Hello! Another new rooster has come to live with us today.
String on his legs
He’s from chicken capture site number two. I thought we’d caught everyone there, but suddenly one more appeared, and nobody knows where he came from. His face looks like Piccolo’s, only with a shorter comb. Are you listening? No, he’s not.
Somehow he has string tied around his legs. What is that about? He’s shaped a little like a fighting rooster, but he’s very small, so probably not. The string was so hard I couldn’t cut it with a knife. It looks like it was tied on when he was little. On one leg it has dug in, so the leg is dented right where the string was. Let’s get this off, fast!
Ugh, who would put this on you? I can’t tell whether it was a prank or whether he used to be kept by someone. Poor leg, that must hurt. Luckily it doesn’t look like it reached the bone, so I think he’ll be OK. Ta-da!
Room shuffle
I tried to put Anthony straight into a quarantine cage, in the room where Heko used to live. (Heko just crowed right in my arms. Now that’s a noise problem.) I’d moved Heko into the chicken coop to make room for Anthony. But Twinkie, who had gotten out and couldn’t get back in, went in there instead! I couldn’t catch him. Sorry, Anthony. Then Twinkie went into another empty quarantine room. Do you want food? No, go back to the coop! Many of our roosters aren’t tame enough to catch, so they have to walk back themselves.
The rest of the flock
This year’s mid-size chicks are doing well. Hardly any have names, so I can’t tell who’s who, but they’re healthy. Dal looks a bit off. The roosters have been fighting hard lately. This tough young one beat up his brothers, so he got moved out early.
This is Red. He was attacking hens and beating up roosters in an acquaintance’s yard. Here, he’s nearer the bottom of the pecking order, but he runs through the bushes and is doing fine. This beautiful, shy bird with the dark neck and tail came from our recent chicken capture project, which brought in about 20 birds. And Luna’s broody spell is safely over. Good!
Meet Anthony
The lady who caught him gave him a lovely name: Anthony. His feathers are incredibly sparkly. He’s pretty used to people, so maybe he was someone’s pet once.
Anthony, please enjoy your two weeks in quarantine!
Thank you for watching Chicken Paradise Hawaii. See you in the next episode!