We actually have two roosters until we move. But this is the rooster that will move with us. He is rather aggressive and very protective of his flock. With good reason. That is his job. Do you need a rooster? There is a lot of debate about this on many forums and blogs. Good arguments on both sides. We like having a rooster. Keeps our hens happy. We have the chance to hatch chicks since our bantam seems to be broody and he is gorgeous. Our rooster is an Americana. We got 4 chicks with our first flock because they lay blue green eggs. It's very exciting. Then one turned out to be a rooster and it was even better. He has the most beautiful tail feather. So he will move to the new house with us. This picture was taken while doing supervised outside time last night. I have started doing this since others seem to have great luck with supervised time. The chickens love it and the barn cats seem to just leave them alone. It's a win for everyone. If you look close enough you can see the rooster's wings are clipped, he likes to fly :).
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