Lost One Today

[Desert Rooster]

I never thought it would happen to me, but i was wrong. I lost my first hen today due to the heat, and the reason i post this here on Predators and Pests is because the heat is somewhat of a Predator and or a Pest during the summer.

I lost one of my Choclate brown EE's named Muffy. I got her in a poultry show last December and she was such a friendly hen, she became friendly after i treated her when she was sick a while back https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=459891 .

I didnt know how hard it was to loose one till now, I know that some people say that "they are just chickens", but when you raise them , protect them, care for them when they become sick, they become more than "Just Chickens", they become like part of the family.

Muffy, you will be missed, RIP

 

[Mattemma]

Sorry for your loss.Heat is a concern for me since my chickens are in a metal shed that really cooks them!

 

[English Teacher]

I am sorry and sad.

 

[CapricornFarm]

They do go from livestock to pets pretty easily. It is never easy to lose one, but why is it always the sweet ones that die?

 

[Desert Rooster]

She looked JUST like the one in your avitar

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[dancingsquirrel]

Sorry for your loss.

 

[5parrots&zoo]

First of all, I am so sorry for your loss. Our coop is plywood enclosed with metal siding, and down here in southern Texas, the heat has been brutal. I have read that drafts are not good for chickens, but I have been putting on a window fan every night for my girls. When my husband built the coop, he put the windows up fairly high, so the fan sits well above the roosts, and I do not know if it helps or not, but at least the air moves!