I lost Chubby Cheaks yesterday

[CrazyCochin]

Well, my little cross beak is laid to rest now. I posted a video and description on youtube, but I'll paste it here.

Sept 4th, I found Chubby sitting under the shelf in the coop after the others ran out. She acted like all she wanted to do was sleep. I wrapped her in a towel on my lap for awhile, and also let her sleep in a box to keep her warm. I thought she was dying. I spoon fed her liquid iron and water and later she seemed to feel better and went back outside with the others. She's walk around and disappear. I'd get worried, but I'd find her relaxing in the sun.

I gave her wet mush, which she liked, and left the container under a box near their water that only she could get to. She was always the first to run out of the coop, and the first to find a sleeping spot between her mates to keep warm at night. That night I picked her up and placed her behind another chicken in one of the nesting areas.

Yesterday morning I let them out and all the chickens (except Chubs) just stood around me outside the door like they were waiting for something. It was obvious Chubby was missing. I found her laying inside one of the boxes on the floor in the corner. I brought her out so the others could see her and they seemed to pay their respects. Apparently sometime during the night she passed away.

Later, the grandkids came over to help bury her in the back, near the soybean field. She is no longer suffering. Her severely crossed beaks made it hard to eat, so she didn't grow normally like the others.

I am so so sorry for your loss, the best regards to you, I had a crossbeak baby, she was the sweetest thing, but she's been gone for a while now, so I know how it feels, her name was Hera, she was like your chubby, here is something to hopefully give you some hope.
2 Corinthians 5:8
We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

 

[Ann With A Plan]

So Sorry for your loss.. I't always hard.I had a twisted beak too. She had a special deep feed box we made for her, also made sure she got extra protein like yogurt. She had a short life as well, she was the smallest, and fell prey to a hawk. My heart broke because we kept an eye on her and that day we didn't.

Oh no, so sorry to hear that!

 

[Ann With A Plan]

I am so so sorry for your loss, the best regards to you, I had a crossbeak baby, she was the sweetest thing, but she's been gone for a while now, so I know how it feels, her name was Hera, she was like your chubby, here is something to hopefully give you some hope.
2 Corinthians 5:8
We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

Thanks. So true, though.

 

[Ann With A Plan]

Thank you for responding all. It does feel strange with you not there. I won't have to worry about stepping on or tripping over her. She was SO fast that I wouldn't even see her running out through the smallest opening haha.

 

[Jeanw]

 

[BY Bob]

I am so very sorry for your loss. The life of a chicken can be hard and you gave her the best life possible. She was lucky to have you and I'm sure you know in your heart that you were lucky to have the time you did have with her. There are always special ones. They are all hard to lose but some just own our hearts.

 

[Ann With A Plan]

Thanks. Wish I could have done more for her but the poor thing couldn't get much down anyway. She couldn't even eat the last worm I gave her. We had talked of putting her down that day but I wouldn't have wanted to break her neck! So we both were spared of that.

I am so very sorry for your loss. The life of a chicken can be hard and you gave her the best life possible. She was lucky to have you and I'm sure you know in your heart that you were lucky to have the time you did have with her. There are always special ones. They are all hard to lose but some just own our hearts.

 

[BY Bob]

Thanks. Wish I could be done more for her but the poor thing couldn't get much down anyway. She couldn't even eat the last worm I gave her. We had talked of putting her down that day but I wouldn't have wanted to break her neck! So we both were spared of that.

That was a blessing.

 

[Ann With A Plan]

I think she was safe that night. She was where she wanted to be, in her home with her flock.
That’s where I want to be when I leave this life.

Yeah, she was "safe" from predators. But I felt like maybe I could've left her in one of the boxes...because maybe she felt down during the night. But I had to face the fact that she was going to die regardless.

 

[CrazyCochin]

Yeah, she was "safe" from predators. But I felt like maybe I could've left her in one of the boxes...because maybe she felt down during the night. But I had to face the fact that she was going to die regardless.

Just wanted to share a picture of my girl I lost, hera.

We haven't had a chick like her since, probably because we lost her possible daddy to an unknown cause.