Oh gosh, I thought I'd made it quite clear that he, uh, Is No More. He went to Hen Heaven the next day, which is why I am no longer terrified to go outside! No, I wouldn't dream of keeping such a dangerous creature, which is why my Hen Expert friend (breeder and judge) assured me that there...
I have three red-black Arauncana hens who are free range and friendly and come RUNNING when they see me. They are my pets and they leap up onto my lap for corn treats.
I raised my rooster (red-black Arauncana) from an egg, handled him and his three girls all the time, managed to save his life when he developed Wry Neck Syndrome when he was ten weeks old (lots of vet bills, then Vitamin E and Selenium pills, and hand feeding and watering), and he would leap up...