A New Rooster Has Arrived

From a previous post, I described how Jorge the rooster died defending the flock from a vicous predetor.  I have now found and aqcuired a new rooster.  The new rooster (name not yet given) is from Twin Oak Farm in Catlett, VA.  I was impressed with how clean and healthy everything was at this farm.

The new rooster did well once introduced.  When introducing a new chicken into a flock, you should always expect a little fighting.  This occured.  However, the rooster is so much larger than any of the hens, that there really wasn’t much of a battle.  The hens realized very quickly that this rooster was not like Jorge, in other words, not a push over.  He is a beautiful bird, blueish gray, with a few gold flecks in his feathers.  He crows a bit more and a bit louder than Jorge, which I don’t like, but after all, he is a rooster.  I hope that his Araucana genes will produce the same quality of chicks that lay blue and green eggs as Jorge.

If any of you have any recommendations for a name for him, please let me know.