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Thanks so much, Annie. Glenda has gone into our Hall of Fame now, along with the other special girls and Hawkeye. Onward and upward, right? I think it was just such a shock to us when we were fully expecting it to be one of three other hens. As I said, chickens will come and go, more and more of...

Thank you, Molly, and welcome to BYC.

Thanks so much, Ellie. It was so sudden that I think I see her out there still. Weird how they get into your heart, isn't it? Tom dug two more holes, one for Ivy and one for Olivia. They aren't going to recover this time, but I've had time to get used to the idea of them not being here. Glenda I...

Her half sister, Delilah, seems to be looking for her. I wasn't sure she'd miss her being there, but they were hatched and raised together.

Thanks, Angie. Of all the ones I expected to find dead (internal layers, again), Glenda wasn't one of them. She was such a vibrant, healthy hen. Lori, we were back home by 5 p.m. It wasn't as fun as I'd hoped, but I did see the Cracker Barrel and thought of you, LOL!

Thank you, Judy. Over the years, I realize that chickens will come and go, but each one is so personal to me, such an individual, it just affects me when something like this happens.

What amazes me, spending so much time observing my birds as closely as I do, is the emotion they exhibit, or seem to. The reaction when one of their own passes on in their midst is touching and gut-wrenching to see. They have such dignity at those times. People who treat and think of their...

She delighted us while she was here, was a good mama to several babies, and had a good, comfortable life. I guess it's better than watching her wither away like I've seen too many times. She didn't suffer, I'm sure, it was so quick.

No, Sibone, I don't have any of her youngsters. Wish I did. I could get more like her from Suede with Caroline, her parents, but Caroline is now with Isaac, my Delaware rooster. I don't usually breed my crossbreeds, which is why I never hatched any of her eggs.

I still feel a bit shell-shocked, really. This is the first death for no discernible reason. Every other one had a cause I could pinpoint, most of them from internal laying, one heart defect, a couple from crop stasis from bad feed, but none for just no reason--her flying off the roost and...

Thanks, all. With Ivy, Olivia and Ginger all expected to pass on soon, this was just out of the blue. The others were already on the roost, with Isaac on the top rung. DH held her out to Isaac to see. He cocked his head, leaned toward her and the expression in his eyes was so somber. He knew...

Just found my Glenda dead. It had just happened. The birds were all raising a ruckus (we'd put them in early due to rain) and I went out to quiet them down. Found her at the bottom of the roost, dead. She has never had any health issues, even laid her egg today as she does most days, so i guess...