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Rocky 2008
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:15 am
by Chantal
My lovely stargazing chick is now two years old and fully grown.
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.
Yes, I can count, one was off laying an egg in the shed.
Is he one LUCKY cockerel?
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
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:31 am
by oldherbaceous
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.
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:45 am
by Parsons Jack
Hi Chantal,
He certainly looks a fine specimen doesn't he. What had happened to him earler?
Cheers, PJ
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:45 pm
by lizzie
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
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:24 pm
by pongeroon
A very handsome cock, Chantal.
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:31 pm
by Chantal
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
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:48 pm
by oldherbaceous
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.
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:57 pm
by Chantal
Nope, the KG article was the end of it. No more. I'm passing any further enquiries on to you OH...
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:24 pm
by oldherbaceous
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.
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:36 pm
by Parsons Jack
Hi Chantal,
Thanks for posting the link. It's a real heartwarming story knowing how it has turned out.
Cheers, PJ
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:21 pm
by Sarah
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.
Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 10:19 am
by Chantal
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.
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).
Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 8:36 pm
by Primrose
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.