holly

[petal]

well, no other place to put this to do it justice but Holly our elderly frizzle pekin is currently dieing and I am pretty tough and non emotional normally but had a real attachment to this funny, tatty old girl. She is in a bed of hay and comfortable and I know will die in the night, I can tell, I can't do this one, she looks peaceful.... :'( so so sad, she has raised countless chicks and is such a character.

[Scarlet]

I'm the same, tou need to be when keeping a healthy flock. bBut some need to be left alone - you are doing the right thing. She hasn't got anything contagious, let her go in her sleep. It's sad when your favourites go.....

[RichmondHens]

Big hugs to you. Know exactly how it feels. Choose a really nice plant to put over the top of her when you bury her to remember her by.

[RedThorn]

A holly bush per chance?

[petal]

I have an unusual variegated butterfly bush I will plant over her, she is dead this morning, but didn't look as though she suffered. a huge positive is that wherever I look I can see evidence of her in the form of toilet brush frizzles!!! They all came from her gene, so...

[RedThorn]

Big hugs!!!!

[elizajay]

Sad for you

[petal]

totally my fault! both holly and ginger or frodo or whatever my daughter called her were persistent broodies - red mite explosion where they were sat (on nothing!) I went away on school trip for week and the red mite moved in! I know they were old but what an awful way to go -you can't imagine the quantities of diatom and smite and burning of bedding going on past couple of days!!!!!!

[kathyd]

Poor you Petal (:. I'm glad it was peaceful for her though - and it was NOT your fault!