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Cockerel dumped in my garden mystery?!

By josielowe, in Chickens, Eggs and Hatching

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Has anyone else heard of this or could help solve the mystery?

 

I went out into the garden this afternoon to discover I had gained a 'new' cockerel, much to the annoyance of my existing cockerel, Gok the Cock?! :eh:

My new addition looks like a fairly young chap and is possibly a Light Sussex Bantam. Gok is a much larger 2 year old Maran. He has put himself away in the other cube with no problem at all!

Since the 'young contender' has arrived, Gok has suddenly started to take an 'interest' in his girls, I was seriously beginning to question his sexuality!! There are enough girls to go around..... :whistle: .

 

Where has he come from? :think:

We are in a fairly isolated but elevated position, but it is obvious to the trained chicken-fancier that I have chickens, with two brightly coloured cubes shining like a beacon for all to see!!! Couldn't Omlet use camouflage paint!

 

Has he strolled along or has he been dumped? I have noticed tyre tracks on the edge of the drive. The nearest farm is over 2 -3 miles away, but they dont keep that breed. The plot thickens........

 

I will keep him, but I'm sure I haven't got a sign on the gate saying 'Cockerel Sanctuary'.

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BizzyMomma Frequent Layer

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OMG!! I've seen cockerels going for 50p at my local working mens bird auction but never heard of some-one dropping one off on your doorstep for free!!! He sounds like a handsome chappie and just what Gok needed to get his mojo moving by the sounds of it! :lol: Will you be keeping him I wonder???

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I wonder if someone was sold him in error, it became obvious that your new arrival was a he rather than a she and whoever owned him couldn't keep him - maybe their neighbours complained if they are not rural? They couldn't find a home for him and couldn't bring themselves to have him despatched. Maybe they thought if he just turned up on someone's doorstep rather than them asking people to take him, they would be less likely to turn him away?

 

Very strange.

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I know people may be stuck for a 'nice' solution to having an unwanted cockerel, but they do need to think about the inconvenience to the new 'foster' carer! Gok seems to have taken to him without too much problem, but I don't know what I would do if anyone 'dropped off' any more unwanted ones.

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