The Happster
Happs
I am absolutely horrified.
My lovely rooster, Pumpkin just murdered a swift in front of my eyes.
Swifts often get stuck in our barns and coops. This morning I went to let three girls into a pen and there were 5 stuck in there! There are big gaps where they can get out, near the roof. But they always fly against the chicken wire.
Well today, one flew against the wire at chicken height. Pumpkin was outside the pen, I was inside giving the girls some food.
Pumpkin ran over to the swift and with one peck knocked it down where it writhed on the floor.
I ran out just to stop him going for it again.
I held him and watched the swift, thinking he might be ok. That's when I saw blood gushing from what looked like the neck.
I knew there was no way it would live.
My dad took its body and disposed of it. He told me it wasn't the neck. It was the eye.
My rooster must have pecked the eye, and then the bird had a fit.
Absolutely disgusted with Pumpkin. He does have a young chick he is looking after. Maybe he thought he was protecting it.
My lovely rooster, Pumpkin just murdered a swift in front of my eyes.
Swifts often get stuck in our barns and coops. This morning I went to let three girls into a pen and there were 5 stuck in there! There are big gaps where they can get out, near the roof. But they always fly against the chicken wire.
Well today, one flew against the wire at chicken height. Pumpkin was outside the pen, I was inside giving the girls some food.
Pumpkin ran over to the swift and with one peck knocked it down where it writhed on the floor.
I ran out just to stop him going for it again.
I held him and watched the swift, thinking he might be ok. That's when I saw blood gushing from what looked like the neck.
I knew there was no way it would live.
My dad took its body and disposed of it. He told me it wasn't the neck. It was the eye.
My rooster must have pecked the eye, and then the bird had a fit.
Absolutely disgusted with Pumpkin. He does have a young chick he is looking after. Maybe he thought he was protecting it.