground level, was a turkey vulture gaining altitude.

I've seen/heard him do it when other birds are over head nearby too. Marsh hawks (don't correct me! ), Cooper's, and red tails.

And he's an ugly cuss. I call him El Feo.

Here he is as a real youngster, on the left:



A better pic, but still not too good. I can't find the good ones:



and here you can see why I separated out Rosita, you can see the feathers missing on her back: