Sheepshape
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I had a rooster who was a high quality, visually-pleasing, Gold Brahma...called A**hole (he acquired the name after attacking me).
This is A**hole
Son of A**hole is to the left, an altogether more pleasant temperament. A**hole defined the word 'cocky'...proud, strutted everywhere, head high, claws at the ready. I agonised about getting rid of him, though,as I'd managed to gain his respect, but I didn't trust him totally around other folk.So his days were numbered...but I'd put off the day.
Yesterday he strutted into the sheep shed, crowing and looking for trouble. Trouble came....
One minute he was 'king of the yard', the next I found him stretched out dead on the floor. No sign of having been injured.No access to anything which could have poisoned him. Definitely hadn't been fighting.
Now this breed occasionally have strokes or heart attacks, so it could have been either.
His 12lb frame was roasted for 1 hour and the dog (who he chased on a regular basis) has never seemed more appreciative of a meal.
True to say he did me a favour. Good riddance, A**hole.
This is A**hole
Son of A**hole is to the left, an altogether more pleasant temperament. A**hole defined the word 'cocky'...proud, strutted everywhere, head high, claws at the ready. I agonised about getting rid of him, though,as I'd managed to gain his respect, but I didn't trust him totally around other folk.So his days were numbered...but I'd put off the day.
Yesterday he strutted into the sheep shed, crowing and looking for trouble. Trouble came....
One minute he was 'king of the yard', the next I found him stretched out dead on the floor. No sign of having been injured.No access to anything which could have poisoned him. Definitely hadn't been fighting.
Now this breed occasionally have strokes or heart attacks, so it could have been either.
His 12lb frame was roasted for 1 hour and the dog (who he chased on a regular basis) has never seemed more appreciative of a meal.
True to say he did me a favour. Good riddance, A**hole.