RIP 'Chicken'

[becslb]

"Chicken" (yes that was her name! ds2 named her!) died this morning - she came out of the run as normal and we found her in the run about 1 1/2hrs later. She hasn't been laying eggs for a while and for the last week has been quite quiet but no other signs of discomfort. DS's don't seem too upset but I am sure the questions will come!

What do I do with the body? Sorry seems a crass question to ask.. we have nowhere to bury her and I don't know what is the "done" thing to do.

Have checked the other chickens - Iggle seems fine and dandy, Daisy seems to be panting (for want of a better word!) ever so slightly - it is hot here, we have still had no rain so could that be the cause? or should I be doing something else?

Bec

[Nicos]

In a few plastic bags- then in the black bin for the bin men.

I think you're not supposed to bury 'livestock' anyway...

Glad the others seem OK- but that must hae been quite a shock to suddely find her dead.
Never nice- esp when children get upset xx

[pdblake]

We put ours in a bag and then in the bin (lost one last week). Burying it will only attract vermin anyway.

[becslb]

phew that is what I have done....!

[Hans Mum]

We put ours in a bag and then in the bin (lost one last week). Burying it will only attract vermin anyway.

we do same here

[sheena]

I must be the only one that put's them in the garden waste bin. Oops

[RichmondHens]

We bag and bin too. Not much in the way of corpses (our lot are a long lived old bunch) but we have plenty of dressing remains - heads, feet, guts etc - and it all gets doubled bagged and then put in the bin.

[julesapple]

Burial is a nightmare. The law says, for pets, it must be at least 3ft deep to discourage vermin. My BH and oldest son have just dug a grave between them for our old mogg today. We're on solid clay so BH's bad back will be very bad tomorrow.

If anything happened to our big chooks, then I would put the body, well wrapped, into the bin. But couldn't possibly have done that for the cat. Putting effort into it for him was a mark of respect really.

The baby chicks that we've lost or dispatched have been dinner for DD's hawk.

Jules

[Suechooks]

Depending which week we're on we either double bag and put in landfill bin or compostable bag in the garden/food/compostable waste bin. If it's more than a day before the bin men come I put them in the freezer quadruple wrapped and in a plastic tub with lid till bin day. Better that than flies/maggots everywhere You can also take them to the vets to dispose of - some charge some don't.

[frias]

Sorry to hear about 'chicken'. Lost one of mine in the night too. She was OK until yesterday when she started to breath very heavily. Was taking her to the vet this morning but she died during the night. Orchid hadn't laid for several months either.
If they get put to sleep at the vets then it's cremation but if they die at home then it's double bag and bin. Not very dignified but OH refuses to dig the holes and I can't. He's got a point as there just wouldn't be enough room in the garden. There's already a number of cats and guinea pigs.