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Eleven

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Nickname(s):

Levy (pronounced like the tax, not the jeans)

Breed:

Rhode Island Red x Barred Rock

(Black Sex-link)

Gender:

Rooster

Siblings:

Rederick, Noelan, Ruby, Hazel

Bio:

Eleven, usually known as “Levy”, is a rooster that I never meant to keep. His breed mix means that he is a black sex-link chicken and I knew he was a boy from the moment he busted out of his egg. I only planned to keep one rooster, one of the Golden Laced Wyandottes I was also hatching at the time, so I tried not to get attached to this guy. I numbered all of the eggs I incubated to track them through the hatch and he hatched from egg number eleven. Referring to him by his egg number was part of my attempt to not get attached, if I didn’t name him it’d be easier to let him go. I tried to give him away so many times but no one wants a rooster chick. As if he knew, Eleven spent his days trying to win my heart (it wasn’t difficult), and he squawked from the brooder until I picked him up for snuggles. The little guy would immediately quiet and then sleep on my lap for hours, he loved to be held and snuggled.

It didn’t take long for plans to change and for Eleven to be the rooster I planned to keep. There was no way I could give him up. Since I’d called him Eleven for so long, the name stuck and eventually got shortened to Levy. He grew up to be the head rooster in charge of everyone else in his hatch and he’s been an amazing guardian of his flock. He lives with five hens currently; Ruby, Juniper, Chippy, Marigold and Hazel. All six of them have been together since they hatched.

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About The Author

I’m Krystal and I’m one of those quirky, super-introverted folks that’s in legit danger of becoming a hermit. You know the type. I generally leave the mountain once a week for provisions, fill the car to the brim with chicken feed, shavings, groceries and any building supplies I need, and then hurry back home where it's quiet and less people-y.

Working to turn our property into micro farm with gardens and chickens has become my passion. On any given day you're pretty much guaranteed to find me outside doing something if you happen to stop by. Whether it's building (yet another) chicken coop or some other project I've dreamed up, cleaning out the coops I've already made, working in the garden or just spending time with the chickens you'll find me outdoors most of the daylight hours, every single day. If you happen to catch me indoors, I'm probably either in the kitchen or in a heap of papers planning my next project.

We are a homeschooling family and I homeschool my 12 year old son. We love the freedom it gives the whole family.

When I'm not doing any of the above, you can find me working on a website design project for a client. Over the spring/summer I take very limited bookings because things are so busy but I get back to it in the fall/winter months when the garden is gone and the chickens go to bed early. If you're curious, you can check out my design work at krystalacker.com.

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