Now that Kate's out of the closet we have some decisions to make.
First, what do we call "shim?" Mom and Brian settled on Doc...as in Doc Holliday. I like the name, but out of habit I keep calling our poor rooster Kate. This quite possibly has caused some anger.
Kate/Doc attacks poor Miss Jessie when we let them out. If we don't break up the fight quick enough then Kate/Doc comes up with a mouth full of feathers. Poor Jessie just screams. However, when the partition is between them Miss Jessie struts her stuff and acts like the big man on campus. She's thick, but she can't fight very well.
Second, my goal in having chickens did not include owning a rooster. If you remember, their jobs were going to be to eat bugs, compost and lay eggs. Do I get rid of Kate/Doc because she/he can not fulfill one of her/his duties? Suppose my parents didn't pray every night for a baby girl (which they did. my brothers did too. I'm an answer to a prayer. hehe) and they wanted a little boy. Once they realized I was female would it have been appropriate for them to get rid of me or have me for dinner? Probably not since we live in America.
I have joined Dallas Backyard Poultry Meetup Group. They are hard core chicken handlers and they've basically all said I may have to give him to someone to eat. The office has said to keep him umtil I get a noise complaint. What to do? What to do? Knowing me I will ignore the problem until I MUST do something.
I'll keep you posted...meanwhile if you want to see her it might be wise to hurry out.
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