Goodbye, Little Roosters

These days, Richard is processing the Little Roosters who came to us that 1st week in May. They have grown considerably in that time. We knew they would be Freezer Birds. We promised them their lives would be short, they would be loved, we would be deeply grateful for their gifts.

We have watched them grow from balls of yellow fluff, to white pin feathers emerging on awkward bodies, to combs popping up, to all legs and feet like Teenagers. We have watched them play their games of "Chicken" with their peers to see who could call the other's bluff.

We watched those 1st days when they appeared on the roof of their House. They surely would climb as high as they could go. We heard their 1st Crows. Some got very good at it.

We saw an occasional Rooster land in the yard of the Brooder House, wondering how he got there and how he would ever get out. We heard them on their nightly escapades as they sounded like Teenage Boys at a Bunking Party. We watched them grow into their Big Legs and Feets as they became beautiful white Birds with lovely Combs.

This group of Roosters has been very vibrant. Watching their living energy and their gift of life has been a blessing.

Richard had processed 7 Roosters earlier. He processed 16 today. They ranged in weight from 3 to 3 3/4 pounds. He has 27 to go.

Thank you, Little Roosters. We do not take lightly your precious gift.