Poorly Chicken

eggs on legs · « **on:** October 08, 2007, 09:48 »

:shock:

[B]I have a poorly chicken (about 3 years old) - sits quiet all of the time with head tucked in.
Her brown feathers have turned very light and beak and bit on head are now light pink instead of red.[/B]

She stayed in bed this morning.

Any ideas ??
:?

jack russell · « **Reply #1 on:** October 08, 2007, 10:15 »

unfortunately it sounds to me like she is coming to the end of her time :cry: is she or has she been eating well lately, is she on the thin side.

sorry to say it but something we who keep chooks got to face

cheers

jr

muntjac · « **Reply #2 on:** October 08, 2007, 10:59 »

as above .just let her go she isnt in pain judging by her actions

slowef · « **Reply #3 on:** October 08, 2007, 13:43 »

Sorry your hen is poorly

Can I ask how best to dispose of a hens body if it dies of old age or illness, not sure whats best/safest :oops:

muntjac · « **Reply #4 on:** October 08, 2007, 13:47 »

bin it in plastic bin bag or bury it .. 2 ft down

i boil min eup and feed them to the dogs / cats when ive got the meat off . down to choice

slowef · « **Reply #5 on:** October 08, 2007, 13:49 »

not cremation then for one died of illness?

muntjac · « **Reply #6 on:** October 08, 2007, 14:14 »

if you have a bonfire going then you can burn it but i just bin em or boil em up after skinning em.

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #7 on:** October 08, 2007, 14:19 »

We burried Gerty in the flower bed

eggs on legs · « **Reply #8 on:** October 08, 2007, 14:38 »

Thanks for all that !!

I don't think my garden can take any more burials of pets !

So its either a BBQ or in the bin....now I have to decide which bin..recycled paper green bags, cardboard and garden in the green wheelie, or the normal rubbish in the black wheelie !!

If the kids will let me I'll just bag it and stick it in the normal waste. The council take anything if you disguise it well enough anyway. Just have to make sure it doesn't start squarking again.
:shock:

muntjac · « **Reply #9 on:** October 08, 2007, 14:40 »

Quote from: "eggs on legs"

Thanks for all that !!

I don't think my garden can take any more burials of pets !

So its either a BBQ or in the bin....now I have to decide which bin..recycled paper green bags, cardboard and garden in the green wheelie, or the normal rubbish in the black wheelie !!

If the kids will let me I'll just bag it and stick it in the normal waste. The council take anything if you disguise it well enough anyway. Just have to make sure it doesn't start squarking again.
:shock:

erm correct me if im wrong .. if its sqwaukin you dont put in any of em?

eggs on legs · « **Reply #10 on:** October 08, 2007, 14:43 »

oh yes, sorry. It's my wife, she's the one who squarks.

Not sure if I'll be able to shut the wheelie bin lid though !!

:shock:

eggs on legs · « **Reply #11 on:** October 09, 2007, 08:50 »

Chicken died yesterday afternoon. No tears - it had a good life.

I suspect it was older than I thought as it was given to us as a replacement for one our chicken sitters ran over in their car !!!

At the time it looked the same as the others, but it was obviously older. Hence why the egg production dropped off too.

Got to get some new ones now - does anyone know of hen sellers near Cardiff ??

:shock:

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