Since my above post , my chicken situation changed . Two dogs got into my daughter's chicken pen and killed the entire flock including the rooster . Someone that I have never meet heard of this and sent word to me , he had two roosters and would give me one . I gladly accepted and some folks went about 50 miles to the guys house and caught one of his roosters as it was sitting in a tree for the night . They are a free roaming flock . It being late at night the rooster will remain in a cage tonight and be delivered to me tomorrow . Around here there appears to be a brotherhood of preppers . My plan now is to incubate my own eggs starting in two or three weeks and rebuild my daughter's flock .-- The guy that gave me the rooster and I will be meeting in a few months .