Our Mixed Flock Journey!

[drstratton]

I needed a little humor today!
I lost my beautiful Ophelia. I really have no idea what happened. I haven't been able to go outside because of all of the smoke. Hubs has been taking care of all of the animals and he didn't notice anything wrong with her yesterday and I hadn't seen any indication of illness before that. He found her in one of the nesting boxes! She was the friendliest of my BO girls and always the first to greet me! I will really miss her...

 

[BY Bob]

I needed a little humor today!
I lost my beautiful Ophelia. I really have no idea what happened. I haven't been able to go outside because of all of the smoke. Hubs has been taking care of all of the animals and he didn't notice anything wrong with her yesterday and I hadn't seen any indication of illness before that. He found her in one of the nesting boxes! She was the friendliest of my BO girls and always the first to greet me! I will really miss her...

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I am so sorry.

At least it was quick and likely painless. Perhaps a heart attack. It does happen. I know that doesn't help right now but maybe in a day or so.

 

[drstratton]

Thank you Bob! She was one of my biggest girls, so that very well could be what happened.

 

[Ribh]

I needed a little humor today!
I lost my beautiful Ophelia. I really have no idea what happened. I haven't been able to go outside because of all of the smoke. Hubs has been taking care of all of the animals and he didn't notice anything wrong with her yesterday and I hadn't seen any indication of illness before that. He found her in one of the nesting boxes! She was the friendliest of my BO girls and always the first to greet me! I will really miss her...

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Sudden deaths are such a shock. I'm so sorry.

 

[drstratton]

Sudden deaths are such a shock. I'm so sorry.

Thank you Jehane! They really are and I know that you know that too well!

 

[RoyalChick]

I needed a little humor today!
I lost my beautiful Ophelia. I really have no idea what happened. I haven't been able to go outside because of all of the smoke. Hubs has been taking care of all of the animals and he didn't notice anything wrong with her yesterday and I hadn't seen any indication of illness before that. He found her in one of the nesting boxes! She was the friendliest of my BO girls and always the first to greet me! I will really miss her...

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Oh so sad. And not to even be able to go to her.
She was a very beautiful lady and I am sure had a lovely chickeny life under your care.
Rest In Peace Ophelia.

 

[N F C]

I needed a little humor today!
I lost my beautiful Ophelia. I really have no idea what happened. I haven't been able to go outside because of all of the smoke. Hubs has been taking care of all of the animals and he didn't notice anything wrong with her yesterday and I hadn't seen any indication of illness before that. He found her in one of the nesting boxes! She was the friendliest of my BO girls and always the first to greet me! I will really miss her...

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Sorry about your girl Rene

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

Sorry about the late reply. I've been so busy and we still have so much to get done.
The Peacock is still in our yard. I was heading out to the chicken pen yesterday & I kind of forgot about him...all of a sudden I heard a very loud sound...made me jump. My husband saw him roosting in our willow tree this morning. So we decided to put some food out for him and we filled one of our animal troughs with water. It's going to be 105-106 the next couple of days & we wanted to make sure he stays healthy. His tail feathers are a bit ragged, so we think he must've had a run in with some dogs at some point before he found refuge in our yard. I went out tonight & he was back up in the tree. He's super alert & very skittish, so we are slowly trying to get him used to our presence.
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He is beautiful. That deep blue coloring!

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

I meant... oh my gosh! Don’t know why it wrote “goshawk” ... but I left it cuz I thought it was funny

Gotta love auto-correct!

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

I needed a little humor today!
I lost my beautiful Ophelia. I really have no idea what happened. I haven't been able to go outside because of all of the smoke. Hubs has been taking care of all of the animals and he didn't notice anything wrong with her yesterday and I hadn't seen any indication of illness before that. He found her in one of the nesting boxes! She was the friendliest of my BO girls and always the first to greet me! I will really miss her...

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I am sad to hear this news. It’s such a helpless feeling to find a previously healthy-appearing chicken dead. I still wonder whatever happened to Dorothy.
RIP Ophelia