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Post by Sylie on Oct 20, 2018 12:23:53 GMT -5
I lost my sweet Sam during the night. She was 5 1/2 yrs old, She loved to sit on my lap. She was a good girl. She never caused problems, never had a sick day in her life, always ready to snuggle. She was fine until she wasn't, she became lethargic at some point during the day yesterday, continued to get pale as the day wore on, by evening she was refusing to eat. I gave her a piece of banana before bed hoping it would give her some energy and spur on her appetite but this morning she was gone. It was sudden and unexpected. There were absolutely no signs of illness before yesterday. I checked her over for mites, lice, worms, egg binding, hard tummy, nasal and eye discharge and crop issues and there was nothing. Just the paleness in her comb and wattles right before she died. She was eating and drinking normally until yesterday afternoon. I am so sad. I'm sorry. My husband says it's just a chicken and I should not be so emotional but she was my sweet Sam and I can't help it. So, chicken math works both ways addition and subtraction. I am down to 2 chickens now. My husband says no more chickens or ducks or anything.
Thanks for listening to my blubbering.
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Post by dawg53 on Oct 20, 2018 16:47:38 GMT -5
Not blubbering and I'm sorry for your loss. I'm also sorry for your husband. I wish you the best.
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Post by Sylie on Oct 20, 2018 16:56:04 GMT -5
Thank you Dawg
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Post by boskelli1571 on Oct 21, 2018 6:51:13 GMT -5
So sorry Sylie....  |
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Post by Sylie on Oct 21, 2018 10:27:07 GMT -5
Thank you Boskelli
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Post by maryellen on Oct 21, 2018 13:03:23 GMT -5
Oh nooo im soooo sorry.. (((hugs))))
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Post by seminolewind on Oct 21, 2018 13:45:08 GMT -5
Very sorry about Samantha. It's just a chicken?  He should know better by now. Many times we never know why they die. Chickens were never bred to have long healthy lives. Just lay a lot of eggs. She could have had a number of things and you probably couldn't have done anything. Sorry. |
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Post by Sylie on Oct 21, 2018 21:34:33 GMT -5
Oh nooo im soooo sorry.. (((hugs)))) Thank you ME *hugs* |
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Post by Sylie on Oct 21, 2018 21:48:36 GMT -5
Very sorry about Samantha. It's just a chicken? He should know better by now. Many times we never know why they die. Chickens were never bred to have long healthy lives. Just lay a lot of eggs. She could have had a number of things and you probably couldn't have done anything. Sorry. Thank you Sem. Yeah, you'd think but...he's just that way I've had fluffy chicks die on me but never an adult that I'd had for so long, it was really hard but I'm better today. I miss her but it's not a crying all day thing now. Do you think the other chickens miss her? Should I watch them for signs of loneliness or something? They seem alright, doing what they always do but the corner that they sleep in seems so empty with only 2 bodies, I wonder if they notice the empty space? |
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Post by dawg53 on Oct 23, 2018 16:34:59 GMT -5
Sylie, I think the other two chickens will be just fine. Keep in mind that chickens, as well as other animals, do not have the ability to "reason" like humans. But sometimes I think they instinctively know something is amiss. A handful of treats usually consoles them  |
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Post by Sylie on Oct 23, 2018 21:21:19 GMT -5
I do understand that they don't have the ability to reason the way that we do but there are many kinds of animals that do miss their mates when they die. I just wasn't sure if chickens were one of them. I know that canines of most varieties (wolves especially) can get depressed and even die after their mate dies, from loneliness. I was just curious.
The other two do seem completely unaffected except for the fact that the first night after Sam's death they slept where they always do but each night since, they now sleep cuddled together on top of the nest boxes instead of on the floor in the corner as usual. It's entirely possible that they just decided to switch things up, they have done that many times, it just seems coincidental that they decided to do it after Sam passed.
Thx for the encouragement Dawg, I appreciate it and treats...not a problem, I'm spoiling them right now lol, I know it's just my human reaction to the loss but they aren't complaining!
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Post by duckrunner on Mar 8, 2019 9:05:55 GMT -5
Just a chicken?! omg what I get sad even if a butterfly or a worm dies
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Post by seminolewind on Mar 11, 2019 0:22:11 GMT -5
Very sorry about Samantha. It's just a chicken? He should know better by now. Many times we never know why they die. Chickens were never bred to have long healthy lives. Just lay a lot of eggs. She could have had a number of things and you probably couldn't have done anything. Sorry. Thank you Sem. Yeah, you'd think but...he's just that way I've had fluffy chicks die on me but never an adult that I'd had for so long, it was really hard but I'm better today. I miss her but it's not a crying all day thing now. Do you think the other chickens miss her? Should I watch them for signs of loneliness or something? They seem alright, doing what they always do but the corner that they sleep in seems so empty with only 2 bodies, I wonder if they notice the empty space? It depends. Silkies tend to be more sorrowful with a missing mate. I remember moving hens and chicks away from the roo and he was so sad. I had to move them back. I had another another silkie hen who was dying and I gave her a daughter to keep her company and when the hen died the daughter hen went catatonic. She would not eat, drink, blink, or move from the spot she had. I had to euthanize her. Others are "so what ?" |
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Post by Sylie on Mar 11, 2019 18:51:35 GMT -5
The other 2 chickens never seemed to notice their missing sister. I guess they are in the "so what" group you mentioned lol!
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He should know better by now.
