Smart Red
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. . . 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.
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.
Roosters are yummy!
