I did not get a chance to read her rooster post, thank you for sharing it.

Bittersweet...

Thank you for letting us know Hobie...

~Bonnie

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: Hi, Folks -

: I've just received word that our own dear Jasmine passed on
: Easter day (March 31).

: Jasmine last posted on January 13, 2021. She was a true, bona
: fide Cherokee medicine woman and Adagasi, and a sister to

: me. A major tragedy occurred in her living in early 2020,
: affecting her focus and attention for a long time to come.
: I'm happy that her passing will have brought to an end the
: emotional pain and mental distress from that tragedy.

: Here's her final Reading Room post: =====

: ROOSTERS?????

: Posted By: Jasmine
: Date: Wednesday, 13-Jan-2021 05:52:00
: www.rumormill.news/123205

: Hi de ho Everyone,

: Thought I would borrow a page from our dear Hobie and his
: wonderful explanation of opossum's. They are a wonderful
: creature and I have enjoyed their company for many years.
: One of the more useful things they do, that surprised many,
: was search out and eat ticks. This is a thing that many
: types of birds do also, like chickens, guinea fowl, ducks,
: etc. But it also occurred to me that many probably do not
: realize what roosters really do and are. So like the
: opossum explanation, I thought I would do the same about
: roosters.

: Roosters come in two basic types, domestic and wild, many
: animals these days have a similar distinction. Wild
: roosters, of which there aren't many of those anymore, have
: the duty to collect hens and protect them and their
: offspring which hopefully are theirs. This is why they have
: those dangerous, long spurs on their legs, such sharp
: beaks, and are quite aggressive. In the wild, these are
: necessary and important weapons for them to be able to do
: their functions. There are quite a few bird species that
: have these sorts of weapons for just the same purpose.

: Domestic roosters though, usually do not need these weapons
: and they have been mis-used by us through cock fighting. A
: domestic rooster has just one real purpose, to fertilize
: eggs.

: Just a bit of side info here, a egg that is not fertilized
: will not produce a chick. Period. While there are a few
: species of animals that this is not true of, it is true of
: chickens.

: Having known chickens all my life I can reasonably say they
: are a dicey lot!!!! They have distinct personalities and
: opinions. Roosters top the list though ohohohohoho. They
: are real characters!!!!! If you are trying to take care of
: and raise chickens a good rooster is not only a good find
: but a lucky one!!!!! A good rooster is one that only crows
: at sunrise or if there is something endangering his flock
: of hens. He doesn't harass the hens and knows that she may
: say No today but tomorrow she will say somethings different
: so he is patient. He doesn't attack the chicks and usually
: you will have to lock him out of the house in order to
: collect the eggs. Also a good rooster will not attack you
: when you are in the house trying to clean things up for
: everyone. Some really good roosters will actually trust you
: and follow you around like a good dog.

: However, finding roosters like this is very rare and when you
: do you should take care of him and value him. Hoping that
: his genes and temperament will rub off on his sons.

: Having explained this and if you have read this far ohohohoho,
: you are probably wondering what the point here is???
: Well, most roosters, the large majority of roosters are not
: "good" roosters. They crow at all hours of the
: day and night and for no other reason than to show off and
: try to out best other roosters. They chase and harass the
: hens and will kill any chicks they find. (sort of sounds
: like DC hmmmm)
: They are constantly fighting with each other and cause
: incredible chaos within the chicken yard. They put
: incredible pressure on your good rooster cause now he has
: to try to protect the hens from them while trying to put
: them in their place within the pecking order. If you are
: trying to have some chicks, this is not something that is
: going to happen!!!!! And to make matters worse, these
: "roosters" will attack you when you come into the
: yard to feed them and take care of everyone. Let me tell
: you that is most unpleasant!!!!! My neighbor has a slash on
: her forearm about 3 inches long from one of these fellows,
: suffice to say he ended up in the stew pot that night.

: I closed her wound myself. It is healing up nicely but will
: make a scar for awhile.

: I am sorry this has winded up being so long but it is good
: info for anyone who is interested in keeping chickens or
: does not understand just what roosters are.

: Thank you for your kindness and indulgence
: many blessings and safe journeys for us all ttfn jas

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