Rooster Fun

Life on the farmstead is quieter these days. Since i got rid of the the Jersey Giant Rooster the Buckeye roosters seem to make less noise. I don't know if it's less competition or what but it seems less roosters means less noise.

We had an incident the other day. The family was over for new years day lunch and we noticed blood on one of the roosters feet and he was limping some. Well, being the well trained roos they are, i couldn't get near them to check him out. He was doing ok that evening and hoped up on the roost for the night. I got a good look at him later when they had settled. It seems he lost the end of his toe. I don't have a clue how but the end is gone from right behind the claw. He seems to be doing fine now. He still limps some but hes rooing around as usual so I guess he will be ok. On the bright side, he stirs up less dust with a claw missing.

The baby's are growing bigger. The buckeye chicklet is bold as i would expect. I feed the flock some corn bread the other day and of course they all gathered round in a large mass. When the cornbread hit the ground, it looked like a shark feeding frenzy and in the midst was the chicklet, snatching bread from under the mouths of the adult hens and ruuuunnnning away. It was very funny to watch, The giant cross chicklets stand at the edge and holler for someone to feed em like they are afraid of getting into the mix. It is amazing to watch the different behaviors of these silly birds.