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When we first got our Sussex chicks last spring we had
roosters. To make a long story short, in one way or other the roosters “left”.
Although the girls didn’t seem to miss the boys, we certainly did.
You see, we’re the crazy sort who absolutely loves the early
morning sound of a rooster crow, the “all’s-well” greeting of each new day.
More reliable than any alarm clock and much more pleasant!
A friend just so happened to have two, year-old roosters
from last spring’s chick hatch who needed a new home. He offered them; we
snatched at the chance, no second thoughts. And that is how Butch and Sundance
came to live on the Ranch!
Contrary to their namesakes they are not outlaws at all, but
very pleasant, handsome boys! Butch is a big, strapping Australorp/RIR cross,
while Sundance is an Aracauna cross with beautiful colors like a sunset. He
even dances around quite a lot for the hens so the name suits him perfectly!
Besides, couldn’t have a “Sundance” without a “Butch”.
The hens seem quite pleased. It sure was comical to see them
all stop and turn heads when the first crow sounded! A couple hens scrapped
with them a bit but the boys soon told them who was in charge. Only the Yakima
chicks who had been around a Roo all their lives fully accepted them right away; the
Sussex girls still run away, for the time being anyway.
We look forward to our first chick hatch whenever someone
decides to go broody!
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