Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2009 12:21:34 GMT -5
I had two large young Araucauna roosters that I had hatched out last year. This spring, the hormones hit them hard and they have been a doing a super job of keeping the hen eggs fertilized.
The problem was that they were so large they were ripping out the feathers on the hens....so, I put them in the trade papers, had ads online for FREE ROOSTERS....no takers.
I was ready to just kill them both this morning, but my tree cutters showed up; of course they would, as today I was busy, worried about my mother and the winds were/are a good 40 mph.
So, one of them brought along his young daughter who wanted to see 'my zoo'...... 
Even though I was the one who needed to be there to tell them which trees were to be cut, where I wanted them to fall, etc. I got stuck baby sitting.... 
The roosters were spared for another day.....
Finally, when the trees were cut and on the ground; the mess is mine to clean up. We all sat down to drink some sodas and talk a bit. She told her dad she wanted some chickens to have for pets....
I asked her if she wanted two pet roosters.....SURE!
So, now the big boys are gone! They have a good sized chain link fence in the back yard and I said the roosters would love it!
ONe less worry for me! Nine zillion more to go!
TH
The problem was that they were so large they were ripping out the feathers on the hens....so, I put them in the trade papers, had ads online for FREE ROOSTERS....no takers.
I was ready to just kill them both this morning, but my tree cutters showed up; of course they would, as today I was busy, worried about my mother and the winds were/are a good 40 mph.
So, one of them brought along his young daughter who wanted to see 'my zoo'...... Even though I was the one who needed to be there to tell them which trees were to be cut, where I wanted them to fall, etc. I got stuck baby sitting.... The roosters were spared for another day.....
Finally, when the trees were cut and on the ground; the mess is mine to clean up. We all sat down to drink some sodas and talk a bit. She told her dad she wanted some chickens to have for pets....
I asked her if she wanted two pet roosters.....SURE!So, now the big boys are gone! They have a good sized chain link fence in the back yard and I said the roosters would love it!
ONe less worry for me! Nine zillion more to go!
TH
