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- Dec 9, 2023
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I just wanted to take a moment to brag on my wonderful rooster, Mr. Wes Anderson. But also I’d like to open this thread to anyone who would like to share a story and pictures of their own wonderful rooster.
Wes came to me, along with his 14 Columbian rock bantam siblings, on the morning of August 4th 2023. Being that these were my first chickens, I was apprehensive of having a rooster. After all I had heard so many stories of angry and violent roosters turning on their keepers. But I knew I needed a guardian, since i wanted my birds to free range as I have a rampant locust plague every summer that ravages my field.
I knew Wes was a cockerel at only 3 weeks, not only because of his bright red comb, but also because one particular morning Wes grabbed my finger and mounted it. Imagine my surprise as a 40 gram bird humped my finger!
Wes at 3 weeks
Wes was always the first to do everything. Of his brothers, he was the first to roost, the first to crow, the first to tidbit, the first to spar, and the first to mount. I was told all of this meant he had high testosterone, that he would turn mean, but as time went on, Wes would prove to be gentle and far more calm than his brothers.
Wes at 6 weeks
Now as he is coming up on 8 months, I couldn’t imagine a flock without Wes, here are a few of the things I love about Wes.
Wes breaks up fights between his girls, he always keeps them from getting too violent
Wes expects a good morning every day as soon as I open the coop. We share a tender moment every morning where I hold him and he closes his eyes
Wes loves to make nests, show his ladies the best place to lay, and gives quiet and gentle pep talks to any hen laying an egg
Wes brings the flock to me whenever there is a predator in the sky, he knows I’ll chase them off
Wes leads his flock diligently and will help me herd them back into the coop when it’s time for lock up
Wes is always gentle with his girls, and with me, he’ll hold completely still if I touch his wattles, beak or comb
Attached are a couple pictures of the handsome grown up Wes. If you have a rooster to gush about, please share your story below!
Wes came to me, along with his 14 Columbian rock bantam siblings, on the morning of August 4th 2023. Being that these were my first chickens, I was apprehensive of having a rooster. After all I had heard so many stories of angry and violent roosters turning on their keepers. But I knew I needed a guardian, since i wanted my birds to free range as I have a rampant locust plague every summer that ravages my field.
I knew Wes was a cockerel at only 3 weeks, not only because of his bright red comb, but also because one particular morning Wes grabbed my finger and mounted it. Imagine my surprise as a 40 gram bird humped my finger!
Wes at 3 weeks
Wes was always the first to do everything. Of his brothers, he was the first to roost, the first to crow, the first to tidbit, the first to spar, and the first to mount. I was told all of this meant he had high testosterone, that he would turn mean, but as time went on, Wes would prove to be gentle and far more calm than his brothers.
Wes at 6 weeks
Now as he is coming up on 8 months, I couldn’t imagine a flock without Wes, here are a few of the things I love about Wes.
Wes breaks up fights between his girls, he always keeps them from getting too violent
Wes expects a good morning every day as soon as I open the coop. We share a tender moment every morning where I hold him and he closes his eyes
Wes loves to make nests, show his ladies the best place to lay, and gives quiet and gentle pep talks to any hen laying an egg
Wes brings the flock to me whenever there is a predator in the sky, he knows I’ll chase them off
Wes leads his flock diligently and will help me herd them back into the coop when it’s time for lock up
Wes is always gentle with his girls, and with me, he’ll hold completely still if I touch his wattles, beak or comb
Attached are a couple pictures of the handsome grown up Wes. If you have a rooster to gush about, please share your story below!