I'm so Sorry, Not in Oz, for your loss and for the fact that your mom must feel bad too. I just thought I would ad my 2 cents- it might be relevant. I traded a sweet middle of the flock hierarchy Plym rock to my friend for a bully Ply Rock. I have ff for about 3 months straight, she does not. My coop is fairly medium hers is too and my run is large hers is not. The chicken I gave her has acclimated fine and is still a medium flock member with her 11 chickens and has had no adverse or noticable impact from the move. Not trying to rain down on you but I would like you to be able to discover what happened somehow so you can avoid it in the future. We moved the chickens in cardboard boxes. We live about 2 miles from each other. She heats her coop I do not heat mine.i dont take it as severe at all, i need to know these things and you all provide me with so much information i appreciate it greatly. i was hoping the space would be adequate since they free range but we will make adjustments later this month. we originally made it for just 2 hens, but there is this thing called chicken math...
no mites that i can tell and we dust as a preventative. thank you for the tip about yogurt, not moving more any time soon but i do like to give them a treat every now and then.
yes i have offered the ff but i think i just might take her some and get her started this weekend. i can probably add extra to mine tomorrow and just take excess for her. i bet the birds miss the ff.
thank you![]()
If she (your chicken) was frisky and feisty before then I do think something affected her. The chicken I gave my friend was calm and sweet in temperment but hard to catch. I cornered her at the gate and grabbed her around her shoulders on both sides and slipped her into the box. She (your chicken) may also have had a weaker than usual heart and maybe she had a heart attack and it took a few days for it to lead to death. Anyway, I'm sorry you feel bad but in the long haul if something like that could do her in and not the other you still have the hardier chicken.
L