Escaped chicken
We've been processing our 15
broiler chickens this week.
5 on Monday, 5 yesterday, and
4 today.
Why just 4 today? Because the
above rooster managed to bust out of the holding coop just as I was
grabbing him. He exploited a weak spot in the plastic fence and just
pushed his way through to freedom.
We tried sneaking up on him,
but decided it would be easier to wait a few hours and catch him when
he goes in the coop tonight.
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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Sheila --- I'm not sure I'd call him smart, though. I opened the door to the brood coop where he spent two thirds of his life roosting in at night, and come dusk, there he was settled down on the bedding. Looks like we'll have another rooster in the freezer today with no chasing.
Mom --- Sounds like you're going to have to write the children's book if you want him to be immortal --- two roosters in one small flock is bad news, and our current grown up rooster is far too good to slaughter in this guy's stead.