Our Beloved Suede Is Gone: January 2007-September 2012

[BrendaJ]

So sorry for your loss ** HUGS ** He was a beautiful boy.

 

[aoxa]

Cynthia I'm so sorry

Watching him go like that must have been very hard. He lived a good, long life, and will always hold a special place.

 

[rekkas peeps]

my heart has broken at the loss of your beloved Suede. even though i am new to the communityand do not know all the fantastic stories about him, i was practically in tears. again i am truly sorry for your loss

 

[speckledhen]

Thank you all, especially the new members who have joined us.

A funny story about Suede that had my heart in my chest for a few seconds, but that both Cetawin and I laugh about today:

A few years ago, she sent me some whole grain blueberry pancake mix so I would make Suede his favorite blueberry pancakes. I made them, cut them up on a plate, sat them on the deck just outside my kitchen door, and brought Suede up onto the wraparound porch, leaving his hens in their pen, so he would get all of them himself and they would not be scarfed down by his piggy women (who naturally don't care if their man starves to death, like all hens).

I placed him in front of the plate full of blueberry goodness and say, "Look, Suede, pancakes from your best pal in Kentucky!". He grabs a bite, turns, and before I can shout and grab him*believe me, I tried* he turns and launches himself off the deck, which is over 5 feet above the ground, to take that bite to his women! I gasp, and hold my breath, until he hits dirt, fully expecting him to have broken a leg, what with all that force of his 14 lb weight hitting the hard packed ground from that height, but no! He trots off at full speed toward the pen, carrying that chunk of pancake in his beak to feed his girls, without so much as a sprain. I gave up and took the plate of pancake to the pen, let the girls out and he had a great time eating a little and feeding them most of it. Pics below of the event:

 

[sumi]

Oh my goodness! My roo's pretty good with sharing snacks, but Suede takes the (pan)cake!

 

[Chickenfan4life]

I am still new to BYC and have never heard of Suede, but I am so sorry! He sounded like a very sweet boy! I am sorry for your loss, and that was a touching story that you wrote.

He was a beautiful rooster! Many hugs!
Hannah. (Chickenfan4life).

 

[Cetawin]

Yes I did send him blueberry goodness and I even delivered blueberry muffins and homemade seed blocks. His way of saying thanks was to sit in my lap and eat one of the muffins all by himself while I loved on him. And he liked for me to talk to him on the phone. I will miss it all and him
But I was blessed with beautiful babies from him.

Love you Suede!

 

[fishnet1971]

Thank you all, especially the new members who have joined us.

A funny story about Suede that had my heart in my chest for a few seconds, but that both Cetawin and I laugh about today:

A few years ago, she sent me some whole grain blueberry pancake mix so I would make Suede his favorite blueberry pancakes. I made them, cut them up on a plate, sat them on the deck just outside my kitchen door, and brought Suede up onto the wraparound porch, leaving his hens in their pen, so he would get all of them himself and they would not be scarfed down by his piggy women (who naturally don't care if their man starves to death, like all hens).

I placed him in front of the plate full of blueberry goodness and say, "Look, Suede, pancakes from your best pal in Kentucky!". He grabs a bite, turns, and before I can shout and grab him*believe me, I tried* he turns and launches himself off the deck, which is over 5 feet above the ground, to take that bite to his women! I gasp, and hold my breath, until he hits dirt, fully expecting him to have broken a leg, what with all that force of his 14 lb weight hitting the hard packed ground from that height, but no! He trots off at full speed toward the pen, carrying that chunk of pancake in his beak to feed his girls, without so much as a sprain. I gave up and took the plate of pancake to the pen, let the girls out and he had a great time eating a little and feeding them most of it. Pics below of the event:

HOLY COW look at them wattles!!! OldChick, look what we see here!!!! almost looks bigger than Stan the Man and 'Bird the words wattles.

He was such a good boy Speckledhen.

 

[gryeyes]

I'll miss Suede, too, although I only followed what you've shared of his life from so far away. I am glad his passing was peaceful.

 

[Cetawin]

Fishnet that boy had awesome wattles....and he passed them on to his son.