My Thor is gone...The flock is lost PIC HEAVY

[Cetawin]

Thank you so much...he sure is missed. Thankfully I have hundreds of pictures of him and very very fond and happy memories.

 

[Suzie]

Rest In Peace Thor - you will always be special to your family and to those of us who have heard of you before - so sad for your family who are mourning you - you were one truly special boy.... never to be forgotten by us BYC members and your chicken ladies

Love to your family

Suzie

 

[SilverPhoenix]

I am so sorry to hear about your Thor! He was a big, gorgeous bird and it's obvious how much you loved and cared about him. Based off those pictures and the stories I've heard, it seems to me that he had an amazing life with you. Big hugs to you, and I hope your flock finds some balance again soon.

Losing a rooster like that is always such a hard loss... I lost my rooster of eleven years last fall and that was very sad. It's still a little strange to me sometimes that he's no longer around after all those years of being the guardian of his flock.

 

[silkieluver_07]

So sorry for your loss Cetawin!

 

[Critter Crazed]

I am so sorry Cetawin..

It's obvious he had a very good life. We can all tell you loved him so much.

 

[Cetawin]

Thank you all so much. He was very loved. It is still very "off" around here and far to quiet. *sigh*

 

[sred98]

So sorry to hear about Thor. He was a beautiful boy and sounded like such a sweetie. I know you won't be able to replace him, but hopefully another one will step up and follow in his footsteps.

I know my girls would be devastated without my head roo. He used to be really self-conscious about me picking him up for cuddles when a lot of the girls and younger roos were around, so he'd catch me off somewhere alone, and call me over for "treats", which meant he wanted snuggles!

As soon as the others ran over to see what was going on, he'd flap and squawk and get down, but up until that point, he was snuggled up under my chin! Silly roos!

I hope Cannonball will learn to cope with him being gone.

Maybe some extra treats or even put her in a separate pen away from where it happened? Get her away from it and let her recharge and mourn in peace. It might make her feel better. I really don't know, but it might be worth a shot.

Good luck and let us know how the babies do!

Shelly

 

[Cetawin]

sred98 your boy sounds like Thor...when the women were around he would side step away from me and get all "manly" but he would walk past me and rub against my leg. When he was alone or the women were busy he was all about lap sitting, chest rubs and wattle rubs.

Cannonball is doing better, she ate a little today on her own and then I brought her up on the porch swing and hand fed her some baked fish and green peas. She sat there swinging with me. But she would not eat until after my husband came home briefly and she launched herself out of bush and onto his shoulder. Daddy made her feel a little better I guess.

It is just so hard not hearing him crow or seeing him running towards me. *sigh* It will take time to get past losing him. I am going to a swap tomorrow and so many people have offered me young cockerels but I think I am going to just spend time hugging and loving on them. If someone pulls at my heart strings then who knows but for now I am keeping my fingers crossed for the eggs in the bator and hoping for a brother of Thor to be new flock leader.

 

[Cattitude]

It still doesn't seem possible. I'm hoping that a brother will rise from your eggs, like a phoenix from the fire, with the spirit of Thor and comfort you and your husband and your flock.

 

[Serrin]

Ya know Cetawin, as I was putting everyone to bed tonight, I was thinking about you and Thor. How much you loved him and he loved you. I also thought about how much you and Thor were my inspiration to bring up just one rooster to be like Thor. Sweet, loving, mindful of the welfare of the girls he has been entrusted with. Gentle and considerate of their needs and feelings. At the same time, having room for me in his life as flock leader. In short, I wanted a near carbon copy of Thor's personality in a rooster of my own.

And do you know what? I did it! All because of the inspiration you and Thor were for me and my boys. In fact, I think I was a little too successful with three of the boys! They love me but seem to have real issues with my oldest girls!

As a result, they spend their days in a separate yard from the rest of the flock while Chief stands guard over all 19 ladies. (Yes, he's a very happy boy!

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From the example that you and Thor set my dear, I've learned how to raise these boys with love, respect and genuine regard for each of their individual elements of personality. My crowning achievement to date has been Chief. He's as near perfect as I could ever hope to achieve. Especially when you consider how woefully lacking in experience with roosters I was when I first started down this road. Your stories of Thor and how he looked after you and the girls both, paved the way for me to try. Without your example, I'm sure I would not have had the level of success that I have. Frankly, I doubt I would have even attempted it.

Thank you Cetawin! Thank you again, and again, and again, over and over, for giving me that kind of inspiration and encouragement!

So you see, even though Thor is gone from us in body, his spirit lives on in the lives he touched in his own all to brief time on this planet. Surely these creatures are Angels among us. They already have the wings for the job after all!

And now Thor has his halo to go with the wings. When the time comes to transition from this world to the next, I so hope Thor is waiting at the bridge, for those of us who also loved him, though we never had the honor of meeting him in person.

I can imagine no finer greeting on this or any other plane of existence!