Raven2902 Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 I went out to see my beautiful girl who wouldn't come out of the roost so I picked her up, gave a her a cuddle and she put her head into my neck had a fit and died. How am I supposed to officially dispose of the body?? Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 You can just throw them in the bin but I suspect you don't want to do that. A lot of people bury them deep then put something heavy on the grave to stop foxes etc digging them up again. I'm sorry about your girl. Must be even worse when you're not expecting it. Bx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 What a dreadful shock for you. Am very sorry to read about it. Ditto to Bronze's advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven2902 Posted February 9, 2008 Author Share Posted February 9, 2008 Thanks for your advice. Yes it was a shock. I knew she didn't like the recent spate of bad weather. She was my favourite and knew she was getting on, but you think the day will never come. I got her in Feb 2004 for my birthday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 I am sorry We usually have a little bonfire & cremate them that way, but its down to personal choice really...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 How sad for you . At least you didn't find her already dead - I suppose that would've been slightly worse . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Im so sorry, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 How sad! Really sorry to hear your news. We buried ours and planted an apple tree on top - known as "Mulder's tree". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Oh so sorry We've have buried in the back garden the 2 girls we have lost in the past. Good idea to put something heavy over the dug area (we've always used a paving slab). I do know someone has had a fox dig up one of their girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven2902 Posted February 9, 2008 Author Share Posted February 9, 2008 If I did a bonfire, does it get rid of the whole body? And how bad's the smell? We live in the burbs of London and don't want to attract too much attention. Don't want to bury her as we have loads of foxes and would get quite hacked off chasing them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bantam of the Opera Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Very sorry to hear about your loss but at least her last moments were with you. i would advise against burying them simply because i buried my darling Mrs. weasly and dug a hugely deep hole and put like 3 paving slabs on top and the fox still managed to dig her up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CockADoodleDoo Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 i live in london to, one of my girls just died and the vet said i could burry her. he said about 3-4 feet deep so the foxes wont smell her, and we have had no problems with them yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 I;m so sorry to hear your news...although if she had to go, it's quite a nice way IYSWIM. You caould ask your vet to send the body off to be cremated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 I'm sorry, how sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 So sorry to hear about your chicken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 I'm sorry to hear about your chicken Karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Sorry to hear your sad news. I went for the dustbin option when I lost my Amber. I have solid clay and its not easy to dig past a foot! I was upset knowing her body was in there until the bin men came. I'd be interested to know about the bonfire option - I was worried it would smell like BBQ or roast chicken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa33 Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 So Sorry to hear about your chicken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 So sorry to hear your news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyren Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Commiserations on losing your favourite - we lost our eldest girl (only 2, admittedly) a couple of weeks ago. I popped her into a black bag and then in a cardboard box, and DH took her to the vet's for disposal - our garden is very small and the soil isn't very deep (typical modern housing estate with compacted rubble covered by barely a foot of topsoil) so we couldn't bury her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckmomma Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Thats so sad I hope you find a way to dispose of her that you can feel comfortable with. If you are going for cremation their will be a smell from the feathers, but maybe you could do it at night when most people are indoors anyway, so you shouldn't get any complaints. It's sad to lose a loved pet, but as someone mentioned before, much better she did not pass away alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Licken Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Sorry to hear your sad news. She had a long life and I'm sure a happy one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Oh dear, so sorry to read of your loss My local council incinerate all black bag waste, so when I lost Pecky she was carefully wrapped up and went off for her council cremation. The heat from the furnaces is used as power and even the ash is used, so I know she has gone back to the land if only in a small way, and was useful in death as she was alive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 I'm sorry; its very upsetting when you lose a friend. I'm afraid I put my dead hens into the dustbin. I didn't bury them, although perhaps I should have (dust to dust ...) as then they would return to the soil. But they will go into landfill no doubt and so will rot away and enrich the soil somewhere. But if they are in landfill it will be along with a load of junk - so perhaps I will bury them in future. Its a wierd old thought, they will be eaten by organisms etc. in the soil - maybe even worms. Do worms eat stuff like dead animals in the soil? If they do, it would be a quick cycle if they then, in turn, got devoured by another of my girls. Anyway, lots of sympathy for your loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenlass Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Sorry she has gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...