Rocky 2008

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My lovely stargazing chick is now two years old and fully grown.

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However, his "demands" on Selsey have been getting a bit much and I was recently given three new ladies for his harem, all Light Sussex like him.

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Yes, I can count, one was off laying an egg in the shed.

Is he one LUCKY cockerel? :D

For those who are new to the tale of Rocky, he was a very damaged baby who spent his first few months of life like this

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Dear Chantal, please don't do that, for an awful minute i thought something terrible had happened.

He certainly does look in good health now.
I suppose he's like most men though, responds to a bit of loving care. :)
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Hi Chantal,

He certainly looks a fine specimen doesn't he. What had happened to him earler?

Cheers, PJ
Cheers PJ.

I'm just off down the greenhouse. I won't be long...........
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Chantal....he has turned into a very fine boy...considering the state he was in the last time I saw him....all bruised and bullied, bless him.

He certainly seems to have got the strut back into his stride :twisted:
Lots of love

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A very handsome cock, Chantal. 8)
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Here's the full story

viewtopic.php?t=1878&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Since then he's appeared as Chick of the Month in KG, been on Cov & Warks Radio and featured in Daily Telegraph Gardening. He's famous :lol:
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And we all know where he gets his famous bit from. :) Actually you seem to have been laying a bit quite with the media just lately Chantal.

Maybe you are planning a grand come back. :wink: :lol:
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Nope, the KG article was the end of it. No more. I'm passing any further enquiries on to you OH... :twisted:
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Dear Chantal, and there was me thinking that i might pass some of my contacts on to you, actually they might not be suitable for someone of such high standards. :twisted:
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Chantal wrote:Here's the full story

viewtopic.php?t=1878&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Since then he's appeared as Chick of the Month in KG, been on Cov & Warks Radio and featured in Daily Telegraph Gardening. He's famous :lol:


Hi Chantal,

Thanks for posting the link. It's a real heartwarming story knowing how it has turned out.

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What a lovely story. Lucky he had you though, I bet a lot of people would have just given up on him - he did look very sick.
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I'm a soft touch Sarah, luckily for him. So many people advised me that the kindest thing would be to pull his neck but I just couldn't give up on him.

In fact, his injuries saved his life as his six brothers were all moved on to a farm to roam around for a year and then end up on a plate somewhere. :cry:
I was determined not to get attached to any of them because of this, but that poor battered little chick totally wiped me out (and Seedling come to that).

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Dear Chantal,
When I saw the heading "Rocky 2008" I thought I was going to read his obituary and I thought "how sad, after seeing how you lovingly nursed him back to health". So delighted to see how he is now. It's truly a story of how tender loving care can transform an animal. He is one lucky creature.
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