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Big Ed The Welsummer Rooster

November 21, 2011 By RDG

Big Ed Says “Hi!”

Welsummer Rooster
Hi from Big Ed, the Welsummer Rooster.
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Comments

  1. J.B.Hagerman says

    October 7, 2013 at 5:51 pm

    I have a Welsummer rooster named “King Tut” but he’s only three weeks old. Already he has his own personality. The broader is in my bedroom, and I’m retired, so this is what I do all day long, watch my chickens. He alredy is displaying rooster caracteristics. The three week old hens are going through that spurt where they get bigger than the cocks for a minute but I haven’t noticed any of them bullying him. I bought him six Rhode Island Red hens. I could have purchased Welsummer hens but I wanted my free range hens to be a little more aggressive than a Welsummer hen. He will be the foundation of my free range stock, God willing. “Big Ed” is very handsome.

    • RDG says

      October 23, 2013 at 8:33 pm

      J.B.,

      I like your rooster’s name. I’m looking at this picture and it was before Big Ed got his spurs and turned mean. I have two roosters now and Big Ed lost the battle for dominance. My other rooster has put Big Ed in his place and now he doesn’t attack me anymore when I go out to feed the flock.

      Good luck with your chickens.

      -RDG

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