 After Robert McKimson was promoted director in late 1944, writer Warren Foster developed a story about a large rooster, a barnyard dog and the inclusion of Henery Hawk (a character created by Chuck Jones).Dialogue was recorded on January 13, 1945.The film is mostly notable for being an Academy Award for Animated Short Film nominee, losing to MGM's cartoon "The Cat Concerto", which shared one of seven Oscars for the "Tom and Jerry" series.