Tribute to Margo

[micstrachan]

Hi Everyone,
Some of you know I lost my sweet Margo yesterday. I’ve pulled together some cell phone photos as a tribute, to demonstrate what an amazing chicken Margo was. Margo was top hen, vocal and bossy, but an absolutely puddle of melted sweetness with me. She was one of my very best lap sitters and loved to cuddle and be petted. She also sat and roosted down low with Rusty when she (Rusty) wasn’t strong enough to get on the upper roost or was too tired to free range. Margo really was an amazing hen and will be remembered forever. Here are some photos!

Margo as a pullet:

Margo looking like her awesome self:

Margo dustbathing with a couple of her sisters:

Margo in my lap:

Margo in my lap:

Margo enjoying cuddles:

Margo keeping Rusty company (only shot I could get):

Margo in my lap:

Margo enjoying towel time at my feet with part of her flock:

Margo enjoying free range time:

Thanks for letting me share. Margo was so wonderful and so loved. Here is Margo on Sunday:

 

[sourland]

She left you the pictures and the memories.

 

[HollyWoozle]

She was a beauty. Such lovely photos a fitting tribute for a marvellous lady.

 

[Kiki]

 

[drumstick diva]

What a marvelous hen - so very sorry she has passed away before her time.
Do you have any of her ofspring?

 

[micstrachan]

She left you the pictures and the memories.

Yes, she did! Thank you!

 

[micstrachan]

She was a beauty. Such lovely photos a fitting tribute for a marvellous lady.

Thank you!

 

[micstrachan]

What a marvelous hen - so very sorry she has passed away before her time.
Do you have any of her ofspring?

Thank you. No offspring here; so far I only have hens. Mine are all hatchery stock, so I don’t think I would want them to reproduce. These short lives are too heart breaking. Some day I would really love to have a flock bred for longevity and health. Margo was amazing in every way, but succumbed to whatever it was very quickly. Hopefully a necropsy will shed some light.

 

[Kathy Golla]

I think “marvelous hen” says it all. What a good life, well lived. I like the “towel time” photo best. My hens go nuts after that too, ever since they were chicks.
Thanks for sharing. Taking pictures is good.

 

[cheekychick3]

Thank you so very much, for paying a tribute to your Margo, for us all to share and
remember. It is so true that a picture speaks a thousand words. Special hugs to you both. Thank you for sharing with us all, we all loved her so very much.