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[Kmaria187]

Raining good right now here looks like its gonna rain all day

Lost one of our girls this weekend Clair (brown leghorn) she was just 2 years old . Not sure what happened to her but she stopped laying eggs back in March. I walked out to the Coop yesterday morning to let them all out of the coops and there she was. Looks like she just laid down and went to sleep and didn't wake back up. I checked her over and no bugs etc... and she was a good weight. So I'm at a loss as to what happened to her.

 

[Sequel]

Raining good right now here looks like its gonna rain all day

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Lost one of our girls this weekend Clair (brown leghorn) she was just 2 years old . Not sure what happened to her but she stopped laying eggs back in March. I walked out to the Coop yesterday morning to let them all out of the coops and there she was. Looks like she just laid down and went to sleep and didn't wake back up. I checked her over and no bugs etc... and she was a good weight. So I'm at a loss as to what happened to her.

I’m so sorry you lost her! My Brown Leghorn was my favorite hen!

 

[Smokerbill]

Raining good right now here looks like its gonna rain all day

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Lost one of our girls this weekend Clair (brown leghorn) she was just 2 years old . Not sure what happened to her but she stopped laying eggs back in March. I walked out to the Coop yesterday morning to let them all out of the coops and there she was. Looks like she just laid down and went to sleep and didn't wake back up. I checked her over and no bugs etc... and she was a good weight. So I'm at a loss as to what happened to her.

Sorry about Clair.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Raining good right now here looks like its gonna rain all day

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Lost one of our girls this weekend Clair (brown leghorn) she was just 2 years old . Not sure what happened to her but she stopped laying eggs back in March. I walked out to the Coop yesterday morning to let them all out of the coops and there she was. Looks like she just laid down and went to sleep and didn't wake back up. I checked her over and no bugs etc... and she was a good weight. So I'm at a loss as to what happened to her.

I am so sorry.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Good morning wet out not a active rain cell.
Cool morning 50 out first cup of coffee.
Hear Fred out crowing, Richards blood sugar stayed level.
Life goes on.

 

[Smokerbill]

I just made the cornstarch gel for planting my carrot seeds today. It's on the back porch cooling down now. I'll try to get the okra plants into the garden too.

Something nipped the top off of one of the marigold plants in the garden again last night. Hmmm, don't know what it could be.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I had one of my original marigolds got stripped I bought all he had.

 

[Hinotori]

Raining good right now here looks like its gonna rain all day

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Lost one of our girls this weekend Clair (brown leghorn) she was just 2 years old . Not sure what happened to her but she stopped laying eggs back in March. I walked out to the Coop yesterday morning to let them all out of the coops and there she was. Looks like she just laid down and went to sleep and didn't wake back up. I checked her over and no bugs etc... and she was a good weight. So I'm at a loss as to what happened to her.

I'm sorry. That always sucks to find them on the roost with head tucked.

 

[ValerieJ]

Raining good right now here looks like its gonna rain all day

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Lost one of our girls this weekend Clair (brown leghorn) she was just 2 years old . Not sure what happened to her but she stopped laying eggs back in March. I walked out to the Coop yesterday morning to let them all out of the coops and there she was. Looks like she just laid down and went to sleep and didn't wake back up. I checked her over and no bugs etc... and she was a good weight. So I'm at a loss as to what happened to her.

So sorry you lost Clair. I actually prefer to lose a chicken the way you lost Clair, I must say. I want to think they just lay down and go to sleep. It's so hard to say good bye to the little darlings.

I have lost two leghorns this year to heart disease, or whatever caused their ascites. Not such an easy way to go.

 

[Smokerbill]

I got the cornstarch gel carrot seeds planted, took a break, then went out and picked the red Russian kale. The leaves filled one side of the kitchen sink to overflowing.

I filled two 1 gallon bags with the trimmed leaves for the freezer and have the chopped up stems cooking on the stove. I read that the stem has as much nutrition as the rest of the kale leaf. Waste not, want not...

There will probably be nearly that much kale to pick again in a few weeks. Picking lettuce will have to wait until tomorrow.