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Cheeks is out there, beak pointed at the sky, giving it everything he's got. And the sound that comes out? It's something. It's not exactly a crow. It's more of a honk-squeak hybrid, the kind of noise that makes you laugh and wince at the same time. The user who shared him, Apart-Ferret-2707, didn't sugarcoat it. Cheeks has been at this for years. He has not improved much. And they appreciated that fact. We appreciate it too. That is the whole point.
There is a special kind of beauty in seeing a chicken try really, really hard and never quite nail it. We live in a world where everything is supposed to be polished. Instagram-ready. Experts-only. Everyone wants to show you the perfect first egg or the championship-winning rooster. Cheeks is the antidote to all that. He is the feathered friend who shows up, does his fowl best, and still sounds like a rusty gate. And you know what? We love him for it. It reminds us that you do not have to be good at something to enjoy it. You just have to be willing to try.
For those of you who share a little fear around these birds, this video is a gift. Maybe you have a hen that glares at you from the coop. Maybe you have a rooster that charges your ankles. Seeing Cheeks struggle to perform the most basic rooster task is a gentle reminder that chickens are often more ridiculous than they are dangerous. They mess up. They have bad days. They cannot always hit the right note. It levels the playing field between you and them. It makes them less intimidating and a lot more like the clumsy, lovable dorks they really are.
So if a reader came to us and asked what they should take away from Cheeks' story, we would tell them this: Give yourself a break. You do not need to be the best. You do not need to crow perfectly. You just need to try, even if it sounds terrible. Cheeks has been doing his thing for years without a shred of improvement, and he is still going. That is not failure. That is persistence wrapped in a feathery, ridiculous package. Next time you feel like you are not getting better at something, remember the rooster who never quite learned to crow. He is still clucking along. You can too.