Thanks for the update!I haven't been here in a while but I've been thinking about everybody.
Fun news from our house is that our australop rooster died , and somehow a silky rooster fertilized our australop hen believe it or not. Then that little huzzy hid in the chicken coop and hatched out three of the ugliest babies you've ever seen. We call them the derp triplets.
A couple of days ago we bought three rabbits and I am currently building a rabbit hutch.
I am sorry about the loss of the Rooster!
I have heard about silkie roosters fertilizing large fowl hens! It is amazing when that happens.