Nevadans?

[americanvalkyrie]

We said goodbye to Original tonight, the only chicken who had earned a lifetime place on the farm. I didn't find her in the coop at lockdown, which has never happened. I found her huddled in the corner of the yard, and we knew something was wrong. When I held her and examined her, I knew she was suffering and it would be cruelty to make her last until morning. We don't know what was wrong... she wasn't eggbound, her vent looked just fine. This morning, she was running around with all the others. But she was leaking some fluid, like she was urinating, and she kept falling asleep in my arms. Everyone's pretty broken up about her. Sahara is crying while she's cleaning her room, and Mark (our other child) had to go get a baby rabbit and hold it for comfort. I asked Russ to take care of her for me, but to bag up her body so I wouldn't find it when I took out the trash.

I knew I'd be upset whenever the time came for her to go.

 

[rlh1]

I'm so sorry Am. I have not had to do that yet and I can't imagine it. I will keep you and your family in my prayers.
Ricki

 

[gaited horse]

So sorry Missy
Yesterday marked my first year of being my own person and stopped trying to hide who I really am. I got a tattoo to celebrate

 

[americanvalkyrie]

I'm so sorry Am. I have not had to do that yet and I can't imagine it. I will keep you and your family in my prayers.
Ricki

Thanks, Ricki.

So sorry Missy

Yesterday marked my first year of being my own person and stopped trying to hide who I really am. I got a tattoo to celebrate

Thanks, Tyler, and congratulations! I'm glad you're finally happy being who you really are!

 

[gaited horse]

Here is my very first tattoo
If this offends anyone I'll remove it. Just shoot me a PM.

 

[americanvalkyrie]

Here is my very first tattoo
If this offends anyone I'll remove it. Just shoot me a PM.

Doesn't offend me at all. I think it's awesome.

 

[aubreynoramarie]

Missy I'm so sorry for Original


Tyler I love your new tattoo

 

[eggxelent]

So sorry about Original.Story makes me tear up a little.

 

[americanvalkyrie]

Missy I'm so sorry for Original

Tyler I love your new tattoo

So sorry about Original.Story makes me tear up a little.

Thanks, everyone.

I heard Green's was going to have Delawares this Friday, and I'm helping a teacher friend with chicks for her class (I get them afterwards,) so I called them up. No Delawares. They were in last week. But they are going to have barred rocks, buff orps, gold and red sexlinks, speckled sussex, welsummers, ameraucanas, australorps, and marans. I asked what kind of marans, and the guy on the phone didn't even know there were different kinds, but he said "they have white and black." So... cuckoo marans.

 

[RulerOfTheSkies]

So sorry. I don't know what it is like to have a chicken be put down or die naturally. I wish that day to never come. But it has come to you. I send my most sincere regrets.