A Roo Who's Who.

It turns out (scientifically proven), that roosters don't care how loud they're yelling, because they can't hear themselves.When they open their mouths to holler, they shut their ears.  So a cock crowing is essentially screaming with his fingers stuck in his ears to protect his own hearing.  The hens are not so lucky.  They're just stuck in a coop with a yeller in the morning, even though apparently if they have 50cm of distance, they aren't getting hearing damage.If you watch a roo crow, they are really putting their whole body into it, like they are literally throwing their voice (mine have been reported to be throwing 1.8 km) .  Right down to the tail, they put their head and neck and chest all in position as the crow moves through them, and sometimes lift up on their toes some.  It is kind of amazing that 140 db can come out of a 10 lb bird.This means it's no wonder that crowing is a learned accomplishment, and sounds as badly at the beginning as any child starting out on a wind instrument.And now for a roo review...these are the roos of the zoo:This is Phillippe Petit (Chanticleer).  I like him.  He's mild mannered.An unnamed Chanti. Toffee, maybe.The jury is out on him, but Cheeks, in the background, looks like she has an opinion.This guy's a jerk (Chanticleer) .  His name is going to be Stew. This is the Colonel's mini-me, with Cream Puff.  The reproduction is uncanny.  I've had lots of white Silkie roos, but none have been the spitting image in looks and demeanor of the Colonel.  It looks like these two are facing off, but really they were just pecking amicably and then glanced up at each other when I snapped the picture.An unnamed young brown roo (Silkie).  He's a nice guy, I think he's going to go to a nice new home (and that's not a euphemism). Jack the jerk (Copper Maran), and his sister.  He thinks he's extremely important at all times and he's alone in that opinion.  He's very good looking, but handsome is as handsome does, and Jack doesn't do anything but swagger and barge.  He may also get a name change (that is a euphemism).Jerks don't get to stick around and make everyone's life miserable.  I hate to kill anyone, but if I can't give the roos to someone who wants their genes, then it's the pot, when HW is ready for a chicken soup.