Monday, March 27, 2006
BIRD NOT TALKING
Guess we’ll have to wait for the trial:
A four-year-old girl has suffered neck and face wounds after being attacked by a rooster in central western New South Wales.
The girl was taken to Orange Base Hospital and later transferred to a children’s hospital in Sydney.
It is not known why the rooster attacked.
UPDATE. Reader Santina emails: “This post brought back memories of a rooster we had at the farm: Ivan the Terrible. He was a treacherous rooster of the worst kind. Always attacking you when your back was turned. Visitors were warned not to go near him.
“But one day he met his match. The fool bird tried to peck one of our mares, the lovely Odabella. You can imagine the outcome. He was attempting to peck her on her HIND legs. Well, she let fly with both barrels, and I was fortunate to witness the outcome. A flying rooster was rocketed high into the air and landed in the next paddock. An appropriate ending for such a violent bird.”
UPDATE II. Currency Lad writes: “Santina’s story is the best thing I’ve read this week.” I’ll second that.