every chick deservers a mother
These nearly four month old rooster siblings hang out together much of the day. That’s what young roosters do. Sort of like kids, they are afraid of getting cooties from the hens. Another month or two and their attitude towards the hens will change.
This morning I found them hogging one of the dog carpets. I guess the carpeting is a comfortable spot to hang out on a cool morning.
Back in March, these roosters had just hatched. Back then, they were little fluff balls, snuggled together under their mother. Now they are more than three months old and well on their way to becoming mature roosters.
As they become teenagers and young adults, roosters like to hang out together. Get too many of them in a group, and they can turn into roving teenage gang bangers. In groups of two to three, they mind their manners and are best friends for now. Single young roosters who don’t have any rooster siblings, may pal around with an adult rooster for company.
Eventually, as they get closer to being a year old, they start to assert themselves and their bffns turn into rivals.
These three young roosters are as colorful as the flowers around them. Young roosters spend most of their time together. They remind me of teenage boys who hang out together, too timid to ask girls out for a date, too insecure to be on their own. Roosters don’t come into their own until they are nearly a year old. Until they do, they seek each other’s company.
Roosters come in so many colors, I wonder if they look at each other and think, “I wish I had his feathers.”
The Stewartia is still blooming. Their flowers are refreshing on a soft summer evening.
