One of them is "Padme", now "Anakin", my son's rooster:
The other is "Francesca", now "Francis". He is the foremost one in the picture below:
Funny thing is, I suspected the former "Padme" of being a rooster all along because of how aggressive "she" was - and "she" always picked on poor little "Francesca" [which is the one we didn't think would live because it was picked on so much - the one we prayed to St. Francis to watch over]. Now it seems obvious that they were the two roosters, but apparently it is really hard to determine this before they reach maturity.
I really hate to get rid of "Anakin" though - he has been a really interesting chicken, and he's *very* handsome - by far the most visually stunning of any of our chickens.
But, tomorrow DH will be taking the kids back to the farm where we originally got them and the farmer is taking back the roosters and letting us pick two hens to replace them. We are also going to buy a third hen, to replace the one our dog got.
This farmer is the *nicest* guy on the planet. If any of y'all are local and want chickens, I definitely know the man to see!
He has offered to sell us one of his small incubators [he's bought a bunch of huge ones now as his operation has gotten much larger] and some Cuckoo Maran eggs to hatch [these are the chickens that lay eggs that look chocolate. :) ]. I think we may take him up on it and hatch a few ourselves - it would be so cool for the kids [and the grownups - we are really enjoying this chicken thing too LOL!]. The farmer has to promise to take back any roosters that hatch though, because I think our neighbors have had enough crowing from our backyard these last few days!
I am sad that I can't go tomorrow because I'll be working all day. [Obviously we will go to 8:30 Mass but I'll be working after that till after dinner time :( ]. I really liked the farm and I like looking at all the chickens... but I know the kids & DH will have fun without me and we gotta get these roosters out of here NOW!
And here is a picture of the Baby Monkey trying really hard to get a chicken to hold:
4 comments:
I'm sorry those two turned out to be roosters. Hatching eggs sounds like fun though. As long as the farmer will take back the roosters it would be a great experience I'm sure. If I could get the information for the farmer that would be great since there is no one local that I can find to get chicks from and making the drive to have such a great experience is worth it to me.
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He really is a nice guy and he has TONS of chickens, geese and ducks and he was so nice about showing us everything and talking with the kids and really kept their interest! It would be a great field trip!
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Poor roosters! They've gotten tired of being called "she's" for so long they just had to crow and say, "Hello, we're boys!" It is great that you get to exchange them!
I am so glad that the kids were able to "exchange" the roosters. The pictures are adorable. What a great experience for them to have!
Lisa
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