Heartbroken

[TN Chick Mom]

My Daisy Lou, our olive Egger, died in my arms tonight. She layed yesterday and was the first one out into their play yard today when I let them out midday. When I went down after work, she didn't come greet me with the others. She was standing with her beak a little open and would gingerly peck at the ground. I put out fresh grit and she ate a bit then layed down underneath it while the other girls sloshed it all over her. I rushed her inside and within 10 minutes, she was gone.

Our coop and run are like fort Knox. I cannot believe in a span of a few hours she went from fine to gone. Just shy of 1 year old.

Absolutely heartbroken.

 

[dawg53]

I'm sorry for your loss of Daisy Lou.

 

[Marylander]

Oh mama I'm so sorry The juxtaposition of fine and then gone is really tough. I'm hurting for you.

 

[FunClucks]

My Daisy Lou, our olive Egger, died in my arms tonight. She layed yesterday and was the first one out into their play yard today when I let them out midday. When I went down after work, she didn't come greet me with the others. She was standing with her beak a little open and would gingerly peck at the ground. I put out fresh grit and she ate a bit then layed down underneath it while the other girls sloshed it all over her. I rushed her inside and within 10 minutes, she was gone.

Our coop and run are like fort Knox. I cannot believe in a span of a few hours she went from fine to gone. Just shy of 1 year old.

Absolutely heartbroken.

I'm so very, very sorry.

We have a Ft Knox coop too, and had our first loss due to some type of reproductive issue when our chicken was 7 months old. No warning, we just went out one day and she was gone. Sweetie was our favorite, sweetest chicken. She was a buff orpington, and supposed to be one of our longer lived chickens. I don't think you're ever ready to lose them.

 

[Janealiene]

My Daisy Lou, our olive Egger, died in my arms tonight. She layed yesterday and was the first one out into their play yard today when I let them out midday. When I went down after work, she didn't come greet me with the others. She was standing with her beak a little open and would gingerly peck at the ground. I put out fresh grit and she ate a bit then layed down underneath it while the other girls sloshed it all over her. I rushed her inside and within 10 minutes, she was gone.

Our coop and run are like fort Knox. I cannot believe in a span of a few hours she went from fine to gone. Just shy of 1 year old.

Absolutely heartbroken.

So sorry!! My thoughts are with you!