oscar showed up that evening for roost and he went to his same spot he roosted at before he was separated (he was separated within view of everyone)
Spitfire, his little duck that he was aggressively mating (the reason for the separation to begin with!) was SO HAPPY to see him, it was charming and adorable and he seems to be cured. He hasn't tried to mate anyone. He is getting his bearings.
He has always been a very good boy other than his predilection for the duck -- so crossing fingers!!
He is being very darling, and very sweet to me anytime I am nearby, coming up to say hello quickly. Cracker is the big boss man and has no time to bother him as long as he's minding his Ps and Qs haha
Hubs named the Welsummer boy Wellington, since I said he did not previously have a name but now is a permanent resident.
I need to get a good pic of Cracker now, he's matured into a gorgeous Cockerel, braw and tall and just stunning. I HOPE he stays good and doesn't turn like his papa Chuck did.
He was raised in the flock though, with adult hens -- Chuck did not. So crossing fingers.
I am struggling with deciding what to do about the food. Right now I'm feeding them in the mornings, bc I didn't want that 1 rat to become 20 rats.
I am just super lazy and don't want to feed every day lol
I will figure something out! I don't want a treadle feeder, I might go back to hanging ones, though those still get food billed out.
There is no easy solution, the best solution is doing what I am doing now. But they behave differently, they don't wander/forage as much when I feed them daily. They just hang around the hen house hoping for food.
So not sure what to do.
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Anyway here is Oscar yesterday evening --
@wrathsfarm he grew his tail!
for Oscar!
