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Rooster named Mable
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Mon Dec 08, 2014 12:39 pmby retiredhappy
My daughter has chickens which means I get fresh eggs. Nothing you can buy in the stores stands up to really fresh eggs. This is a picture of her rooster named "Mable" who was named before they knew he was a rooster. Now Mable thinks Melissa is his mate. He comes up to her and puffs his feathers out and does a little feet stamping dance and lets her pick him up and love on him. He follows her around the yard like a puppy dog. He is not too fond of the rest of the family, however.
Re: Rooster named Mable
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Mon Dec 08, 2014 2:21 pmby BarbaraRose
funny!
Re: Rooster named Mable
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Mon Dec 08, 2014 2:29 pmby Rufflesgurl
Cute. Showed this to my 4 year old grandson and he said " but some roosters are girls." Innocence. Can tell your daughter is an animal lover.
Thanks for sharing.
Linda
Re: Rooster named Mable
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Mon Dec 08, 2014 6:56 pmby monik7
I know what you mean about fresh eggs. I raised them as a 4-H project. Started with 50 day-old chicks and kept the 27 females as laying hens. I lived out in the country and the "neighbors" would call me when they needed eggs. I'd jump on my horse and take off to deliver them. That's fresh!!! I had two huge roosters named Hercules and Eurypedes. Unfortunately they met their demise one night in a fox/bobcat raid.
Thankfully the hens were in the chicken coop. Mable looks so happy with your daughter.
Sandi
Re: Rooster named Mable
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Mon Dec 08, 2014 7:21 pmby MandysMom
Sandi what a neat story!
Velda
Re: Rooster named Mable
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Mon Dec 08, 2014 7:37 pmby bluepinecones
Oh how I envy you for those fresh eggs.
Neat story Sandi.
My grandmothers always had chickens and fresh eggs. I remember getting into trouble as a small child when I found a fox den and brought some of them back to the house (I thought they were puppies and wanted to take them home). Sadly my grandmother had a no tolerance policy toward foxes.
Re: Rooster named Mable
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Mon Dec 08, 2014 11:14 pmby Bethers
When I was working at the pheasant farm some there didn't know a chicken would lay eggs without a rooster. Just got reminded by this picture and your stories. Seems to me your daughter loves the rooster, too. Mutual admiration. Love it.
Re: Rooster named Mable
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Tue Dec 09, 2014 9:17 amby gingerK
Neat story Karen and nice pic! Thanks for sharing.
Re: Rooster named Mable
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Tue Dec 09, 2014 11:14 pmby snowball
how fun..my daughter has chickens so in the summer we have fresh eggs....
enjoy them don't enjoy the cost of the store ones and not nearly as good
sheila
Re: Rooster named Mable
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Tue Dec 09, 2014 11:57 pmby BarbaraRose
One of my co-workers has chickens and was just telling a customer that you don't need a rooster for a chicken to lay eggs, only if you want the eggs to turn into more chickens!
Re: Rooster named Mable
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Sat Dec 13, 2014 12:03 pmby dayspring39
Oh my what a cute story Mr Mabel seems very contented...
