Our Rooster!

We had been thinking about getting a rooster to help protect the chickens and so that we could raise our own chicks.  So when a friend said they knew someone who would give us a rooster we said we'll take it. 

He is a mix between a Black Copper Maran and a Bantam Cochin.  He's a bit younger than our chickens are. 

We brought him home and after much research we tossed him in with the girls at night when it was dark.  They woke up and looked really confused.  Then the chasing began.  To say they don't like him is an understatement. 

The poor guy is hiding in a bucket to get away from them!  Notice, they are all just waiting for him to make a move.

Michael is convinced this rooster will like him if he loves it enough. 

 

Here he is.  I think he will get a few more tail feathers, feathers on the feet and a bit bigger.  He really is pretty.  When the sun shines on him he has blue, purple and green in his feathers.