i'm sorry lacy, you expressed your love for your friend very well, hold her in your heart and find comfort in knowing you got to share in her life, no greater thing can be known than friendship and love.
thank you for sharing your feelings with us as we all move threw life and experience things as one big family.
Sorry for your loss, this is definitely the hardest part of raising chickens. The good thing is, you know that this bird had a great life with the respect you have given.....something that's never taken for granted from us that truly love our flock.