good breeding

Okay, Vicki and Mary Anne seem thrilled that they finally figured out what I "am". I mean it took them long enough. The sad thing is that according to "humankind" I am a Golden Duckwing. I think the "golden" part is perfect but "duck" wing? What is that? I am not a duck and I have two wings. It seems ridiculous to be compared to those stinky fowl that chase me around the nature center. I plan on petitioning the Universal Chicken Association (UCA) and protesting this "naming". I think something like "Royal Golden Able To Come Back From Certain Death Amazing Fantastical Fowl" is much better.
Send me your thoughts.

Back on the blog!

I am back up and crowing! I would love some visits from my fan club after the drama of yesterday. Please bring Mac & cheese.

Where there is great love there are always miracles. Willa Cather

Scooter was planning on blogging about the great event celebrating the Nature Challenge 2009 and Smokey the Bear's birthday on Saturday but Scooter cannot blog at this time. I have stepped in to tell the tale of this amazing rooster. It was a typical morning at the nature center. Vicki was working on Bayou Buddies planning and I was figuring out some library invoices. Jadan had just come back from the library. Out of the corner of my eye I caught motion in the front yard and I looked up to see two large dogs chasing Scooter. Scooter was up in the air and so was one of the dogs! I screamed for Vicki and we charged out the front door screaming at the dogs! One dog ran out the front gate but the other was after Scooter and they headed to the back. When we reached them all we saw was a pile of feathers and the dog with Scooter by the neck in his mouth. Scooter was limp. We both screamed and cried! We chased the dogs as they ran down River Drive and disappeared. There were no words to describe how we felt. Jadan was crying, Vicki and I were screaming. All of the sudden I had this great impulse to get in the car. I don't know why. Scooter had been carried by the neck for a good 1/4 mile. His body was totally limp and not moving.I yelled at Jadan to get in the car and we headed out. We went down every street all the way to I-45. There was no sign of dogs or rooster. We kept looking and kept crying. I got back to the nature center but something inside told me to go back down River Drive. I turned around and headed back. As we passed a side street, Jadan screamed and I saw the dog throw Scooter by the wing across the road. And then a miracle happened. Scooter stood up!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hit the accelerator, Jadan leapt out of the car and started running, and I started honking the horn. The dog was heading back for Scooter who was staggering in the yard. We grabbed Scooter after I almost slammed into a mailbox and headed back to the nature center. He collapsed in my lap and was breathing heavy. After about 30 minutes he started to perk up. Vicki gave him water and we got out his mealworm treats. We checked him over. No blood! Lots of feathers gone! A sore neck but nothing else! It was truly a miracle! Scooter is safe and was "crowing" around the cabin the rest of the afternoon. I however have aged another 10 years. I warned Vicki two years ago that life at the nature center was a "surprise" every day. It is certainly true.

Scooter goes native!

Check out my new "tepee closet"! It is wonderful! Crazy amounts of activity have been going on at the nature center lately. I hear that my entire fan club is coming out on Saturday for a big event. Of course I will be looking splendid and ready to accept the hugs and lovin' from my "peeps".

Be sure to add December 5th to your calendar for the Holiday at the Cabin! There will be lots of great Scooter merchandise available for gift giving. I mean seriously, what else is there to give?

Figures!!

Somebody left the lid up!
I ended up taking a bath in the toilet today. Certain employees at the nature center found this quite amusing. They attempted to retrieve their cameras while I was "soaking" my toes in the bowl but I managed to foil their attempt at humiliation and escaped the commode just in time. Again I ask, "Who left the lid up?"

Who turned the rain off?

No rain and 100 degree temps make this rooster very mad!

Spring Fever and Feelin' Frisky

I LOVE Spring! Lots of visitors! Lots of folks having picnics and lots of free treats! Today I enjoyed entertaining a group of little people with my "Mirror Ball" worthy dancing. In exchange they showered me with delicious snacks from their lunch sacks! They should really have a dance contest on TV for roosters. I would win of course! I had some nice ladies visit over the weekend. They were studying birds. What else is there to study? I made them happy by laying in their laps for hours on end. In exchange I received fabulous massages on my head and under my wings. Life is soooooooooo good!