Author Topic: Lost my cockerel! (Read 2588 times)

Steph Hen · « **on:** May 04, 2016, 12:12:34 pm »

My wheaten marrans cockerel is gone!

Got him from mojocafe, who I believe got him from Victorian farmer as one of the imported eggs. Pretty damn cross!

Not convinced was a predator/fox as not a feather out of place anywhere, and all hens are fine. He was big, fast, in rude health. How can he just disappear!? Even if been run over by postie there would surely be feathers?

waterbuffalofarmer · « **Reply #1 on:** May 04, 2016, 12:15:17 pm »

I hate to say this but perhaps he was stolen? Or went for walkies and someone picked him up? You never know what some people are like, So sorry to hear this and I hope that he hasn't kicked the bucket at all, that would be horrible

Steph Hen · « **Reply #2 on:** May 04, 2016, 12:32:27 pm »

Yeah, just put this past my husband... Hard not to consider this as a possibility, but we live so far away from other people, and not near a road. I need to get my cameras back up.

Jukes Mum · « **Reply #3 on:** May 04, 2016, 01:34:15 pm »

How long has he been missing for?

Steph Hen · « **Reply #4 on:** May 04, 2016, 03:54:51 pm »

Definitely here Friday, (just about ran into my legs as I let out the other girls). Don't remember seeing him Saturday or Sunday, husband convinced he woke him up crowing early Sunday morning, but I'm not sure. Looked in hutch Sunday night and he wasn't there, but I thought maybe he was in one of the other hutches. But not

devonlady · « **Reply #5 on:** May 04, 2016, 05:18:52 pm »

The dear of him! Don't give up hope yet, I had a cockerel went missing for weeks and turned up fit and well. (I suspect a neighbour had a hand in that!) Hope you see him again soon, it's the not knowing that is upsetting.

Steph Hen · « **Reply #6 on:** May 04, 2016, 07:01:58 pm »

Quote from: devonlady on May 04, 2016, 05:18:52 pm

The dear of him! Don't give up hope yet, I had a cockerel went missing for weeks and turned up fit and well. (I suspect a neighbour had a hand in that!) Hope you see him again soon, it's the not knowing that is upsetting.

Really!?! That's odd!
I'll give it till the weekend and then put the hens up for sale there's four of them. We don't eat a lot of eggs at the moment, so just a couple of hens would be enough for us.