Re: Merlin and the Rooster!


"diddy" <none> wrote in message
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"tiny dancer" <tinydancer357@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Well Merlin almost caught himself a rooster yesterday morning. We let
him outside, and he did his usual ambling out into the yard. Suddenly
he took off *running*! Neither of us had seen Merlin run this fast and
focused.
I
mean, he was flying, around the far side of hubby's workshop at the far
end
of the property. We were trying to figure out WTF was going on, when
just as fast, a big rooster came running out from behind the near side
of the shed. It ran, with Merlin on it's heels, and suddenly began
flapping it's wings and lifted off the ground just high enough to clear
the six foot
tall
fence. Poor Merlin looked so dejected, missing his opportunity. We
don't have any experience with roosters. We're *assuming* he's learned
his
lesson
and will avoid the yard in the future?

Merlin's used to bunny-hopping after the little frogs in the back yard,
but
the rooster was a whole 'nother thing. ;-)

td

My neighbor raises chickens for eggs and over the years she has had
several experiences with roosters. One in particularly "Rocky" was the
meanest sob you'd ever met. He'd hide in the barn and wait for her to
come gather eggs. She's french/polish with a heavy accent and to here
her describe these forays into the barn (mixing curse words from both
languages) were side splitting.

From nowhere he'd leap out,, spurs extended, mighty rooster he, to
protect his domain. It got to where she'd have to come in the barn
armed with a broom to defend herself. I went in with her a couple of
times as much to see for myself as back up and, sure enough, you could
see him dart from hay bale to coop staking out the best position from
which to attack. It was not unusual from him to drop out of the rafters
like a raptor bird. You could almost hear him squawk bonzai! as he
attacked.

The battle joined, she'd wait, take aim and more than once whacked him a
good one before he could get his spurs into her. Like some cartoon
character, he'd shake it off and flee, but undeterred. He would simply
wait until next time.

This went on for at least three years until one morning she found him
dead in the barn, cause unknown. She's had other roosters since, but
none quite like Rocky, whom she talks about fondly to this day.

I'd say ol Merlin's got his work cut out for him if the rooster returns.
It can more than take care of itself.

Kind regards,
(the)duckster




FWIW, People with free range chickens know that predation and risk comes
with the benefits of free range eggs. If your neighbor allow the rooster
to run free, live and let live. Whatever happens.. happens

My neighbor's chickens live in palatial surroundings. An enclosed barn,
their own little coops, nesting boxes lined with straw, fans, all sorts of
veggis along with their grains. They live with peacocks, guinea hens and
Mert the pig. Some people don't have it as well.

And the eggs are absolutely to die for. We're doing beginning agility at
DTC on Thursday nights Let me know if you are in the neighborhood I'll bring
a dozen. My treat.

Kind regards,
(the)duckster


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