Rooster at the West Barn, enters Stage Left.
Tough audience.
Cattle Call auditions. I hate them. Though I believe this particular audition was called by the cattle.
I knew a guy once, when I was running in such circles, who actually wrote his thesis on the Entrances and Exits of Shakespeare. It was a dry piece. And has absolutely nothing to do with Dancing Roosters.
I hope you have a lovely day.
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
117 responses to “Chicken Dances”
Oh Miss C- I have a small question that has nothing to do with chickens or roosters but everything to do with pigs. Our sweet Willow is due with her first piggy litter very soon and since this is her first litter, it’s ours as well. Do you castrate the little boys and cut their teeth and give them iron shots? The internet insists that we do all these things to the babies, but I’m not so sure everything the net suggests is necessary. What are your thoughts?
Thank you
Elizabeth
If you are going to castrate then I do it in the first week. I get someone who knows what they are doing – I don’t do it myself. It is very fast but pretty noisy. Be completely organised with your sow locked outside. Plenty of iodine. This year I let one boy through intact to test for boar taint and there was none – he was very tasty actually but he was smaller which was interesting. Not all pigs get boar taint. I never cut teeth or take off tails. Horrible. Iron is optional. I don’t. My pigs have a good diet. As long as your piglets have space to get away from Mum (warm light in creep corner) and tons of room otherwise they will do well. And the moment my sow looks like going into labour I set up the ALL SHE CAN EAT bar with high quality varied feeds so the piglets get some pretty good milk and she will be a lot calmer – worked for Poppy anyway. Add eggs for the iron. Then leave her to it. Let me know how it goes. Remember the birth can take a few hours all done. Good luck. let me know how it goes.
Oh yes, we all want to know Elizabeth, please 🙂
I imagine that guy had reason to get cocky about knowing all the ins and outs of Shakespeare! 🙂
He was a clever chappie – good looking too if my memory serves me right! c
I could just hear the call! Good one!
Linda
Hilarious. Thank you for a nice chuckle!
What’s is so amazing is you knew this Act 1 was about to happen?
Oh! I LOVE THIS!
From one dancer to another!! c
hehehehehe…. Tough audience, indeed! A great laugh in the morning, thank you 🙂
Of course, now I can’t get that dumb chicken dance song out of my head… you know, the one that for some unknown reason seems to be a standard at weddings, with all the hand motions. Oh well, I am easily swayed, so will just put on some other tunes to drown that one out… but the images are perfect 🙂
Rooster just heard of your grand success in going over the top of 5,000 and it is his celebratory jig!
Hope you have a great day too ~ Mame 🙂
oh this is funny- chickens amuse me. Have a lovely day!
It is snowing here on my lovely day.. c
Oh what a beautiful dance! Yesterday’s post about artistry: I have always held the belief that photography is art – because of it is the composition and collection into the instant that is orchestrated by so many factors – timing, the artists choice of whats in the middle and then the lighting and everything that it takes to make a great photo. So many people take snapshots – but few create true photographs of quality and interest. You my dear – are an excellent artist.
Thank you Pat. What a kind thing to say. Enjoy your Sunday! c
LOL, I loved this – so very funny! 🙂
Your images are stunning. Would you mind sharing the camera settings for the Chicken Dance when you have a chance? It can wait until after you take us to New Zealand.
The camera settings.. ? Mercy I have no idea now. Short depth of field. Low light. Tricky. Lots of luck. c
Love the rumba rooster. You can tel it was choreographed by Miss c!
I never had to audition, but I was an actor doing dinner theatre! It was fun, and I never had a bit of stage fright. Even the one time I forgot my lines, went silent, and gave a big goofy grin to the man who I was meant to be conversing with. It was a comedy, of course! And no one noticed 🙂 I’d not be keen on any sort of cattle call that didn’t involve actual cattle.
Oh dinner theatre – tons of fun!! We used to do fawlty towers – too funny.. cc
Auditions are hell on wheels for anyone . . . I bet he gets a lead part though. And in case you’re missing the news, it’s a great year for cicadas here in NZ.
Most excellent – it is every seven years I think that the big crowd hatches? c
😂xx