The great news is that we have our first rooster now! He is white and very tame, and was quite keen to go into the big house to visit us! Two more rooster friends are due to join him as soon as they can hitch a ride. Thunder keeps getting huge frights from him, and he is white, so maybe our new friend needs to be named spook or something, he's really big and lovely!!
Roosters in this country have few options. As the boys do not lay eggs, few people wish to take them in, so they are hard to rehome. Some councils forbid keeping a rooster in urban areas because of crowing - and even councils that do not ban roosters require their removal if there are complaints. Unwanted roosters are often killed or abandoned. So we are setting up a rooster park as a sanctuary for these splendid but little-appreciated lovely boys!
In spite of the weather, we have finished putting posts in and got the gate ready for the new goat/sheep fence. We've also started putting in seeds to raise vegetable seedlings for our garden, and we are planning lots of tree planting this coming week!
We're also looking forward to the Wellington Vegetarian Festival on the 2nd of October (St John's Hall,cnr Willis and Dixon Sts 10 am-4pm), and will be running a stall there! Come along and catch up with us there!
Roosters in this country have few options. As the boys do not lay eggs, few people wish to take them in, so they are hard to rehome. Some councils forbid keeping a rooster in urban areas because of crowing - and even councils that do not ban roosters require their removal if there are complaints. Unwanted roosters are often killed or abandoned. So we are setting up a rooster park as a sanctuary for these splendid but little-appreciated lovely boys!
In spite of the weather, we have finished putting posts in and got the gate ready for the new goat/sheep fence. We've also started putting in seeds to raise vegetable seedlings for our garden, and we are planning lots of tree planting this coming week!
We're also looking forward to the Wellington Vegetarian Festival on the 2nd of October (St John's Hall,cnr Willis and Dixon Sts 10 am-4pm), and will be running a stall there! Come along and catch up with us there!