Jump to content
Chickens Dogs Cats Rabbits Guinea Pigs Hamsters and Gerbils Birds
Shelley Cockell

Fox attack - Ethel is dead :-(

By Shelley Cockell, in Chickens, Eggs and Hatching

Recommended Posts

Shelley Cockell Chicken Eggspert

Shelley Cockell

Posted
Posted (edited)

Woke this morning with an uneasy feeling. Ethel is usually strutting her stuff across the lawn at dawn and it was 5am, I couldn't hear a thing. Hubby sleepily said, I think I heard a fox in the distance last night (we live in a rural village). Didn't you think to get up and lock up the samll run?? - I said.

 

Anyway had a glancing look out the window - no Ethel, Looked out the other window at the run, no chickens? Hubby then obviously got my uneasy feeling and ventured downstairs. I heard him shuffling around and then come back into the house to get a plastic bag! Oh dear - Ethel was dead and headless on the lawn, feather everywhere. It must have woken us as Hubby said she was still very warm. :cry:

 

I looked out the window again to see the feathers and saw the culprit in the distance (almost like it was winking at me) - it ran away - and then I heard the farmers gun - revenge :twisted:

 

Other girls are all ok and were all still in there house so not aware - they do not venture out of the run as they cannot get over the fence - Ethel always was a flighty girl - I will miss her.

Edited by Guest
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Shelley Cockell Chicken Eggspert

Shelley Cockell

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Thanks for all your messages. My sons were both a little upset this morning until they realised that it was Daddy's chicken and not theirs! I like to see that they can always see the positive side of things!

Edward was pleading me to let him see the body :shock: - he is only 5!

Needless to say I said no.

Joe and I spent the morning picking up the feathers - he was very sweet and went and gave Hubby a cuddle when I told him (he is nearly 3) I think it is a good lesson for them to learn about predators and that sometimes things do come to an end - do you think I was wrong to tell him what had happened? I was quite blatant about it

Link to comment
Share on other sites
cluckbok All Knowing Superchicken

cluckbok

Posted
Posted

No I don't think you were wrong to tell them. They have to learn that things don't last forever!, if only they did eh! I wouldn't have shown them the dead chook either. They can remember her the way she was. Poor dad lost his chook, perhaps you ought to get him a new girl later.

 

Poor Ethel RIP.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
Go to topic listing
×
×
  • Create New...