ode to my hen Chloe who passed away this afternoon

[NovaAman]

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I love my chickens. I am crazy. I talk about my chickens all the time. I am nuts. I can't imagine not having chickens. I need to be medicated.

Sorry you lost your girl, but it is so good of you to have rescued her. I am a believer that God put us here to husband animal properly. Battery/factory hens... Thats not the right way to take care of chickens. Thats just a money making scheme. I don't care what big companies say. I'd like to see just one of them idiots stuck in a small space, never seeing the outdoors.

Your girl got 4 months of heaven after a life of egg laying hell, and you have every right to love and miss her and she knew it.

 

[jjthink]

So very sad, I'm so sorry. I am so very glad she got to know love, and beauty and fresh air. JJ

(p.s. You are not the least bit nuts. On the contrary, it is utterly sane and evolved to know that our feathered friends have feelings and rejoice in peace and light and love and fun and that they feel sorrow and emptiness in the face of bad 'living' conditions and when in the presence of those who don't care how they feel...)

 

[aRoosterNamedSpot]

So sorry for your loss.

 

[Help_battery_hens]

thank you so much for all your kind words. i miss her terribly and her friend Georgina who died last month. I am so glad they got to know happiness and at least they died being loved and on soft fresh straw with the sun on them. my home doesnt feel the same without them. Chloe was super special my buddy. i never imagined i could love a chicken but i have never been so astounded by another creature as i have been by these wonderful birds. i will continue rescuing in their memory. Thank you for helping me feel not so alone at this terribly sad time. i really appreciate all your words more than you could imagine.

 

[love_a_duck]

I am so sorry you lost Chloe.
I remember when you got the battery hens.
So happy they would know a good life.
I have tears for you.
thank you for sharing Chloe with me.

Beth

 

[rosie0908]

this is a lovely text that you have written. I feel how you felt. My Chloe died yesterday, she was a greyhound but all animals are special. I dont want to forget, never will. Just hope there is something or somewhere where we can all meet again. Otherwise this life is very cruel.
Rose

 

[Help_battery_hens]

thank you to everyone who commented on this poem. i still cry about chloe and miss her terribly. we all know what it is like to be touched by a special soul

 

[ChickenPeep]

I'm right there with you. My chickens are part of my family. You are not crazy for saying those things. When my rooster Peep died, I felt that exact same way. She's in a better place now.
Sorry for your loss.

 

[GardenGal]

That was beautiful. I'm so glad Chloe had a wonderful summer with you.

I believe we will see our beloved animals again.

 

[speckledhen]

Thank you for giving her a special life with someone who treasured her as the unique creature she was. It's no small thing.

Having lost so many to that dastardly malfunction, I know what she endured. I have chicken footprints all over my own heart.