They were there because some of those roosters were man fighters
Man I had a game rooster as a pet one time. I went in the pen and picked him up, petted him and when I put him down. I noticed he kind of turned and was eyeing me like he wanted to try me. Had his little chest poked out while he was strutting. Bout the time I fixed my mouth to cuss the little muth...He was on me. In the blink of an eye he closed the gap and went right up my leg. By the time I realized it was ON, he was already waist high. Him being close to my hands, my lightning reflexes kicked in and I slapped him back. As I went for the door, I could see the fear in my wife's eye and her closing the door, fearful it might happen to her. Some how in all the shuffling I got a lucky leg sweep in. It bought me enough time to get to the door. His Spurs were cut into squared off nubbs about a half inch long. Judging by the marks he hit me 20-30 times one of which resulted in a half golf ball sized knot on my shin.standing there beaten and bloody, I had a new found respect for my little buddy.
I'm sitting in Cracker Barrel crying.
That's the old Goodman that wrote about getting a mans mind right with a Bob Barker shower slide.
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