My oldest chicken died in the cold snap.....

[Kakaruk]

Hello,

Not looking for sympathy but just sharing the story........

My oldest chicken, White Rhode Island, must have been at least 5-6 died when the cold snap came, below freezing. We had all the signs she was dying for months but when the cold came, I think she couldn't get up the perch and died in the bottom of the coop. I hope this doesn't offend anyone but we put her out by the creek so her body could be eaten by other cold and hungry animals. Her body was gone in less than two days. Her name was Courmond! She was a good girl!

 

[Isadora]

Poor thing. Sorry to hear she passed.

 

[BY Bob]

Hello,

Not looking for sympathy but just sharing the story........

My oldest chicken, White Rhode Island, must have been at least 5-6 died when the cold snap came, below freezing. We had all the signs she was dying for months but when the cold came, I think she couldn't get up the perch and died in the bottom of the coop. I hope this doesn't offend anyone but we put her out by the creek so her body could be eaten by other cold and hungry animals. Her body was gone in less than two days. Her name was Courmond! She was a good girl!

I'm so sorry for your loss.

 

[Callender Girl]

Sorry for your loss of Courmond. Over the years, while I've been sorry to lose critters in the winter, I am relieved that they don't have to endure the rigors of living through the frigid temperatures any longer.

I understand why you put her body by the creek. She may have saved another creature's life.

 

[N F C]

Sorry for your loss

 

[Kakaruk]

Thanks so much! We truly 'debated' if we should put her out by the creek or not but the idea that it would feed other animals in the cold weather helped us make that decision. Courmond gave all the way up to the end......