Happy Thanksgiving and a Surprise

Chickens, Reflections

I want to start by saying that I hope all of my friends/readers here in the US had a great Thanksgiving and wish you all a wonderful holiday season.

Now a quick farm story – Yesterday we had a surprise at the farm when these three chickens showed up.

We don’t know where they came from but since they were inside the fence we can only assume that someone dropped them off. My husband did check with a couple of neighbors who said they did not belong to them. It appears that at least one is a young rooster, but they may all be roosters. Too many roosters can cause problems in a flock. Extra roosters are usually butchered for meat, but these are fancy breeds not meat birds. We are working on identifying their breeds.

They seem pretty friendly, and my husband was able to get them in the coop last night since the temperature was down around freezing. Two of them found their own way in the coop tonight and my husband helped the other one in. Our flock seems to have accepted them so far, so unless they start causing problems, I think they have found a new home.

Thanks for visiting.

How was your Thanksgiving?

10 thoughts on “Happy Thanksgiving and a Surprise”

    1. I never realized that chickens were being dumped off like people do with unwanted dogs or cats but I guess that’s what happens to unwanted fancy roosters. SMH There is a lot of crowing going on at our farm nowadays. LOL!

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  4. Well Ruth, there are some folks that went out to get the bird for Thanksgiving and then there are others where the bird(s) magically appear with no questions asked. I am glad both the flock and you and your husband have welcomed them aboard – think of them as a trio of Thanksgiving blessings. Yes, it WAS cold today and Friday’s forecast is a stark reminder that Winter is not far off.

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      1. Yes, what happened to that lovely Fall weather? I shoveled that wintry mix this morning and by this afternoon, there is only snow on the grass and everyone’s cement is clear. Oh well. I live on the shady side of the street, so the sun does not get here to my side until late in the afternoon, so it rarely melts anything but the bottom of the driveway. The chickens/possible roosters are glad they have a home and are not out in the elements. I hope you find out where they came from.

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