Wednesday, May 11, 2005

Yeahhh...Here Comes the Rooster

Scout the Cockerel has begin making noise.

It started a couple of weeks ago, and it was infrequent. Now, I hear it more and more...a loud "SQUAWK!!!!"

No cock-a-doodle-doo yet, just the loud, shrill, one-syllable "SQUAWK!" Not so much at night, but in the morning, especially when he first hears me stirring...the squawking begins. It's not constant; just a few here and there. And he doesn't do it much when they're pecking around outside during the day.

But it's unmistakable...the boy has things to say.

More on this as it develops.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Are you familiar with David Sedaris' story "You Can't Kill The Rooster"? It's worth searching for. I'm sure you can access it through Esquire archives. This American Life has lots of his stories, but this one probably has too much "adult" language for public radio.