3 brown (1S,2L)

Rooster was in the coop last night when I closed it up. He was still roosting when I opened it this morning, I promptly tossed him out of the chicken yard. He's been scratching outside the yard since then, crowing a few times an hour.

I'm going to list him on craigslist as available for free. Someone should want him for stew or because they like roosters. He's not in the coop Sunday night, so he may meet his fate from a marauder.

I may have a few fertile eggs the next couple of weeks. Will try to eat them within a week of laying. Eggs won't be brooded or incubated so there shouldn't be significant embryo development.

I'm half tempted to confine the rooster with the barred rock hen, as I'd like to have more than one barred rock laying hen - incubating 3-4 fertile barred rock eggs wold give me a couple more barred rock layers before spring.