Dan - The Rooster
Dan is the only rooster we have right now. He is the best rooster we have had so far. Not once has he tried to attack any of us and he cares for his girls.
Here, he is watching me to see what I am up to with the silly phone. The girls, in the meantime, marched on to explore.
Dan had enough of me and followed the girls over the bridge crossing a rainwater harvesting ditch.
He found this nice patch of greens and plenty of loose soil to scratch in and called them over.
He stands guard - like he usually does while some are scratching and some are still looking around.
Then, he tells them to go on and explore. Lots more bugs over there. And they all listen.
Dan is the very best rooster ever. We had some pretty ones before. One decided after a year of being very nice to start attacking me whenever I was out in the yard. I had quite a few holes in my shins.
My minpin started to guard me and the two were quite in a few fights.
But one day, he went too far. He tried to attack my grandson. That earned him a ticket straight to freezer camp. Kids can easily lose an eye when a rooster attacks - just the right height for that.
Dan has been great. He is getting a bit on in years but I hope he will be with us for a few more years.
Do you have chickens? And a rooster?
Believe it or not. It is quite entertaining to watch their going ons.
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Dan is a big bad buck... The one rooster I had kept tryiong to ninja Dweezel the Wiener dog, and me. He was a rhode Island named Nugget, and he was given to me as a chick in a McDonalds McNugget box.
They are so cute when they are chicks - but boy - they can get mean!! We had one who would jump up on your shoulder and peck you in the head. His name was Fred and he became the first rooster stew...
This is downright funny. I literally just sit and watch them.
They are so fun to watch!!!
Dan seems like the perfect dude. Beautiful pictures. Nicely done.
He is the perfect Dude!!!
That Dan is surely a very cute chicken and healthy too!!!
He is a healthy boy.
We gave our chickens away last fall, and I'm glad we did: my husband would have had a hard time taking care of them this winter. Our rooster was a very nice one. If we start over with new chicks, I hope we end up with another nice rooster. Yours is so pretty!
It is much harder to take care of them in winter climates. That is for sure! I am a bit worried too when it comes time to replace him. Good roosters for a small urban homestead are not so easy to come by.
Dan is a handsome fellow! And yes they are entertaining to watch. Our chickens all have individual personalities.
Our Rooster 'Drumstick' looks like the Kellogg's Cornflakes Rooster from the box, with green plums where Dan has white on the neck.
He sounds pretty. Make sure you tag me if you do a post about your rooster :)
He is handsome, and a good boy. I think @csusbgeochem1 already posted about the chickens, but if he didn't I will and I'll def tag you so you can see them all.
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