"Puzzling" Problem

Backyard Poultry

Puzzle's Last Day in the Coop

 And now, back to our chicken story. The problems with Puzzle kept increasing; each day he seemed to grow bigger and bossier, as the house appeared to get smaller. And each day the snow kept the hens shut indoors with the giant rooster. The chicken saddles helped immensely with the problem of lost feathers during mating activities. But, interestingly enough, the saddles seemed to make Puzzle feel all the more frustrated and 'cooped up.' I could tell the rooster wanted to be out on the pasture protecting his hens from predators, crowing at the sunrise, and just strutting his stuff. A 4x8 coop wasn't the place to do that. I was finally ready to part with Puzzle, provided we could find a good home for him. And we did! The pieces all fell into place to give him to a friend who lived not 20 minutes away, and had a much larger flock and chicken coop. It was a wonderful answer! Now, just one question: how do you transport a huge bossy rooster that bites?