KCShaw
Chirping
- Nov 4, 2020
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Hello,
I had an excellent Rooster, Big Red. He was gentle to a degree, unless you interfered with his job. He loved special rides occasionally in your arms and grubs he would find in my pocket. He took his job serious and had 12 beautiful hens to watch as they free ranged. He was big and solid with long talons, beautiful guy. One rainy day the storm was getting serious and the rain was beginning to pelt down. His hens were afraid to leave the edge of the woods and separated. He was panicked to gather them up. He would get one following, lightening would crack and she would run. He was running back and forth at top speed in the rain, he was soaked. After 10 min I went to help when I got out there he just went limp as I picked him up he was so exhausted. He would have died helping his hens. He was respectful and did the proper chicken dance( often). He was bossy and no one misbehaved when he said danger overhead. They would hide, he would stand visible in the orchard baiting the predator. My dogs knew that voice so they would run to help.
I found Red on the floor of his coop a few mornings ago. I don’t know what happened. He was 3. It has hit me really hard and no one here gets it. I miss seeing him, hearing his big crow in the morning, his beauty around my yard and his running up to get picked up and carried around. He was a really good rooster.
I had an excellent Rooster, Big Red. He was gentle to a degree, unless you interfered with his job. He loved special rides occasionally in your arms and grubs he would find in my pocket. He took his job serious and had 12 beautiful hens to watch as they free ranged. He was big and solid with long talons, beautiful guy. One rainy day the storm was getting serious and the rain was beginning to pelt down. His hens were afraid to leave the edge of the woods and separated. He was panicked to gather them up. He would get one following, lightening would crack and she would run. He was running back and forth at top speed in the rain, he was soaked. After 10 min I went to help when I got out there he just went limp as I picked him up he was so exhausted. He would have died helping his hens. He was respectful and did the proper chicken dance( often). He was bossy and no one misbehaved when he said danger overhead. They would hide, he would stand visible in the orchard baiting the predator. My dogs knew that voice so they would run to help.
I found Red on the floor of his coop a few mornings ago. I don’t know what happened. He was 3. It has hit me really hard and no one here gets it. I miss seeing him, hearing his big crow in the morning, his beauty around my yard and his running up to get picked up and carried around. He was a really good rooster.
I hope your heavy heart heals soon.
He was a good rooster and I understand your heartache. Be strong for your girls and never forget that big, beautiful, wonderful rooster. Thinking of you and hugging my hens a little more today. 
