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In writing the story of the Biggest Little Rooster, I had looked toward the future, and I had hoped that in the spring, one of the Ladies would decide to go broody, and I could keep the Biggest Little Rooster story alive with his babies. I'd really have liked to see him as a dad. Things don't always go as planned.
So, when Plan A fails, it's time to move on to plan B.
I haven't named it yet, but this will be a new story, and hopefully it will not be a short story.
Chapter 1- New Beginings
The very sudden, unexpected death of the biggest little rooster brought some sadness to the flock, and all the humans who knew him. There were so many people on the backyardchicken.com forum who had followed the story of the biggest little rooster. He had truly affected many people.
The Ladies did not seem to be horribly affected by the loss of their man. Yes, they missed him. Little WeeMan was trying to do a dance for the Ladies from his side of the fence. They were NOT impressed. Little WeeMan was not, and would never be THEIR rooster. They had given their hearts to the biggest little rooster, and they didn't think they would ever find another rooster to love.
Little WeeMan still had his girls. Nothing had changed there. He knew the Ladies wouldn't ever be part of his flock. They were very independant. He knew they were modern women. They'd like to have a guy around, but they didn't NEED one.
The humans missed the biggest little rooster the most. It was all to quiet in the morning without his crow. They had hoped to see the biggest little rooster with a family of his own. They had to do something to carry on his legacy.
The Ladies would continue to lay fertile eggs for another week or so. The humanlady (Mamma D) decided to gather up the Ladies eggs, and see if they could get incubated. Several fans of the biggest little rooster had incubators and volunteered to try hatching some eggs. It was decided that the eggs would be shipped to Auntie S- a little over 1800 miles away in Texas.
Mamma D. wanted the Ladies to be able to meet some of their offspring, so they went out and bought an incubator. Alot of research, and they got it set up, and got the temps and humidity settled.
The front of the bator has pictures of Mamma D's 2 successful hatchings- the rooster human, and the bantam human. Sitting atop the bator is the little fuzzy chick from Milwaukee, and the lil Bizzy look-alike. Next to the bator is the dancing pink chicken, and the big white chicken in the hula costume that won the haloween contest. With all those good vibes surrounding the bator, the hatch should go well.
The Ladies were slacking a little with their egg laying. They even managed to lay one egg on the floor of the coop, and it got stepped on. The humanguy was so excited about having babies, he couldn't wait for the Ladies to lay more. Mamma D really wanted to wait until the others got to Texas. But the humanguy won out, and mamma D. placed four egs into the incubator.
Meanwhile, a box was packed up, and eggs carefully bubble-wrapped and set in packing peanuts. It was marked as fragile, and went off for shipping. There will be pictures of the box after it gets to Auntie S- what's written on the box to ensure safe handling is going to be a surprise.
The whole house was in a tizzy. The extremely hairy 4 legged creature and her sidekick, the tiny little furry creature with the sharp claws kept following Mamma D. into the chick room (as it was now being called). They couldn't understand why she kept saying " We're gonna have babies". It didn't sound good to them.
Little WeeMan was a tad bit jealous. He wanted to have babies also. Mamma D. told him he better shape up, or he'd never lve to see his babies. She had sent 2 of his babies to Auntie S. also.
Everyone realized there was something exciting on the horizon.....
So, when Plan A fails, it's time to move on to plan B.
I haven't named it yet, but this will be a new story, and hopefully it will not be a short story.
Chapter 1- New Beginings
The very sudden, unexpected death of the biggest little rooster brought some sadness to the flock, and all the humans who knew him. There were so many people on the backyardchicken.com forum who had followed the story of the biggest little rooster. He had truly affected many people.
The Ladies did not seem to be horribly affected by the loss of their man. Yes, they missed him. Little WeeMan was trying to do a dance for the Ladies from his side of the fence. They were NOT impressed. Little WeeMan was not, and would never be THEIR rooster. They had given their hearts to the biggest little rooster, and they didn't think they would ever find another rooster to love.
Little WeeMan still had his girls. Nothing had changed there. He knew the Ladies wouldn't ever be part of his flock. They were very independant. He knew they were modern women. They'd like to have a guy around, but they didn't NEED one.
The humans missed the biggest little rooster the most. It was all to quiet in the morning without his crow. They had hoped to see the biggest little rooster with a family of his own. They had to do something to carry on his legacy.
The Ladies would continue to lay fertile eggs for another week or so. The humanlady (Mamma D) decided to gather up the Ladies eggs, and see if they could get incubated. Several fans of the biggest little rooster had incubators and volunteered to try hatching some eggs. It was decided that the eggs would be shipped to Auntie S- a little over 1800 miles away in Texas.
Mamma D. wanted the Ladies to be able to meet some of their offspring, so they went out and bought an incubator. Alot of research, and they got it set up, and got the temps and humidity settled.
The front of the bator has pictures of Mamma D's 2 successful hatchings- the rooster human, and the bantam human. Sitting atop the bator is the little fuzzy chick from Milwaukee, and the lil Bizzy look-alike. Next to the bator is the dancing pink chicken, and the big white chicken in the hula costume that won the haloween contest. With all those good vibes surrounding the bator, the hatch should go well.
The Ladies were slacking a little with their egg laying. They even managed to lay one egg on the floor of the coop, and it got stepped on. The humanguy was so excited about having babies, he couldn't wait for the Ladies to lay more. Mamma D really wanted to wait until the others got to Texas. But the humanguy won out, and mamma D. placed four egs into the incubator.
Meanwhile, a box was packed up, and eggs carefully bubble-wrapped and set in packing peanuts. It was marked as fragile, and went off for shipping. There will be pictures of the box after it gets to Auntie S- what's written on the box to ensure safe handling is going to be a surprise.
The whole house was in a tizzy. The extremely hairy 4 legged creature and her sidekick, the tiny little furry creature with the sharp claws kept following Mamma D. into the chick room (as it was now being called). They couldn't understand why she kept saying " We're gonna have babies". It didn't sound good to them.
Little WeeMan was a tad bit jealous. He wanted to have babies also. Mamma D. told him he better shape up, or he'd never lve to see his babies. She had sent 2 of his babies to Auntie S. also.
Everyone realized there was something exciting on the horizon.....
