There once was a rooster named Mary
To many, he seemed a bit scary
He hatched in November on a beautiful fall day
Then was placed in a box and sent on his way
In the box, he met so many new friends
Forevermost Farms had ordered a flock of hens
They thought they had ordered a big box of girls without any Roos
You can imagine their surprise at the first “Cock–a-doodle-doo”
Mary was of Golden Cuckoo Maran descent
And he knew he was special by all the time that they spent
They named him Mary because they thought he was a girl
He kinda liked it because he could shock the whole world.
The twenty four chicks got used to their new digs
They loved their people and hoped someday they’d even meet the pigs
It was icy cold those first winter days
My goodness, he couldn’t wait until it finally turned May
For awhile, they lived in the laundry room to stay warm
But their people kept talking about moving them out to the Barn
Mary was nervous about moving to a big, new place
But when they finally checked into the hen house, it brought a smile to his face
The coop was real nice with floors and a roost
Sometimes they even brought treats to give them a boost
Steve and Kelly came to visit at least twice a day
And they always looked sad when they couldn’t stay
When the hens grew up, at about 20 weeks,
They started laying eggs for their people to eat
They bragged and bragged and said “thank you” every day
It could have gone on like this forever until things changed in every way
See, the hens became Moms and Mary became a dad
Little baby chickens were meant to be had
It was fun being the only rooster in the bunch
He felt so important; he knew he’d never be eaten for lunch
So now his job is to protect his sweet hens and chicks
If you try to mess with one of them, get ready for a mean prick
He leads them and guides them and teaches them what to do
Forevermost Farms is so lucky to have this Accidental Roo…..
At least he wasn’t a boy named Sue.
