R.I.P. Randy the Rooster – by Brian Whiddon, Managing Editor

R.I.P. Randy the Rooster – by Brian Whiddon, Managing Editor

We’ve been raising chickens for the last year and a half to ensure a steady egg supply, as well as to ensure we have some source of meat if needed in an emergency. Along with the six hens we bought from a neighbor to get started, we also received a rooster. He was one of two that the neighbor had, and they were father and son. The younger rooster had become mature enough to be a “threat” to his father so they were beginning to fight. The neighbo…