I’m not a big fan of our chickens in general, but I really don’t like roosters. Our biggest rooster is a Barred Rock and he is particularly annoying. He likes to run, as fast as he can, towards anybody that he thinks is inferior to him. Basically, anybody other than Dad and Colter.
I recently discovered some photos on our camera. When I asked Emery about them, he grinned his signature grin and laughed.
“The Barred Rooster was being annoying, running after the little girls, so I distracted him by crowing. He came running at me.”
“I kept crowing, and moved around the outside of the pen.”
“He wasn’t very happy with me, but it was really funny!”
As I listened to Emery, I couldn’t stop laughing. It was funny picturing that annoying rooster charging at what he thought was another rooster, only to not be able to find him.
After I stopped laughing, I also told Emery that I was proud of him for coming to his sisters’ aid!
LOL! Good Job, Emery! I bet your little sisters were glad you were around that day.
Yes, they were!! 🙂 PJ
I’ve heard barred rocks are particularly agressive compared to other breeds. Even the hens. I bet that rooster does a great job of protecting the hens though.
I haven’t found that at all. Barred Rocks are actually one of the gentler breeds in our experience. We’ve always found that in every flock there is a dominant rooster that takes his job very seriously. 🙂 PJ
Good boy!!!
Yes, he is! 🙂 PJ
That is funny and cool at the same time!
Agreed. LOL PJ