Wayward Rooster

user 188522 · Feb 13, 2022

A Batam Rooster visited me twice a day for the last two months. He would stand outside my fence and wait for feed. Three days have passed without a visit. Roadrunner was special. He could run like the wind. My heart aches; I miss him. Not knowing what happened to him has made me so very sad. Thanks, forum, for allowing me to vent.

Colster · Feb 13, 2022

I read that as Batman Rooster, and suddenly had visions of a caped hero running riot to the unmistakable original theme tune.

sparkyn98 · Feb 13, 2022

Lady Grey said:
A Batam Rooster visited me twice a day for the last two months. He would stand outside my fence and wait for feed. Three days have passed without a visit. Roadrunner was special. He could run like the wind. My heart aches; I miss him. Not knowing what happened to him has made me so very sad. Thanks, forum, for allowing me to vent.

My mom lives in WA state half the year and has tried to have chickens and roosters numerous times. Sadly, either neighbor's dogs or coyotes get them in the end. She stopped naming them after the 3rd round. Now, not to say they haven't all lived at least a couple of years... but, night times out there get rough, I guess.

TheRealCallie · Feb 13, 2022

Three days isn't too long, I'm sure he's around somewhere or he found someone else to give him special treatment.
I have an outside cat like that...okay, he was never technically mine. It's a stray, he was born outside and has always been outside. He was around for over a year. Then one day, right before a snow storm, he stopped coming around. Everyone's telling me that he got eaten by coyotes. I knew better. Three months later, he showed up again. I think he whores himself out to several different houses to maximize his eating potential and options. lol Now I see him about once or twice a month.

ewomack · Feb 13, 2022

Hopefully he'll turn up again, but you can take some consolation that roosters can pretty well fend for themselves out there, probably much better than we could. Who knows, maybe a juicy hen caught his eye and they're honeymooning in their love nest?