Received a complaint that “Orpy” is somewhat of a wimpy name for a rooster (thanks Becky!). I can’t say I disagree. In seeking a more appropriate name that conjures the right image, a number of alternatives were considered:
Olav the Stout (Inappropriate - Still looks a bit scrawny)
Ivar the Boneless (Too insensitive given what will happen one day)
Eric the Red (Would suite the former Rhode Island Red rooster that was unfortunately dispatched by Winston, the Jack Russell Terrier, but not a Buff Orpington)
Ivan the Terrible (Did not want to give him any ideas)
After much debate, Orpy is hereby known as Alfred the First, named after Alfred (Aelfred) the Great, the first King of England. Alfred defended Anglo-Saxon England from Viking raids, formulated a code of laws, and fostered a rebirth of religious and scholarly activity. He is the only English or British monarch to have been given the epithet “the Great”.
The pictures show a remarkable resemblance! Just in case, King Alfred the Great is the first pic.
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