Wow I'm jealous. Most of us will probably never get anywhere near close to that experience. Thanks for sharing!
So you just had a couple of roosters in your backyard?
I have 15
chickens that semi-free range on my property and a rooster (just one now). They have a 400 square foot enclosure that they stay in most the day (keeps them out of my garden) and I usually let them run totally free near the last hours of the day. they can't do too much damage in that short amount of time.
Thats awesome. I don't know if I have the cajones to do that but grats! Then again, I guess it would depend on how hungry I was.
I took a peak at the blog and saw the goat named Bean! Is that a book character reference?
And have you had goat before?
No I do not think she is name after Bean from Ender's Game and then of course the second one Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card. She is on loan from our semi-partner farm (we are doing a breeding program to get a nice strain of Mini-LaManchas), we needed more milk and her owner wanted to ween her kids from her, so we have her for about 6-8 months. By then we will have done more breeding with our herd and have plenty more milk.
Yes I try goat every chance I get, There is a Mexican place near me that serves awesome Goat Burritos and Tacos as a special and the Asian Market I go to sometimes has it at the lunch counter inside the store.
edit: Bean's full name is Vanilla Bean, since she is a whiteish goat I guess it's as good a name as any.
Gunnar, I can't help but make a comment on your use of words. Roosters are male and do not lay eggs.
lol, The Roosters themselves do not lay eggs but they are of a egg laying variety of
chicken and not a meat variety. While meat
chickens lay eggs as well I am assuming they are not as prolific as a breed designated "egg layer" just as mine are not going to ever have big plump breasts and thighs.