- Jul 31, 2007
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I am the cliche.
My kindergardener hatched eggs in his class last spring.
I caught this chicken fever thing hard. I'm completely in love with the two chickens we have. Apparently they're "meat chickens" and I don't care that they won't produce eggs.
But "Ginger" started crowing last week (at around 10 weeks). His name is now Basil and he can't stay in our neighborhood and I am at a loss.
I've been calling local farms and they don't want him-- worried about diseases and such and I don't blame them.
But I am distressed. I want to keep him. But short of selling my house and moving somewhere where he can crow to his heart's content I can't.
I don't mind him being "processed" I just can't do it myself.
And here's the rub: we live in an area (Chapel Hill, NC) where there are tons of farms and I can't find one person to take him.
Anyone here just happen to be in my area and want a totally non-producing breed of rooster? He's *super* friendly. He lets me pet him and he'll sit in my lap and he has a rather wonderful personality-- my neighbors must think I'm nuts but I swear he's a loving rooster.
We're also Ok with someone taking him with more tasty plans. But we just can't do it ourselves.
brokenhearted in chapel hill,
Sarah
My kindergardener hatched eggs in his class last spring.
I caught this chicken fever thing hard. I'm completely in love with the two chickens we have. Apparently they're "meat chickens" and I don't care that they won't produce eggs.
But "Ginger" started crowing last week (at around 10 weeks). His name is now Basil and he can't stay in our neighborhood and I am at a loss.
I've been calling local farms and they don't want him-- worried about diseases and such and I don't blame them.
But I am distressed. I want to keep him. But short of selling my house and moving somewhere where he can crow to his heart's content I can't.
I don't mind him being "processed" I just can't do it myself.
And here's the rub: we live in an area (Chapel Hill, NC) where there are tons of farms and I can't find one person to take him.
Anyone here just happen to be in my area and want a totally non-producing breed of rooster? He's *super* friendly. He lets me pet him and he'll sit in my lap and he has a rather wonderful personality-- my neighbors must think I'm nuts but I swear he's a loving rooster.
We're also Ok with someone taking him with more tasty plans. But we just can't do it ourselves.
brokenhearted in chapel hill,
Sarah