NY chicken lover!!!!

[miquwid]

Hi NY Chicken Lovers,

Only you guys will understand my pain right now. I am so ****** at myself for not listening to my hen last night when she sat on my lap and didn't want to go into the coop to roost. I thought she was just acting weird and carried her into the coop to roost. This morning she was very lethargic and didn't want to leave the coop. I finally figured out that she had a sour crop and I was trying to treat her but she was too far gone and she just past away a couple of minutes ago. This is my first chicken to die on me and I am so ****** at myself right now. It was because I didn't stop to see why she wanted to be on my lap last night that neglected getting her treated sooner. The idea that I caused an animal to suffer and die is killing me right now. She is still in my living room where I thought she would spend the night.

I know I'm being a big baby right now but only you guys would understand.

I'm so sorry for your lost you can't play the what if game, like I tell my son, you can only learn. It's always hard losing one.

 

[JayinCohoes]

I'm so sorry for your lost you can't play the what if game, like I tell my son, you can only learn. It's always hard losing one.

I didn't think it would be this hard. But now that I'm disabled I spend my entire day outside gardening and being with my girls. I have not gone away since getting them when they were chicks a year and a half ago. They follow me around like my dog and all they want to do is hang out with me. I never thought I could get so attached to a chicken. I made the mistake of naming each one by their personality. The hen I lost today was named Pecky because she would always peck while sitting on my lap. It's crazy that I am so heart broken right now.

 

[Pyxis]

I didn't think it would be this hard. But now that I'm disabled I spend my entire day outside gardening and being with my girls. I have not gone away since getting them when they were chicks a year and a half ago. They follow me around like my dog and all they want to do is hang out with me. I never thought I could get so attached to a chicken. I made the mistake of naming each one by their personality. The hen I lost today was named Pecky because she would always peck while sitting on my lap. It's crazy that I am so heart broken right now. 

It's not crazy to get attached, I think we all do. I was a wreck after the dog attacks on my girls these past two weeks and you should have seen me out in the rain, trying not to cry and carrying a rooster down the road. And I was so upset when I found my favorite girl dead on Friday. We all get attached, even if we try not to. Sorry for your loss

 

[stonykill]

I didn't think it would be this hard. But now that I'm disabled I spend my entire day outside gardening and being with my girls. I have not gone away since getting them when they were chicks a year and a half ago. They follow me around like my dog and all they want to do is hang out with me. I never thought I could get so attached to a chicken. I made the mistake of naming each one by their personality. The hen I lost today was named Pecky because she would always peck while sitting on my lap. It's crazy that I am so heart broken right now.

it is not crazy at all. Even with my current number over 100 birds losing one is always hard. Some harder than others. Some become favorites. All chickens have a personality. And are smarter than most people give them credit for. At least this is what I see.
I no longer admit to a favorite. As every time I called one my favorite, they died.

 

[Lynzi777]

I didn't think it would be this hard. But now that I'm disabled I spend my entire day outside gardening and being with my girls. I have not gone away since getting them when they were chicks a year and a half ago. They follow me around like my dog and all they want to do is hang out with me. I never thought I could get so attached to a chicken. I made the mistake of naming each one by their personality. The hen I lost today was named Pecky because she would always peck while sitting on my lap. It's crazy that I am so heart broken right now.

I'm so sorry about your hen.

It's always hard losing a pet, regardless of what type of pet it is. I never thought I could get so attached to my birds either but when you put all this work into raising them and you learn their personalities, and they're so comfortable around you it makes it that much harder when something happens to them.

 

[miquwid]

We all get attached and their personalities make our,time with them so much fun! I know it's hard and it's a shock as to how hard it is. I feel for you and as you can see we've all been there. Take care

 

[JLaw]

Sorry about your loss jayin. Dont take long to get attached to these little critters and sucks when one needs put down or dies. My first batch of chicks one had crop problem that after a week i couldnt fix and had to put down. I didnt think i could get attached in a week to a little fluff ball when i had 11 others but needless to say i did and it sucked.

jlaw

 

[Lynzi777]

I got my bunny back!!! The kids came in yelling she had bounced back into the yard and my husband ran out there and got her! She's still too fat too so she mustn't have delivered her kits yet. Back home safe and sound!

 

[armorfirelady]

I got my bunny back!!! The kids came in yelling she had bounced back into the yard and my husband ran out there and got her! She's still too fat too so she mustn't have delivered her kits yet. Back home safe and sound!

THATS GREAT NEWS !!!!

 

[stonykill]

I got my bunny back!!! The kids came in yelling she had bounced back into the yard and my husband ran out there and got her! She's still too fat too so she mustn't have delivered her kits yet. Back home safe and sound!

great news!