If you want to raise chickens, you have to understand that chickens aren’t just wild creatures. They aren’t like cows and horses, able to live outside in all types of weather. They’re sort of like little edible people, not adequately equipped to survive in the regular world although they do try.
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I suppose it was a battle of pride on the hawk’s side, because it stayed until it made a kill. The resident rooster at that time happened to be a Mottled Houdan who took over when my last Rhode Island Red died in combat of some sort. That’s happened so often I can’t recall the details of his parting. Roosters die a lot and you just lose track of all the tragedies.
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Considering all the extra trouble that roosters cause, it might be difficult to understand why they strike me as so important. I suppose it’s all about quality. Roosters are fascinating birds, gaudy and bellicose and extremely bossy and loud, epitomizing all the worst male traits you can imagine.
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