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Pierreot

Mr Tweedy catches Pierreot (remember chicken run)

Pierrot if only he would keep still long enough he would'nt be so blurry
Friday evening we went to collect a cockerel from a farmer friend called Pierrot. He had brought a dozen true Sussex  eggs which resulted in 9 hatching out, 5 cockerels and 4 hens. being a soft farmer he cant dispatch the cockerels for the pot so has found homes for them.

As we lost our cockerel to old age it was only a matter of time that another one would appear. However today has been the first day he came out, partly due to me opening the gate which separated the chickens, Gorgon and the sheep so he could walk through the opening. I think as he had been in a pen he thought the wooden slats were also keeping him in - even though he perched on top of the gate at  night and could of so easily jumped down on the other side.

So his been strutting his stuff, trying to gain the hens attention and maybe a lit bit confused by following the ducks. The chickens have seen it all before the new cockerel on the block trying to win over their acceptance that he will be in charge and keep the peace, I'm sure I saw a few of them rolling their eyes as he followed them thinking here we go again.

So far the only photos have been blurry ones as he doesn't stand still - at 4and a half months old I guess his a bit like a teenager thinking his hit the jackpot. He does look a fine "true" Sussex, lets just hope he doesn't get above his station and be a aggressive chappy otherwise he will end up in the pot!

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