My rooster died tonight

[Jstpssng]

I'll miss hearing him crowing in the morning... and watching Ruger chase him around the yard. Yet winter's coming and the hen's need their feathers.

Not much meat on him anyways for the amount of feed he was eating! ;-)

 

[forgeblast]

Ours when when he went after me one too many times, he was then known as "Stewie".

 

[Bird]

Ours when when he went after me one too many times, he was then known as "Stewie".

I know I've told this story before, but anyway . . .. When I was a kid we ALWAYS had at least one rooster along with a lot of hens. We had some different breeds of chickens, but most commonly White Leghorn. I was about 12 years old I guess when we had a big old White Leghorn rooster with long spurs that wanted to attack me every time I went out to the barn. My Dad thought that was funny and got a kick out of it. But then he told me that when a rooster attacks, he jumps up, pulls his legs up to get those spurs out front, and that I could grab him by both feet and dip him in the cow's watering trough and probably break him of attacking me. So I did that; dipped him in the water, then threw him. He hit the ground running and I hoped for the best. But no such luck; next day here he came again. So that time, I grabbed him and dipped him in the water and held him under while I watched the bubbles. And when I did pull him out and throw him, he just landed in a pile. Sure scared me because I knew Dad would be furious if I'd killed his rooster. That old rooster finally started flopping around as a chicken does when you cut it's head off, then after a bit he finally got up and staggered off. I sure was relieved to see him up and walking. But it did accomplish the mission. From that day on that old rooster gave me a wide berth.

 

[deerseeker001]

Good story Bird.

 

[stuckmotor]

Who's Ruger?

 

[jerrybob]

Talkin about roosters........

A little silver-haired lady calls her neighbor and says, "Please come over here and help me. I have a killer jigsaw puzzle, and I can't figure out how to get started."

Her neighbor asks, "What is it supposed to be when it's finished?"

The little silver haired lady says, "According to the picture on the box, it's a rooster."

Her neighbor decides to go over and help with the puzzle.

She lets him in and shows him where she has the puzzle spread all over the table.

He studies the pieces for a moment, then looks at the box, then turns to her and says,

"First of all, no matter what we do, we're not going to be able to assemble these pieces into anything resembling a rooster."

He takes her hand and says, "Secondly, I want you to relax. Let's have a nice cup of tea, and then," he said with a deep sigh ............
Lets put all the Corn Flakes back in the box.

 

[CobyRupert]

Lets put all the Corn Flakes back in the box.

Ha, ha! Good one!

 

[brin]

I'll miss hearing him crowing in the morning... and watching Ruger chase him around the yard. Yet winter's coming and the hen's need their feathers.

Not much meat on him anyways for the amount of feed he was eating! ;-)

Now I know what you mean about missing his crowing... Our Rooster Barney used to come and sit on a tree branch just off our front porch every morning and crow for at least an hour...then something ate him and no more Barney...I still miss him....By the way we did not buy him...he just showed up one morning and stayed...we put feed down for him everyday and he lasted about 8 mos. or so..

 

[roadhunter]

Some good laughs on this thread!!!

 

[Bird]

When we bought our current home in town, I frequently heard a rooster crowing, somewhere in the block south of us. Of course I didn't think anything about it, and a rooster crowing sure doesn't bother me. I grew up hearing roosters crowing in the morning and kind of like that sound. However, 2 little girls (maybe as much as 10 years old) came knocking at the door one day with a petition they were trying to get people to sign asking that they be allowed to keep their pet rooster. I looked up the city ordinance and found that if 3 people complain about a rooster crowing or a dog barking, the animal's owner could be fined. I never heard the rooster crow again, so I have to assume they got rid of it.

But now we have a "Unified Development Code" that I seriously doubt any of the council members read before passing it, but among other things, it says you can keep hens for pets, but no roosters in the city.