South Australian woman dies after an attack by a rooster
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326100)
Rockingham, Australia
September 2, 2019 12:52am CST
A recent news item in Australia tells of the death of an elderly woman in South Australia. The article says she was attacked by a rooster while she was collecting eggs. Using ‘attacked’, makes it sound as if it was a full-blown assault. However, an autopsy revealed two small lacerations in the woman’s lower leg. Because these impacted on her varicose veins, the leg haemorrhaged, causing the woman to collapse and die of blood loss.
As Eva James (@wolfgirl569) has said in some of her discussions, it pays to keep a watchful eye on cock birds. Some are more aggressive than others but either by pecking or using its spurs, a rooster can inflict nasty damage on an individual.
The article also pointed out that older people may not have the best balance and be less able to fend off an attack.
Varicose veins are often quite enlarged, bulging against the skin’s surface so they are easily damaged. Even quite a small bump can cause them to rupture and bleed profusely, sometimes with fatal consequences.
The photo is of Random, a rooster who walking into Wellington Mills campsite one day and decided to stay. He is handsome fellow and has never shown any vicious tendencies. However, he has plenty of room to roam and I guess no-one intrudes on his personal space.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
2 Sep 19
how heartbreakin' she suffered so 'n most likely passed 'lone 
. i don't trust roosters. back when i'd chickens, i 'twas 'lways armed with'n umbrellla. the openin' 'f such 'd send that fella runnin'.
'tis true 'bout those veins. i've many 'n the slightest bump to one'll quite oft soak my sock rather quickly. gotta put direct pressure with ice 'n elevate - hold yer breathe fer 'bout 30-45 minutes 'fore ya let such off.
so glad that mr. random 'twas a nice chap. he'd no need to feel threatened i reckon, 'n no hens to guard.
. i don't trust roosters. back when i'd chickens, i 'twas 'lways armed with'n umbrellla. the openin' 'f such 'd send that fella runnin'.
'tis true 'bout those veins. i've many 'n the slightest bump to one'll quite oft soak my sock rather quickly. gotta put direct pressure with ice 'n elevate - hold yer breathe fer 'bout 30-45 minutes 'fore ya let such off.
so glad that mr. random 'twas a nice chap. he'd no need to feel threatened i reckon, 'n no hens to guard.5 people like this
@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
2 Sep 19
@JudyEv the rooster could'a been blockin' her way, bless her. back when i 'twas growin', if'n there 'twas an aggressive rooster, such 'twas made 'nto sunday dinner.
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@JudyEv (326100)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Sep 19
@crazyhorseladycx Same on the farm. They never attacked twice.
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@stringer321 (5643)
• Kiryat Ata, Israel
3 Sep 19
@JudyEv they are being like men, they protect their female, like a knight :-)
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@Janet357 (75656)
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3 Sep 19
@stringer321 
wish our husbands would be like.that too.
wish our husbands would be like.that too.2 people like this
@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
2 Sep 19
That's sad! I guess we have to be careful when collecting eggs. 
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@arunima25 (85441)
• Bangalore, India
2 Sep 19
That's sad. These birds attack only for self defense and can't be blamed for it. Their aggressiveness comes as a survival tool. Feeling sad for the woman.
Varicose veins are really painful and so prone to damage.
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@marguicha (215676)
• Chile
2 Sep 19
It seems to me that roosters are territorial. They have 'their hens' and their pens.
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@marguicha (215676)
• Chile
3 Sep 19
@JudyEv I don´t know why people don´t know that. Surely the woman knew about hens.
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@JudyEv (326100)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 19
@marguicha They can be unpredictable. Maybe he'd never shown any aggression before.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
2 Sep 19
Its true that they can get to be very nasty birds specially when there are a load of hens around them so the one that was with the hens when I used to feed them tried to peck most days but I learned to shove the bucket of food into his mush and thought there take that and he backed off.
Lucky for me he did not last long either.
So sorry about what happened to the lady though.
Beware of roosters they do have that aggro in them.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
2 Sep 19
@JudyEv
Yes you never know when or what they can get up to next that is what I don´t like about them.
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@allknowing (130063)
• India
2 Sep 19
If she was a diabetic she may not have felt the attack.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
27 Oct 20
There is also a recent news of a COP getting killed by a rooster.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
28 Oct 20
@JudyEv the talons alone are creepy.
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@JudyEv (326100)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Oct 20
Really? He must have been a bit unlucky but I'm sure roosters could inflict a lot of damage.
@JudyEv (326100)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Oct 20
@CaptAlbertWhisker That's for sure. They can grow very long and very sharp.
@wolfgirl569 (95512)
• Marion, Ohio
2 Sep 19
So sad. Those veins make it even more dangerous to be around anything that can cut you. Yes they can be very dangerous creatures.
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@wolfgirl569 (95512)
• Marion, Ohio
3 Sep 19
@JudyEv I am sure it was. For most people it would have just been at the worst a deep gash that might have needed a few stitches.
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@moffittjc (118521)
• Gainesville, Florida
2 Sep 19
Random is a very fine looking rooster. I assume that since he decided to stay at the Wellington Mills campsite that there were plenty of ladies around to keep him interested and occupied?
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@moffittjc (118521)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Sep 19
@JudyEv Well he's there to stand guard now against any foxes who may have the wrong idea about messing with his hens!
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@snowy22315 (170299)
• United States
2 Sep 19
What a terrible story. I guess all animals can be dangerous, if they think they are provoked for some reason.
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@velvet53 (22528)
• Palisade, Colorado
6 Sep 19
@JudyEv How true. When I was in my early teens I used to go to my great aunt and uncles place in the summer. One day a neighbor lady came by and asked if we had seen her husband as she couldn't find him anywhere. A search party was set up and I was with the group that found him. There was nothing but bones left in the pig pen.
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@stringer321 (5643)
• Kiryat Ata, Israel
3 Sep 19
I used to have bold vains in my right leg. I treated them with some shots that injected chemical that just melted them. That was a cosmetic medical procedure. Now I understand it was a life saving procedure if a hen would attack me :-)
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@stringer321 (5643)
• Kiryat Ata, Israel
4 Sep 19
@JudyEv thank you, luckily I did treat them. It just looks not so good. It took some time and I needed to walk with a big bandage on my leg.
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@JudyEv (326100)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 19
@stringer321 It's good that you had them treated. Did you have them done a long time ago?
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Sep 19
Tread lightly around a rooster.
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