Many of my long-time readers might remember Patrick. Well, Patrick's gone now. Something ripped through the chicken-wire last night and grabbed him. Judging from how much is left of him, and how well it was removed; I'm thinking it was something bigger than a fox. We've heard coyotes every now and then for years, but they were always off in the distance. But with the construction of a new school going in down the road, they might be here now.
The funny thing about this story has to do with my neighbor though. Two weeks ago she lost her dog of 18 years; yes 18!! A week later a neighbor's husky got out and killed her goose. They have no children so they're pets are very special to them. Yesterday we were chatting and she said she was worried because death always happens in threes. I said "Jody, I'll gladly sacrifice one of my chickens so you won't have to lose another pet". We awoke this morning to what's left of Patrick. LOL!!! The kids are happy, they always hated that rooster; I guess I did too. I just kept him around because he was huge, the biggest rooster I'd ever seen. I have a few scars on my wrist from him taking chunks of skin off of me, and knowing I don't have to listen to those annoying sounds anymore is nice. I informed my neighbor this morning of his death and she was happy. She said she had chills and couldn't believe it, we just spoke of this yesterday. So in memory of Patrick, I'll once again place him on my blog for all to see.
UPDATE: It was more than just Patrick, I lost several roosters. Guess this solves my rooster problem. Now I just move straight to getting those goats I wanted.
Posted by Stacy at November 13, 2005 01:19 PM | TrackBackI am not sure if I am supposed to send my condolences or congratulations. . .
Posted by: Valerie at November 13, 2005 05:59 PMIt's both. The survivors are freaked out today, their leader is gone. But I've already been on the Internet trying to figure out which breed of goat I'm going to be getting. My husband has been fussing at me for quite awhile about getting rid of my roosters, now I'm down to six.
Posted by: Stacy at November 13, 2005 06:25 PMJust wanted to let you know: my blog readers and I have come to a decision - our counter to the Liberal movement to "wear black" and "wear red" on Fridays "until our troops come home", will be "Operation Green shirt/ Yellow ribbon".
On Fridays, to show our support for the troops AND their mission, we will wear green, and to show our hope for them to come home safe, soon, and victorious, we will also wear a yellow ribbon on our lapel or around our wrists.(pictures at my site soon) Please spread the word any way you can! Thanks in advance.
Posted by: Rebekah at November 13, 2005 09:24 PMAre you sure that this incident wasn't done by some feminist/animal rights group? After all, they only seem to have went for the males...
Posted by: The Exile at November 13, 2005 09:39 PMIt really is a matter of the quality of wire used. Where I keep my hens is a nice, heavy gauge. The guys had bargain wire. Lesson learned. Really though, I had to get rid of roosters so it's kind of weird.
Rebekah-will pass it and I wear green most days. Guess I'm a step ahead.
Posted by: Stacy at November 13, 2005 10:03 PMYou need a varmint gun.
Goats require a new fence. They will tear it up. Then you build a newer fence and so on and so on......
Posted by: bigwhitehat at November 13, 2005 11:36 PMHeavy gauge metal for the new goats. :)
Posted by: Stacy at November 13, 2005 11:45 PMWell, the National Organization for Women will be glad to know there's one less cock in the world.
Glass half full.
My condolences...
Posted by: Admin Worm at November 14, 2005 04:41 PMIs it soup yet?
Posted by: Jeff H at November 14, 2005 10:53 PM