As a wee chick, Buddy was so-o-o-o cute & cuddly. He was the same size as all the other chicks. There was nothing to indicate that he would be "poultry-ly challenged"!
He came to be named Buddy when he was about 4 wks old. Mainly because he would come to me everytime I visited the coop. He & I would sit & chat. He'd look at me with one eye; I'd look at him with two. He seemed to really enjoy my visits. Whenever I let the chickens out of the coop, Buddy will follow me, as if he wants to be near.
Well, within the past few days, it has become apparent that Buddy likes ONLY me. He has attacked my Honey, AND my Honey's grandson! Poor Buddy...he was not expecting that firm, swift, kick in the butt from Honey! He looked rather dazed & somewhat startled for a few minutes. He puffed out all his feathers & shook himself quite vigorously, but he did NOT re-attack.
After Honey left the barn, I privately related to Buddy the stories Honey has told me of former roosters who ended up in the dumplin' pot for the same offense. He looked a little disturbed when he heard that, but immediately tried to get a chip on his shoulder about it...(Ha! 'chip' wouldn't stay on....roosters don't HAVE shoulders, you know!)
Buddy is not sure now if I'm telling him the truth, or just trying to scare him. He muttered a few things under his breath as I was leaving. I'm not sure what he said, but now he's got me wondering.....DO CHICKENS CUSS?!
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