R.I.P. Pepper

[hawthorns]

we lost our our 1st chicken this evening.

[shirlthegirl43]

Sorry to read that. Hugs to you all, it is harder than people without hens would imagine xxxxx

[Glutton4...]

Aaaaw - commiserations - they really are like members of the family aren't they?!

[minskey]

(((hugs))), lots of them for you

[Nicos]

Really sad...... xx

[Flummery]

Sorry to hear that. How old was she?

[Hans Mum]

sorry too hope she went quitely x

[goddess]

Sorry about your loss.My son wants to have some chicken and i am worried that they will be eaten by fox for breakfast!lets hope yours died naturally

[mr darcy]

sorry for your loss, big hugs, Pepper will be scratching away in chicken heaven by now, hope she had a long life with you

[dexterdoglancashire]

So sorry to hear your news. I can't imagine how you are feeling.

[MrsC]

Sorry to hear that x

[hawthorns]

thanks for all your comments. she was only 18months old. i put her in a box and brought her indoors just to make her comfortable. she passed very quietly. i think it was a egg laying problem as she had nt laid in a while. she in chicken heaven now.

[mr darcy]

our girls are funny little beings aren't they, on the one hand so strong and tough, immune to frost and snow, able to go days without sustenance then just bounce back, always a beedy eye on their simple world, but then at the same time if the egg equiptment goes wrong they are so fragile, i too lost a young hen in this way, it's why i joined this forum, all the best to you and your remaining girls, happy lives and lots of scratching and pecking in the sun, however short or long, it's the quality not the quantity that counts xx