How "Lefty" Got His Name

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Most of you know that I have chickens. I also have two roosters of the same breed. They were bought as straight run at about 2 days old. Straight run means the chicks have not been sexed. So you are taking a 50/50 chance on getting pullets (name for young hens). This was my first purchase and the store I bought them from told me they never got in "only pullets." So I brought home eight chicks. As they grew up and feathered out, I found I had 8 roosters. I had to start getting rid of them as that was too many for three hens. I ended up keeping 2 of these roosters. They are Rhode Island Red roosters. I have never been able to tell them apart. For the most part they are nice roosters. I only had to give them a lesson on who is the boss once over the last 5-6 years. Now one of the roosters has started eating eggs. I can't have that so trying to work through this with the best outcome. I needed to figure out how to tell the roosters apart and identify the bad guy. I finally noticed that both roosters only have one spur left on. This is due to adolescent fighting between them over who is the boss I imagine. But alas, I have on with a spur on right foot and one with a spur on left foot. Turns out the one with the left spur is the bad guy. So he is now named "Lefty." And that my friends is how Lefty got his name. However, naming the other one Righty doesn't sound right. What do you suggest? © Karen Gros; All Rights Reserved