Old Cock Win And The Coalition Of Roosters

Now if you look over here in this enclosure we have a coalition of roosters. Collective nouns are a funny thing, aren’t they? We could just as easily call these three an ‘ego-fest’ of roosters. Or a ‘Married-At-First-Sight three-way train-wreck’ of roosters. But ‘coalition’ it is.

See the one in the middle there? With the bald head, clucking to himself about what he would say to you? That’s Lux. He’s the alpha male, although it’s hard to tell most of the time. Apparently it’s because he has the biggest caucus. You can’t see his caucus from here because it’s right behind him. Well, it says that it’s behind him but they always do, don’t they?

Off to the right, see that cheeky little thruster? That’s Seymour, the young challenger. If you keep watching you’ll see him strut in front of Lux and perform an aggressive twerking gesture, try to crowd him out of the limelight.

But it’s the third male we’re keeping an eye on at the moment. Win. The old cock.