We lost our rooster overnight. Nicest one we've had and also quietest. And the only chicken we've named (others become dinner, don't name your dinner). I expected to lose a bird or two with the polar vortex cold because some are getting old, but he went when the weather warmed up. Not sure what happened. No trauma on him.
Kiddo was a little sad since this was the first rooster that didn't try to attack him (which was why we kept him and not any of the other ones)
@Kurtroedeger 😢 My condolences.. That blows.
What was his name?
@jordicusmaximus his name was Punkaboo , which is a Pokemon or such that he had the same coloring as.
I'm not overly attached to any of the birds, but he was pretty nice and I feel bad for the kiddo.
His first question was, "so no more Chickie's now?!" Because we usually hatch a brood most years
We'll get another rooster sometime and hatch chicks again.
@Kurtroedeger aww, great name! Yeah, that is hard.. good chance for them to learn about the cycle of life though.
Ours is Chucky.. and he's loud as F! 😆 My neighbors likely curse my name multiple times a day.
@jordicusmaximus we've raised our own birds for eggs and eating for a bit, so he understands the cycle. Saddest was when the runt duckling the one year didn't make it. It got about halfway grown and just passed. That upset him because it was still like a baby. We had a special burial for that one.
Other than that he understands they're sometimes dinner.
Since this one was nice and a quiet one, we planned to keep him.