RIP Mr. Personality

[scgamecock]

Yesterday our Cornish Rock rooster passed away at the ripe old age of 13 months.I never weighed him but I would bet he was close to 20lbs.He was active until the end and would even come out of the house and sit in the grass and sun when I opened the door.We gave him the name of Mr Personality when he was a chick because he was just so funny and awkward.He always had a dumb look on his face like Gomer Pyle which made us laugh at him.He was bought to be a White Rock but the tags were wrong on the brooders and he ended up being a Cornish Cross but we decided to let him go as long as he could which I think he done very well.His favorite thing was catching popcorn in mid air thru the fence.Good bye buddy and thanks for the laughs.We will miss you!!

 

[Buster]

Sorry for your loss. At least you were able to enjoy what time you had with him.

 

[jjthink]

Thank you for giving him a good life.
I wish chickens were not bred for quick demise (good luck with that, right?!). It wasn't until recently that I learned that some are huge at only 4 short weeks on this planet, then slaughtered.
RIP Mr. Personality, knowing somebody cared about you.
JJ

 

[scgamecock]

I actually bought 4 of them and he was the last one.The shortest one still lived to be about 5 months old and we also had one to die on Christmas morning which would have made her almost nine months old.I wish I had rationed their food more and they may have lived even longer but it's hard when they stay in the pen with all the others.

 

[speckledhen]

Sorry to hear of his passing, Marlon, but he sure had a long life for his breed, which is to your credit. OEGBman had one named Drumstick who lived to be about the same age, I think. RIP, buddy.

 

[jjthink]

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That would be very hard. You did the best anyone could. Isolating them from their feathered friends might have brought its own set of problems - stresses - for them.
JJ

 

[rooster-red]

Sorry for your loss.

 

[Tutter]

I'm very sorry that you lost your friend.

He looks like he was, just as your subject line said, full of personality. I wish I could have seen him catching popcorn in midair!

 

[luvmychicknkids]

I am so sorry. It sounds like he was a wonderful guy. It is so good to see these stories so you have proof that they don't actually "breed the personality out of them" like I hear so many people say. I know you will miss him terribly.

 

[CarriBrown]

What a pretty boy. Thank you for giving him a great life, even though it was short.