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| Sunset Sam. Photography by F L Campbell |
Bush eggs: one. Nest box eggs: none. Feed hopper: three-quarters full.
The Boys’ names are in! It’s so exciting when the people finally come up with a chick’s name; the choices are usually surprisingly good. Anyway: ‘Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Hold, My, Horse, Till, I, Get, On’ are the names bestowed on the Boys. (A bit weird really considering there are only four Boys and what appear to be eleven names).
Talking of rooster names I always liked the one for Blacky's life partner (and brother). He was called Sunset Sam. A blaze of gaudy yellow and orange on his feathers and in his eyes and fire in his heart. He was called Greedy to begin with but, as The Female Person was very young and not good at choosing names, her parents suggested waiting a while and trying again. The second effort was deemed perfect!
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