My chicken Lilly died today !

[ChickenPeep]

I'm so sorry for your loss. Hope you're doing okay.

 

[b.hromada]

I'm so sorry about your sweet Lilly.

That's very, very sad. I love your adorable video of the dog playing with Lilly.

She was a brave, beautiful girl. I know she will be missed.

 

[MaddiesMum]

Oh my, your story brought tears to my eyes and I am SO sorry for your loss... it's never easy. I watched the video and she looked like such a sweet girl with so much personality. I hope Colbie Bear is able to make friends with one of your other chickies

Lilly will be greatly missed, it's not hard to tell!

 

[sunny & the 5 egg layers]

I'm so sorry for your loss! Never easy losing a pet.

I have a hen who plays with my dog too, just like lily and Colbie did in your video. Some hens have no fear.

 

[Mac84]

Thank you all so much. I ate Lilly's last egg today and I couldn't help to cry again. Colbie Bear misses her, I can tell, when he comes with me to say hi to the other chickens and he waits for his friend to show up. I don't know, Lilly had a special bond with Colbie since she was just a chick, the others don't pay much attention to him, but they feel comfortable around him.

 

[hensfortherapy]

I am so sorry. I too started out with Buffs. I love my girls. Miss Priss, Blondie and the twins Scrambled and Omelet. I have had them almost 3 years. It will kill mewhen I loose one. I have lost chicks that they brooded. Maybe you could wait until Spring and let your broodie hen raise a couple of 1 to 3 day old chicks. I have done this with 3 of my girls. I put tge chicks under them a couple hours after they went to bed. The broodie hen will be sleeping on a nest and I just slip them under her and from that point on she was their Mommy.
I am in Texas about an hour north of Austin.

 

[Mac84]

I am so sorry. I too started out with Buffs. I love my girls. Miss Priss, Blondie and the twins Scrambled and Omelet. I have had them almost 3 years. It will kill mewhen I loose one. I have lost chicks that they brooded. Maybe you could wait until Spring and let your broodie hen raise a couple of 1 to 3 day old chicks. I have done this with 3 of my girls. I put tge chicks under them a couple hours after they went to bed. The broodie hen will be sleeping on a nest and I just slip them under her and from that point on she was their Mommy.
I am in Texas about an hour north of Austin.

One of my girl's name is Omelette
I thought about that, but i am not allowed to have more than 4 chickens and. I don't know if one baby chick will make it, and also, I can't have any rooster , so the baby would have to be sexed
I just feel I can't wait to have another one, but I also feel like having a show quality orpington, no luck finding any so far

 

[hensfortherapy]

The 4 chicken limit is yhat a neighborhood thing?

 

[Chicks and Hens]

I was wondering that also....It isn't anything big here...

 

[Mac84]

The 4 chicken limit is yhat a neighborhood thing?

Well, in LA there's no limit, but I live in a residential area and my coop is far enough from the neighbors but not enough from my home for a few feet, so I'm trying to keep it as secret as possible, and my girls only make noises when they lay, actually 2 of them do, Phoebe is super quiet.