grief

Hi everyone! I want to start by saying this is probably the wrong place to put this ask but I really don’t know where else to put it I don’t use this very much but I couldn’t find any categories related to chicken death. I’m really sorry if this is in the completely wrong discussion zone...

I'm posting this for advice but also just to lament the loss of my Prairie Bluebell and Production Red. I did not know how absolutely devastated I would be. The red especially (named Red aka the Colonel) was the sweetest bird. She would run up and greet my husband when he got home from work. She...

I'm having such a hard time. We have 1 rooster and 3 hens. I went out yesterday morning to the worst scene.. a racoon broke into my coop. All hens safe but scared! I couldn't find my rooster & seen feathers all over the yard and then I find him with his head completely gone. It was so brutal...

hi, I am a 25f raising hens for the first time. I have four girls.. three as of last night. we had a very intense surprise thunderstorm come through and she seemed to have had a heart attack 💔. I'm devastated and having a hard time figuring out how to cope but am happy to be here and learn ways...

Hello! I have a flock of 6 in New England. 1 Buff Orpington - ~3 years 1 Americuana - ~3 years These two are OG flock mates. 4 Lavender Orps - 1 year this May. Debbie the buff has been an absolute menace as of late. Getting on the backs of two lavs and biting their necks. To the point where...

I thought about posting this and decided to because I wish I knew some of the things I know now and can always learn more about having chickens 🐓 I’m speaking on chickens 🐔 but a lot of this might help other animals and you if you struggle at times. I started having chickens in 2020 along with...

He unfortunately passed away yesterday and he was my favourite chick! I’m so sad he didn’t get to grow up. He looked exactly like his father 💔 In the third picture he was with his sibling who hatched a few days later! I’m still mourning my poor baby chick. He is in a plate so we wouldn’t get our...

I lost my hen, Moira today. What started as vent gleek turned into sour crop. I tried everything I knew to do for her. I've only had chickens for 4 years and this is my fourth loss. I've lost 2 to predation and now 2 to illness. I just feel like I'm doing something wrong. My chickens free range...

Please delete if this isn’t allowed. I lost my best roo today and I’m having a hard time dealing with it. There has been a local Bobcat sighting at two areas near us and we live right between both areas. Within the days of those sightings we’ve now lost 3 birds in 4 days and the loss of Winston...

(I wasn't too sure where to post this rant of a thread. If it should be taken down please let me know) My 6 month old porcelain d'uccle rooster has been battling marek's disease most of his life. After he lost the ability to stand two months ago I've been taking care of him hand and foot...

My favorite hen died two days ago after being sick for around 3-4 days. She was a SLW, only 14 months old... I would have said she was my healthiest animal if you'd asked a week ago. She was strong and adventurous, her voice was sweet and musical. She had such a pretty voice! I couldn't...

I don't really see a thread dedicated to this already, so I figured I'd make one myself! I recently lost one of my sweetest girls in such a tragic way, and dealing with it has been extremely difficult. It's only been one day, so the pain is still very fresh, and I'd like to do something good...

*Edit: it's good to admit when one is wrong. I stand corrected. According to breed information, Australorps can live 6-10 years. I apologize for the incorrect information. All of us on here have lost at least of our chickens. While my story is not unique, I do want to share my experience with...

Hello! I am new to posting, though I've used this page for advice for a couple of years now. Here's my situation: Before I was divorced, I lived in the country. I had a mixed breed flock of 21 laying hens, 1 roo, 2 Serama hens, and 5 ducks. In the winter, my Seramas came indoors because one...

Help! My chicken, Lavender, is struggling after her "mother" and "best-friend" died. Lavender is a silkie hen, about 1 to 1 1/2 years old, laying frequently (every day). We had an ill Rhode Island Red hen that was her "carer" in a way - they were always together. She got an impacted crop and...

I was trying to leave the last friday and spotted a coyote who had tunneled under our massive yard under a 6 foot chain link fence and killed my 15 week old silkie roo, my son, and I made a stupid choice and grabbed a rock and ran it down, slugged it in the side with the rock before it could get...