Bruce Goose is gone and it's a VERY VERY SAD day for me(long)

[Attack Chicken]

That story made me cry

I feel so sorry for what you had to go through.

 

[cockadoodlemom]

Just wanted to share some pictures so everyone could maybe see a glance of Bruce' personality. I keep looking for him but he's not here.................

making sure everything is spelled right

In the middle is Goosey Lucy and of course Bruce is in the front

He loved to snuggle

 

[sred98]

What great pictures you have of him!!! Thanks for sharing them!

Shelly

 

[Bwaaak!]

My heart just aches for you. He and his flock will be sorely missed. Much love, Barb

 

[Attack Chicken]

would you have some eggs from them you could incubate? This thread makes me cry everytime I look at it

 

[MissPrissy]

Collect the girls eggs and hatch them if you have any!!

 

[satay]

Oh I feel for you. I lost one of my beautiful scovesys when we moved here. A fox got her. People who don't have ducks,gesse and chickens don't understand the pain we all feel when we loose one. I hope he is out there some where and come back to you.

 

[chicklady63]

I just checked back hoping to read the good news that your birds had come home and were safe. I was sorry to find that they haven't returned. Again, I just have to say I'm so sorry. Whenever I lose a pet I always think that I don't want another and then I remember that old adage: "Better to have loved & lost than never to have loved at all..." I don't mean to sound cliche' - I really believe it.
Hoping your court decision is in your favor...Good luck!

 

[cockadoodlemom]

Today was the day it hit me and the tears flowed as I let the 2 geese and 1 duck out to freerange. To anyone passing by I probably looked crazy because I was screaming and crying. I had to get on the tractor cause I could not stand it anymore and DH and DS rode on the bush hog. DH was scared if we found anything it would make me worse but it didn't. DH spotted white on the other pasture so him and ds got off and went looking and sure enough they found feathers. I crossed over to that pasture and sure enough Bruce and the others won't be coming home. DH didn't want me to have anymore geese a couple of weeks ago so one day last week I blew the eggs I had of Goosey Lucy's so there are no eggs to hatch.
I guess the reason I share all of this is because yall understand and don't tell me how wrong I was. On the other hand I do have family that get upset with me because I am crying over a goose and ducks.........they also sayl what do you expect living where you are? and I better get used to it.Well I can't get used to it and Bruce had more personality than some humans and he also listened more than some humans do
Another reason I share all of this is so others will learn from this. Always lock them up always......I just didn't feel good and DH was watching tv and fell asleep. It is heartbreaking to see my Embden, White Chinese, and duck laying around and so sad cause they too miss their buddies. I looked at Haydee (duck) today and he has about 5 puncture wounds but they are all sealed up so I left him alone after searching him over with DH's help. My son went out and feed everyone tonight and came back in after a very long time with tears in his eyes. He told me he was talking to Haydee and he started crying telling me he wants Bruce back because he misses him. He too wanted to hatch but knew we can't because we blew the eggs out the other day. Just pray for us because this loss is taking its toll on us. I also want to Thank Each One of You for kind words, hugs, love, understanding, and support.

 

[sred98]

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I feel so bad for your family. We just lost our first chickens, and it was devastating. We also just got some geese (Brown Chinese) and had no idea the personality they have! It took me a couple of days after losing my chickens to let the tears flow. Then, it was a few days after that when I was able to sit down and enjoy free-ranging with my survivors. We all stay close to each other. They didn't want to come out of the pen for several days. I carried my big Cornish around for a while, and she would come into the backyard and putter around with me while I was gardening, but no one wanted to be out without me literally standing right next to them. I still carry my .22 outside with me in case the dog comes back.

People don't understand. That's why this board is so important.

Even my DH was a little shocked when the tears finally came.

People are just insensitive jerks.

But, this could have happened in town, too. I used to live in Tulsa, we had coyotes, foxes, hawks, and numerous other predators, right in town! Don't let them get to you, and just post here when you do get down. That's what we're here for!

Shelly