pepper

I've been wanting to get around to blogging about this for awhile . . . You know our "hen" Pepper?? Well, she doesn't lay eggs . . . and she's growing spurs . . . and she crows. We discovered this one morning when Aurora and I opened up the chicken coop, she/he ran two crazy laps around the chicken yard, and then COCK A DOODLE DOO. SO. We have a rooster. Luckily, Pepper seems to not have all that much testosterone, is not bothering the hens (yet) and only crows in the morning after we let him out of the coop. And, Pepper seems protective of the girls, which could be a good thing if some vicious predator comes around. A bit of a funny anecdote nevertheless. Let's just hope Pepper doesn't get too proud of his crowing skills!