Rooster Free

Well, Jumpy the rooster finally went to a new home today. We took him over to the father of the breeder we bought the eggs off. He said he has 4 or 5 roosters that people have given him (and we think one of them is Roley), and he does his best to find new homes for them. Often, if people are buying some chooks, he will give them a rooster for free. He seemed to genuinely love chooks, and we are sure he will take good care of Jumpy, and find him a new home if he can.

Here though, it is a big relief that he is gone. He has been getting increasingly more aggressive, especially towards DD. Every time the chooks hear the front door open, they come running, hoping we have food. Jumpy though, will try to run at DD whenever he sees her, making taking her outside (except into the front yard, which is fenced separately) is difficult. Initially I could manage by taking a large stick to keep Jumpy away with, but lately he has taken to attacking the stick when I was trying to push him back, so even that was difficult.

Now that he has been re-homed, we can get back to enjoying our backyard and our chooks without worrying about being chased whenever we walk outside. Perhaps one day we'll try getting another rooster, but for now, were happy with just our chickens. Although I do have ideas about some ducks as soon as I can work out a way to have a pond for them...