Artjom
The watchdog among the cockerels
The word “cock” means to sing, sound, tinkle. However, Artjom the cockerel, who we would like to tell you about today, took the “singing” part a little too seriously… Artjom the cockerel lived with his seven female hens in a private garden near Lake Chiemsee. His home couldn’t have been more beautiful.
Artjom was much sought after by his hens, foraging for food and attracting attention to himself by crowing loudly. The neighbours also liked this at first and everyone was delighted with the beautiful cockerel. You should know that Artjom is a very special rooster, a very special breed: an Orloff. The Orloff chicken is named after Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov and has become very rare.
Artyom strutted around his garden every day with his head held high and crowed for all he was worth. He crowed whenever he was happy or something had happened. But over time, he also began to crow loudly when pedestrians walked past the property or when the family was in the garden. It almost seemed as if Artjom wanted to protect the family and his chicken ladies, like a little watchdog. At first this didn’t bother anyone, but over time the surrounding neighbours complained and the whole thing began to shake the neighbourly peace. The family thought back and forth, but one thing was definitely out of the question for them: taking Artjom the cockerel to the slaughterhouse.
Cock Artjom to become an Aiderbichler
One morning, the father of the family decided to contact Gut Aiderbichl to ask for help. He told us the whole story by e-mail and Dieter Ehrengruber agreed to take in Artjom the cock. It was a huge weight off the family’s shoulders, especially because Artjom the cockerel came to Gut Aiderbichl Henndorf and they can visit him there at any time.
Two cockerels in a duet: Artjom and Franz-Josef
Since his arrival at Gut Aiderbichl Henndorf, Artjom has been strutting around the farm together with rooster Franz-Josef. The two of them are allowed to crow as much as they like, Artjom with his bright tenor voice and Franz-Josef with his dark bass. And the best thing is: our hen ladies and we like it, we are proud of our pretty, vocally talented roosters and hope that they will continue to crow for many years to come.
But we would like to get one thing off our chest at this point: Recently, there have been an increasing number of requests for help because roosters are being kept in the garden and the crowing is disturbing the neighbours… So please always think carefully if you want to give a rooster a loving home. After all, in the best case scenario, this should be a forever home.
It is only thanks to your support that we can help animals like Artjom the cockerel and give them a home for life. Please continue to support us with a donation or a symbolic sponsorship. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts – stay healthy!
