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Wheezysmom
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- Apr 7, 2021
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I sure hope she knew i kept sayin over and over Wheezy your my girl i love you more than anything and you are the Very Best chick this moma neededIt surely wasn’t your fault.
I think this was really a danged if you do, danged if you don’t situation. Unfortunately chickens are very good at hiding any symptoms or weaknesses, and so by the time the look sick it’s often just too late.
I’m so very sorry for your loss. Take some comfort in knowing that she felt your loving care right to the very end.
Being a chick mom is hard and most of my friends Or not and did not get it until they saw me and Wheezy together Some Of them are now chick moms My entire family is saddened and wants me to get new checks to help my heart but I still have four beautiful girls that need me to take care of them Dorothy Blanche Rose and Sophia And I'm banking on Rose to be the last woman standing
Eight years ago, when I got my first flock (after a long period between childhood and adulthood - I had chickens all during my younger years), one of my young RIR hens suffered a severe laceration on her hip (pretty sure the roo did it). I thought I could take care of it myself, so just kept her apart, cleaned it out and applied antibiotics. She got worse after a few days, so I frantically took her to a vet. By the time they were able to work on her, it was too late. She had blood poisoning and died. I was very broken, too, and depressed for a while. I blamed myself for it - I should have brought her in earlier, but I didn’t know any better . When it happened again last year, once again to one of my RIR hens, I took her in right away. It sucks being a chicken mom because they can be so fragile sometimes and we don’t know how to fix them. I’m sure Wheezy was well-loved while she was with you (and now I’m crying again ) and I’m so very sorry I couldn’t help .