Goodbye Rooster

It has been fun keeping a rooster with our flock of hens.  We had started looking for a new home for him and decided to keep him until he crows.  Just when I was starting to think he'd be a quiet type and maybe we could keep him, he started crowing on Saturday at 4.5 months old.  At first, it was really crackly and sounded like a car trying to start.  He's been practicing his crows in sets of 5 around 7 am the past few mornings but today he's really gotten into a groove and started crowing at 6:30 am (a set of 5) and at 7 am, 7:30 am, etc...  He's had several rounds and his voice gets louder and the crowing lasts longer.  Today he'll move to a new home-- a farm in the Cupertino foothills. 

Here is a photo of Coby holding Rooster.  I was afraid to pick him up because Rooster became a little aggressive in the past week.  But Coby could catch him!

Coby took this picture as all the chickens ran after him to the coop, expecting treats.  

They were not disappointed... Coby gave them some scratch!

Coby and I tried to put all 7 chickens on the table, but we only managed to get 4 on before they started jumping down.

Majestic Rooster!