Courting Rooster Contest Photos

***** winner is chick-among-us *******

for the 2012 Valentine's Day Hatch. The hatch thread is here: http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=612098&p=1

Here's my Stanley, strutting his stuff. This is not an entry, just an example.

Entry by NotAFarm:

Entry by Illia:

Entry by chick-among-us:

POETRY CONTEST ENTRIES:

Originally Posted by debs_flock 
 

Okay, here's my poem entry.

There is a young roo in my flock

He really can make the hens squawk

They scratch and they peck

Give him no respect

He approaches and they all scream “Bwwock”

The roo is known by his name, which is Earl

He runs through the flock with a swirl

He has the neck of a giraffe

The pullets all laugh

He cries “Give me a break, I’m a Showgirl”

Deb

Originally Posted by anderson8505 
 

Here's my entry for the poetry contest. I'm not actually hatching anything in this hatch along, though, so I don't know if I'm eligible.

I got chicks in a tote, eggs in the ‘bator

Third coop’s being built, sooner than later

Brown eggs for sale, feathers on the ground

My mind is all chickens, the best hobby I've found!

Originally Posted by notinoz2007 
 

my haiku:

my nightly hobby

watching these chicks hatch from eggs

waiting pip to zip

my husbands haiku: (in response to mine)

you are super lame

with your stupid chicken stuff

but i still love you

Champer:

I'm not really a participant, just a lurker while waiting on my eggs to hatch.  Here's a little ditty to get things rolling:

Roses are red

Violets are blue

May your eggs all hatch

with nary a roo