Key West - Roosters

 

Everybody likes to feed the chickens - and the chickens know it!

As you may already know, chickens run loose in Key West. They command the traffic - which stops when they want to cross the road. They seem to thrive here. They don’t lack for food. The tourists feed them as well as the local folks.

The colors really pop out when the rosters are in the sun

The roosters are spectacular when shown in full sun. Their feathers have a shine to them. The hens are much more subdued but don’t threaten their chicks! Ann was taking Hoolie for a walk one morning when he was confronted with a lone chick on the sidewalk. Out rushed the mother hen and put herself between Hoolie and her baby. He didn’t know what to do with himself, he only wanted to play but he was not going to mess with the mother hen who fluffed her feathers out and made herself large and aggressive. 

We are into our last week in Key West. One more night out for dinner and on the final day, breakfast at Schooner Wharf. Hopefully, the weather is good for a trip east along the Keys. It’s not the usual direction for winds but we’re hoping for a window. It will still take us about two months to reach Deltaville, Virginia - our destination for Fleetwing for the summer. Then we hope to do everything over again in the fall.