What do you do with your chickens when they die?

[Missys Chicken Ranch]

Hello ya'll

Since I recently lost 2 of my favorite chickens for unrelated issues. It got me to thinking...what do you do with your chickens when they die? Do you bury them? Throw them in the trash? Eat them? I am curious. I have started a chicken cemetery it seems. That is definitely not my future plan. I was just curious to know what everyone does with their chickens when they die.

Thanks!

 

[HappyClucker7]

Mine are pets, so I bury them.

 

[Isadora]

Hello ya'll

Since I recently lost 2 of my favorite chickens for unrelated issues. It got me to thinking...what do you do with your chickens when they die? Do you bury them? Throw them in the trash? Eat them? I am curious. I have started a chicken cemetery it seems. That is definitely not my future plan. I was just curious to know what everyone does with their chickens when they die.

Thanks!

We bury ours very deep in our garden area.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I feed mine to the coyotes.

 

[EEforMe]

Mine are pets, so I bury them.

Same

 

[Jenessa_096]

Mine are pets, so I bury them.

Me 2

 

[6BeachChicks]

You should really bury them. Do you have a pet cemetery in your area?

 

[MTKitty]

We bury ours very deep in our garden area.

I like this idea. I’ll have to consider it as my soil is so rocky that I use extreme raised beds (3 ft +).

I feed mine to the coyotes.

This was my first inclination, but I’m not sure I want ‘yotes to associate my or my chickens’ smell with a free and easy meal.

A great deal depends on the cause of death. If the bird is healthy and I’m the cause if death, it’s food. If they die of old age, probably a trip to the dump, unless the smell will get too bad before my trash run. Then, it’s likely to be burial. If disease causes the death, I’d have to consider communicability before deciding among trash, burial, or burning.

 

[humblehillsfarm]

Bury them in the garden, which is always their favorite place even though they aren't supposed to be in there. We do process chickens, but I do not eat chickens which have died due to injury or disease, older birds, nor my sweet laying birds. Only chickens that get eaten are young cockerels and meat chickens.

 

[PippinTheChicken]

I bury them in my garden, they are pets.
Basil got a nice secluded spot, next to the frog pond, and lots of pretty vines. Somewhere where my other chickens don't dig.