Illegal cock fighting . . .

. . . always seems to have a winner and a loser. Right now, it looks like Nesco lost his place as flock leader. Not my choice of course. He spent one night in a nesting box and took off at a double pace once I opened the coop door for the day. Bloody head, collar feathers, wattle and comb with feathers torn from his head. Sigh! He looked pretty rough until I cleaned him up and gave him a safe space in the garden shed for the night.

Thing One didn't come out looking much better even if he 'won'. He has bloody comb, wattle and face, with a chunk of feathers missing from his under-neck. I suppose he's due for a clean-up once the birds are roosting for the night.

I really didn't expect this outcome. Nesco is bigger and has well-developed spurs that are more than twice as big as Thing One.

Boys will be boys. Is there room for them to have their own coop space?

baymule said:

Boys will be boys. Is there room for them to have their own coop space?

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Nope, not in the coop. There is room in the freezer for one of them, though. Friday is looking good for a BBQ.

Roosters are yummy!

Old rooster sounds like tough rooster. Only good for chicken soup.

or Coq Au Vin.

in my coop the nasty fights between roos is a seasonal thing. we process 1 brat last weekend and i'm trying to decide who will be the next to go on the freezer camp trip.

Old roos make wonderful chicken salad too.

Don't forget to make broth!