The Lonely Potter and the Lonely Rooster

We have seen a lot of things on our daily dog walk in the woods. Birds, squirrels, rabbits, deer, moose,cows, a bear, a lynx, ATVs, other dog walkers, people doing bad things, people doing good things, and lots of interesting flora and fauna. One thing we never expected to see was a chicken. Or a rooster. A rooster that caught our attention by crowing loud and long, in the forest, in the middle of the day.

Why are they there? How did they get there? How do they manage to survive? If we catch them and bring them home, where will we put them?

We have visited the rooster and his hen four times now. The last two times the lonely potter took some grain, and sent me back to the car with the dogs so he could have some alone time with the feathered folks. The rooster is still too cautious or dignified to allow the lonely potter to get close, even with the grain offering. The second time the chicken, however, greeted the lonely potter and his grain by running up and happily clucking, as though she had been waiting . Have no doubt that the lonely potter will persist until either the rooster too is his friend or is no longer in the forest.

If the rooster comes to live with us, will he continue to crow at all hours?

The dogs and I await the lonely potter after his chicken visit