Apercrumbie
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Sorry my post was very tongue in cheek as I'm still quite literally scarred. I've met many a fine cockerel and have no problem with them really
Put me off chickens please
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Sorry my post was very tongue in cheek as I'm still quite literally scarred. I've met many a fine cockerel and have no problem with them really
Leo Walker
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Mine is a total sweetheart. Nice to other chickens and people alike. I never understand why people keep bad natured ones, theres enough of them out there to pick a nice natured one.
Clodagh
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I couldn't agree more, and 'rogues beget rogues'. I cull bad tempered boys. Luckily yhe lady I share a lot of breeding stock with follows the same policy so we have ended up with a bunch of very nice natured boys.
MotherOfChickens
MotherDucker
Sorry my post was very tongue in cheek as I'm still quite literally scarred. I've met many a fine cockerel and have no problem with them really
its alright, I've had a few bad 'uns myself. they're in the freezer
although nothing compares to a full grown muscovy drake that I could never decide if he was trying to fight me, or the other thing. He once trapped me in my van-much to the amusement of the builders we had in at the time.
Clodagh
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its alright, I've had a few bad 'uns myself. they're in the freezer
Now I only get attacked once, and then we fight to the death. I have a 100% strike rate so far.
MotherOfChickens
MotherDucker
Now I only get attacked once, and then we fight to the death. I have a 100% strike rate so far.
if you can neck a 9kg muscovy drake with 3cm talons then I take my hat off to you
I was too scared I would mess it up. If I'd had a gun I'd have shot him. he was confused-had been hand reared (not by me)-damn thing would stalk me all around the place and ambush me -way more scary than any cock as muscles have brains. and it was only me-never bothered my OH or the house sitter. still, he went eventually. I have a couple of his sons around and they've never given me a moments bother.
Clodagh
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No, he would probably be well beyond me! My son and a friend once got attacked by an Indian Game cock I had up in the yard, he had them at bay on top of a tractor. I managed to beat him off with a fork and a haynet and we got away then I got OH to shoot him. I don't like necking large fowl, they are just too strong, so a drake would be way over my limit.