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pitbullmomma said:
Thanks, guys, for the love.

I know you all understand, in a way that non-animal (or non-chicken) people do.

I never thought I could get so attached to a silly rooster. I didn't even want a rooster, and his silly crow used to bug me. Now I miss his crow.

He had a good life, even though it was a short one. I just wish I could have saved him.

When he goes, I'm not doing a necropsy. I just can't. If I lose any more chickens I will. But hopefully I won't have to.
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I am sorry he is not going to make it.

He sounds like a very good Rooster
 
pitbullmomma said:
He was doing so well, but not gaining weight. I really thought he was going to make it.

Then last night he didn't go inside his coop at dusk. I had to put him in there.

When I went to let them out this morning, he was laying on his side in the nest box. I took him out and he just laid on his side. His crop was still full, eyes barely open. His comb and wattles are shrunken and limp back like when this all started.

I tried massaging his crop, Nutridrenching, giving him water from a syringe. I held him and rocked him and stroked him and cried.

There is a term in veterinary and human medicine: Moribund. It literally means death bound. Aside from being a vet, I was also a hospice nurse for some time. When an animal or human is about to die, there is nothing you can do. There are no more heroic efforts.

I have him lying in the chicken yard, in a shady area with the other chickens and his ladies around him. He is not suffering. He is comfortable, and breathing very slow. If he starts to suffer in any way, I will euthanize him. But he is with his chicken people, and when it is time for him to go, he will go.

Flower is standing next to him cooing and chattering.

Joe dug a hole under the coop window box for him.' I feel I did everything I could, but I'm so sad.
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Oh cindi, my friend, I am so very sorry honey. I love knowing how much you love him and that he has known it as well.
 
He just died in my arms. I knew he was going to go; I think he was waiting for me to pick him up.

I kissed him cried and told him I loved him, and he looked at me and had a tiny spasm and died.

I buried him beneath the coop window box next to the rosebush. I spread petunias and roses and mealworms and scratch in his grave, and covered it up.

I am really, really sad. But I'm glad he died in my arms.:hit
 
pitbullmomma said:
He just died in my arms. I knew he was going to go; I think he was waiting for me to pick him up.

I kissed him cried and told him I loved him, and he looked at me and had a tiny spasm and died.

I buried him beneath the coop window box next to the rosebush. I spread petunias and roses and mealworms and scratch in his grave, and covered it up.

I am really, really sad. But I'm glad he died in my arms.:hit
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So sorry!:hugs
 
pitbullmomma said:
He just died in my arms. I knew he was going to go; I think he was waiting for me to pick him up.

I kissed him cried and told him I loved him, and he looked at me and had a tiny spasm and died.

I buried him beneath the coop window box next to the rosebush. I spread petunias and roses and mealworms and scratch in his grave, and covered it up.

I am really, really sad. But I'm glad he died in my arms.:hit
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:hugs

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