The one who rules the Roost

This is the Rooster who rules the Roost of hens and chicks. Right now he has in his company only 2 hens without chicks. I couldn't get them in the picture with the Royal one. The 2 other hens still remain separate with their 13 chickens which are beginning to look more like hens themselves, they are growing so fast. This dude can be heard crowing any hour of the day or night. Midnight, 3 a.m., 4 a.m., etc. Wonder when he sleeps??

Early Morning Visitors

This morning I was getting ready to get in the car to go to work and I discovered the chickens, all of them in my impatiens flower bed! I started shooing them away and then realized I should have taken a pic of them in the flower bed. Ooops! They were already scattering. So I ran in, got the camera and took these shots. I tried to enlarge them so that you can see them better. They were running behind the homes to the east of ours. This gives you an idea of what I am up against in trying to protect my flowers. I thought only the little ones were on this side of the fence, but the whole crew is able to get through the fence. By the way, these two hens with chicks are only part of the whole flock. There is a rooster, and 3 other hens that don't have babies. They keep their distance from the chick brood.