Barred Rock Rooster known as Hans dies at 7 monthsHans, 7 months, died Wednesday, September 23rd, at his home of unnatural causes. Cause of death, a broken neck.
No services were held, but a sigh of relief was heard by the Bailey children.
Hans was born last spring, at Lattins Cider Mill in Olympia, WA. He never married, but did have 3 friends, Helga, Harriet and Hazel.
He moved to the Bailey’s home in June 2009. He was a member of the Rooster wresting club and liked to practice his moves on Helga, Harriet and Hazel.
The hens wrote: "Hans loved looking at himself in anything shiny. He really did think he was all that and a bag of chips. We did feel protected by him, but in unity, disagreed with his decision to become aggressive towards the children. We only hope they (the kids) can learn to trust chickens again. We are sad to see him go but also relieved that we can now do as we please and have choice picks of the grub."
The Bailey's only comment, "We are out of the rooster business."
Hans is survived by relatives unknown to us.
Dad... Can I kill the Roster next time? No Son... You need to get a little bigger first.
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Oh my! Will doesn't seam to be too traumatized by Hans passing :) Tough guy. At least this won't slow down egg production and you'll probably get to sleep in later too!
ReplyDeleteThose roosters anyways. Broken neck - by human hands or by tripping and falling over the looks of Hazel, Harriet and Helga?
ReplyDeleteHow did the rooster break his neck... hmmm.... No comment! :) It is a good life with chickens now that we are rooster free. And by the way, egg production has NOT gone down!
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