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Heldi:
Jessie James is no more  :(   :( He went for my daughter three times this morning. I put him in the pen whilst waiting for OH.  Dickie a bloke we've met since getting the allotment hurried off to try to find someone to take JJ on. No luck. We can't have an aggressive cockerel so the decision was made to kill him.  Bill from across the way came over and did the deed,quickly and silently. Jess is now buried somewhere where he won't be disturbed. Feel silly because I'm so upset  :'(. My son has taken the news well.Really well considering he took pictures of JJ to school today,the ones GW and DD did for me. I'm thankful it wasn't Dennis , his favourite chook.Fingers crossed that Dennis will remain the placid character he has so far been. Daughter doesn't understand,she is only two. She brilliantly got over her fright at what happened and was happy to stroke Dennis. She loves the chickens too.

agapanthus:
I'm so sorry Heldi...I really feel for you. I feel the same whenever a pet dies...but you had no choice...nothing worse than a vicious cockeral especially when there are children around. Take care.

GREENWIZARD:
:'( :'( :'(
sorry to hear that H & glad your weans are taking it well
if you want any more pics of JJ made just let me know

busy_lizzie:
I too feel for you Heldi; although you will know it was the right thing to do and you really had no choice -  you can't be having vicious cockerals, especially with having children around. You can't help getting fond of them, though.  Hopefully he is in cockeral heaven now, scratching away with lots of lady friends.

 Once we went to stay with my sister who had a field of free range hens,  and myself and  OH went out into the field to feed them and by accident dumped a sack of grain on one of them we didn't see and killed it. I felt absolutely terrible and so guilty even though it wasn't intended. Poor little thing!  :( busy_lizzie

Paulines7:
I do feel for you Heldi, what a sad thing to have to do but you didn't really have any option.  Maybe having two cockerels made Jesse James more assertive and aggressive.  I hope that Dennis remains placid so you can all enjoy him.  He must be friendly if he allows you to stroke him.  I hope you and your family soon get over the loss of JJ.

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