Here's just a cute thing I saw today:
I have a "house rooster" who sleeps indoors at night. Keeps the crowing down in the morning and gives him a break from being chased by the main rooster (who sleeps in the coop with the girls).
It's been raining more than usual and a tiny neighborhood cat has taken up residence on my back porch. The rooster is VERY wary of the cat, and she couldn't care less about the rooster. They've spent some afternoons together on the porch in the rain and the rooster seems to tolerate the cat now.
This morning, a different, large male stray cat came on the porch and started harassing the tiny cat. The house rooster went berserk! He poofed up and chased after the huge male stray, making a racket and chasing him off. After, he came back and strutted in front of the tiny cat, who is apparently his friend now!
Roosters are very social animals. They never cease to annoy and amaze me practically simultaneously. I'm getting him girls and a coop of his own soon. But at least he's got his friend!
