Rest in Peace Nugget

[Attack Chicken]

I still cry when I read this thread

Legends NEVER die.

 

[Turtle]

Nugget was the most well known rooster I know. Sorry for your loss I loved the stories of Nugget and when I found out he had passed I felt I had lost one of my own I had gotten to know him so well.

 

[kelster66]

so sorry to hear about Nugget. hugs.

 

[HennyPennies2007]

Dear Writer

My heart breaks for ya as you mourn your sweet roo. What a blessing he was to so many, with his tender heart and code of honor...he was kind of like a Knight. He will be missed by so many....

ETA: maybe we should call him Sir Nugget?

 

[WriterofWords]

Thank you guys so much! He was so gallant, Sir Nugget sounds good!

 

[maplesky7]

Went looking for this and hoped it wasn't so. Saw your thread on Nuggets offspring and you kept using the past tense for Nugget.

Sorry for your loss... many funny stories indeed were shared.

Good bye Sir Nugget.

Regards,
Gretchen

 

[WriterofWords]

Thank you, it was not a fun time, I thought he was pulling through and he didn't. He's greatly missed around here.

 

[the Old Rebel]

I just read through all 23 pages of this and I'm crying like a baby.

Rest in peace, Sir Nugget.

I've somehow missed the Nugget stories. I don't get to be on here much. But you can bet I'll be looking for them now. You are such a GREAT writer of words, Writer of Words. You just HAVE to put his stories in book form. Let us know. We'll ALL want a copy.

I could easily see how Nugget had touched the lives of sooooooo many. He was obviously such a special, special rooster. I've had one like that. I can feel the pain of your loss. It's amazing how they worm their way into our lives and hearts.

I appreciated the way you let the other birds pay their respects to him. We always carry a lost one past all the cages and pens. The birds ALWAYS stop what they are doing and stand at attention. I pretend to be a trumpet and play "Taps". It is a serious moment here and our birds sincerely take it seriously.... the same way the dogs and cats do when we lay to rest a dog or a cat. I think animals understand a whole lot more than we humans give them credit for.

So, in this moment of remembering and honoring Sir Nugget, I think we are also remembering all the ones we've loved and had to say a temporary good-bye to. There is NO DOUBT whatsoever in my mind that we WILL see them again. They are just over the horizon, waiting for us to join them. Love is eternal. It NEVER FAILS.

So..... rest in peace, Gentle Nugget........ and then get up and have a BLAST with all those GIANT HENS!!!!

to you, Kate and Steven

 

[WriterofWords]

Wow, that is so nice rebel. It's really windy out right now, just like it was when he got hurt. My sister-in-laws big greenhouse is coming down, I can hear it blowing and I know it will be over my back acres in the morning. I've walked all the fences to make sure everything is tight and safe.

 

[the Old Rebel]

Hope all your chooks are tucked in safely in their coop. I'll say a prayer for you. I was in Hurricane Andrew. I used to LOVE the wind. Now I find it quite unnerving. I ALWAYS pray over my coops and pens when I hear that wind a blowin'.

I hope you get a good night's rest.