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Poultry and Pets => Chicken Chat => Topic started by: dav105e on May 09, 2010, 15:21

Title: sad day
Post by: dav105e on May 09, 2010, 15:21
2 of my hens have been poorly and this morning i went to let them out and 1 had died. the other 1 thats poorly is struggling to walk about and just sits there in the corner, dont know whats wrong with them maybe old age. they are ex batts so i'm glad they have had a good life since i got them, hope this 1 pulls through
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Post by: Elcie on May 09, 2010, 17:22
Oh I'm sorry to hear that.  Hope that you can take some comfort from the fact that they were able to end their days with you living as chickens should.
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Post by: feelingbroody on May 09, 2010, 17:54
Oh what a shame :( At least the girls had a better latter part of their little life than the start. Well done you for giving them a lovely home  :)
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Post by: marianwhittock on May 09, 2010, 20:37
thats really sad  :(
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Post by: TeaPots on May 09, 2010, 21:45
Bless them.
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Post by: dizzylizzie on May 10, 2010, 08:23
So sorry :(
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Post by: Flowerpower136 on May 10, 2010, 16:42
I'm so sorry.

I just lost my Alice (ex batt) so know just how you feel.

I'm consoling myself in that she died peacfully in her own nest box which is a million times better than ending up as a chicken pie or a vindaloo.

Hope the other one pulls through.
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Post by: LittleRedHen on May 10, 2010, 21:33
Oh I'm sorry to hear about this.  It must be terribly sad for you, but those girls have had a good second half of their lives with you. 
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Post by: rossivale on May 10, 2010, 21:47
Any news on her this evening Dav105e

Fingers crossed

Jo
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Post by: dav105e on May 11, 2010, 19:58
thanks for the messages, sadly the 2nd one died too. just now got to wait to see if my light sussex hatches the eggs its sitting on
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Post by: Bamboochicken on May 11, 2018, 13:23
I'm so sorry.

I just lost my Alice (ex batt) so know just how you feel.

I'm consoling myself in that she died peacfully in her own nest box which is a million times better than ending up as a chicken pie or a vindaloo.

Hope the other one pulls through.
I read your thread about her and am very sorry and sad as I lost a chickie yesterday.
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Post by: SnooziSuzi on May 12, 2018, 20:08
What symptoms were they displaying? What were their combs like?
Their crops?
Do you think it was old age?

I noticed that one of my ex bats was developing a blue comb last week in the heat despite having on demand access to water.  She's the dominant one too, so it wasn't the other girls being bullies.  A quick bowl of water soon sorted her out.