Ed came to us about 11 months ago as a Black Jersey Giant chick, we picked him and a four others up from a lady down the road. Out of the five chicks there were three roosters, which one of them came down with wry neck early last spring and I had to cull him. One other rooster we gave to a couple from church, and the other was Ed, he was my special rooster, early on he liked to be held and petted but as time went on he became aggressive toward the Mrs, and others who would go out into the yard. I read about is aggressive behavior on Back Yard Chicken and thought that I could break him of it, however it did not work.
So today marks the day that I have to say goodbye...breathe, I did not cull him. He is going to go to a farm down the road where she has a lot of hens. I will miss him, but it is for the best.