Freaking OUT!

Ok, so I have a rooster that I am taking to the Eustis farm auction at 4:00. I have been praying that he would remain silent until we got rid of him.

I went and picked up Dreamer from Camp Challenge, my other rooster...

Well I wanted to put hay in Dreamer's cage so I asked Maddy to hold him, while I put in the bedding. She opened the door and let him walk out as pretty as you please.

My neighbor is walking in the cul-de-sac (our chickens are on the down low), and I have to make sure he doesn't crow, squawk, or fly over the back fence..

Maddy is not a good chicken catcher, she always let them run past her.. and now my calm quiet roo in the pen found his voice and I hear a pathetic weak CROW, that gets louder and louder...

"GRAB the chicken and then go get the other one, NOW!!! " Lots of chicken indignation noises from the hens, squawks from Roo as I try to muffle his voice... It doesn't really work well to put your hand over their beaks, I think you have to squeeze their necks to make them shut up ;)

So I grab Dreamer, she grabs Roo and we put them in seperate cages in the garage with the door down..


So the key point is they are leaving here tonight, and not coming back...We are off to the auction!