Do I want this rooster? Update: He killed a hen Update: Sunday

[The Chicken Lady]

So very sorry for your loss!

 

[bibliophile birds]

wow. i'm totally stunned. some of my boys who are no longer around could be rough, but never enough to injure one of my girls. i'm so so sorry to hear this has happened to you and your girls. he seemed to show such promise as a good little man chicken...

to you and the other ladies. poor, poor little Del.

 

[1_FnkyFrm]

So sorry to hear about your loss... He looks alot like a game roo....

 

[kathyinmo]

April Anne, I am sooooo sorry for your loss. It brought tears to my eyes when I read your post. I wish I could offer more comfort than mere words. I am so sorry for you.

 

[Xodrana]

So sorry about your sweet little hen. Am I missing something here? Didn't your first post say that he killed one of your hens? So does this make 2 that he killed? I guess I would send him to freezer camp. Sending you hugs and good wishes.

 

[cluckcluck42]

Maybe change the thread title to "Update: Killed a hen". Might ease some confusion. I read the whole thread, the roo was new and seemed very promising.

What a terrible thing to happen, I'm so sorry. Just remember that you truly did not do anything wrong, it must be so rare to have this happen. Is the neighbour going to be okay with getting rid of the roo?

 

[Cetawin]

Gosh I am so sorry about your Dellie girl.

There is no reason for him to have mistaken her face for her rear...so I would not even consider it an accident for a second. I would have killed him minutes after she died. His role it to care for, watch out for and protect those girls not attack them.

I am so so sorry.

 

[operator16]

Wow! I read the post and posted this when I saw him up on the fence... Then I finished the post.....

I'm so very sorry. What a promising, sweet story this was turning into. You were so sweet to be open to his presence and trust him with your beautiful girls. You couldn't have known he'd do this. I have NO rooster experience, but it seems that those that do are just as surprised as the rest of us by his behavior.

My heart is feeling heavy knowing how badly you must feel about this. You had the best of intentions. I hope you and your girls will be ok.





What a great picture of him up on the fence! You could sell that!!!

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[VelvetDragon]

Oh no, no.

 

[Serrin]

OH ANNE!!! I'm so sorry! What a terrible thing to have happen. Though, from everything you've told us, I have a hard time believing that it was a deliberate act on Rhett's part. He seems to be so attentive and responsive to your girls. I know you're probably searching your heart right now and trying to decide if this was preventable. I doubt it. Accident prevention of this nature is virtually nonexistent. Sometimes, accidents just happen.

You also mentioned at the beginning of this adventure, that some of your girls are getting up there in age? Was this particular girl one of your older ones? Might it be that all of the excitement, coupled with a wrong way attempt at mating, was just a bit too much excitement for the poor dear? It could be as simple as a conspiracy of circumstance and coincidence you know.

You are probably having some serious reservations right now about letting him back in with the girls. And who could blame you? Surely not me! But I really do hope that you'll give him one more chance before you show him the door. He is such a beautiful creature, and so obviously in love with your girls. I'd hate to see both of you loose out on all of the joys of having a rooster around on account of a freak accident.

Though I'll be honest. My experiences with roosters has been limited to the last six or seven months. I've never encountered a situation like this. I could be completely wrong in advocating forgiveness and second chances. You probably should get more feed back from other, more experienced members, before you make a decision.

Please keep us posted.

ETA: I completely missed the second page of posts somehow. Upon further review, and bowing to the superior knowledge of Cynthia and Cetawin, (among others) perhaps the best thing is for him to pack his little rooster bags and hit the road. Now I'm beginning to wonder about his previous history and how he came to show up in your neighborhood. Perhaps someone else had bad experiences with him, but just couldn't bring themselves to toss him in the freezer so to speak.

Again, so very, very sorry for your loss. Dellies are such sweet and gentle birds. Which I suppose makes Rhett's crime all the more offensive.

So very sad. He held such promise as being a dream roo.