Single hen

[tara]

What do you do with a bird that has died.We found her saturday morning so she must have died over night.I dont want the magerts to get her so l need to act fast but really dont know what to do with her.

[MadMitch]

Sorry to hear one of your girls has died.

You can bury her in the garden as long as you dig really deep so no foxes will dig her back up again, or you can take her to the vets and get her cremated.

[Falkor]

Defra states that you are not allowed to bury her due to possible contamination

 

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/by-prods/fallen/fallen.htm

 

Well Stella, my orp died a few weekends ago I wrapped her in a towel and left her is closed cardboard box in the garage until i was able to take her to the vets to be cremated. It cost just over £7.00 but was well worth it as I knew I was acting responsibly and didn`t have to dig a really big hole.

 

Domestic pets can still be buried but chickens are not in the catogory.

 

sorry for your loss

[Olly]

Sorry to hear this Tara. I found myself in exactly this situation on Friday morning, one of my older hens had just died in her sleep.

 

I decided against burial, I know what's posted above about Defra but .... however you do need to dig a hole 4' deep to avoid foxes digging it up again. I have heavy clay soil, and I know just what hard work this is as I've done it before for a cat.

 

I hope "Ooops, word censored!"ody is offended by this, but I did consider the wheelie bin, however my bin is only emptied every two weeks, and 'bin week' was this week so it will be ten days before it is next emptied. If it had been due on this Tuesday then I would have taken this route.

 

My vet was happy to dispose of her for just over £12. If you can't get to the vets before Monday then I'd put her in a black bag somewhere secure i.e. the shed or garage.

[Egluntyne]

I have disposed of dead hens by wrapping them in black bags and putting them in the wheelie bin.

[tara]

If im honest shes not a chicken my chooks are all fine .Dare l say it ok here it gose shes a indian runner duck she drowned in shollow water l found her yesterday morning it was very upsetting.But l thought chicken or duck still same or of thing when it comes to sorting there little bodys out afder they have passed.Or tho l do have an elderly chook so when it comes to it l need to do the same with her.Ill call the vet in the morning.Other half has put her in a plastic bag in a empty bin that dose not get used.Just dont want the flys to find her.

[Egluntyne]

What a shame. She must have been injured or ill I suppose.

[Griffin]

I took my darling Catherine Chook to the vets the day after she died. I think I paid about £11 but there's no way I could've buried her deep enough in the garden.

[feemcg]

The ones I've had PTS the vet has disposed of them, others I've double-bagged and put in the bin (sorry, I know that sounds horrible ).

[SAB]

We double bagged Doris and put her in wheelie bin

[Guest]

Bag and wheelie bin wrap well and then it shouldnt smell...At least you know it will get taken away.

Got to say I wouldnt pay a vet to dispose as the body will fit perfectly in a bin(sounds very harsh but realistic)

 

 

Alternatively If you have a big enough garden i would dig a nice big hole and bury it.

 

Am sure whatever u decide it will b right for you

indie

[fluffyknickers]

Been thinking about this as, at first, was shocked you all put them in the wheelie bin then while I was in the garden clearing up giving it some thought I realised that I would think nothing of placing raw meat in the wheelie bin so why not.

[Olly]

Well it's a personal thing, but I'm a firm believer that when something - or some one - is dead, the body that is left behind is unimportant. My only concern was to dispose of it safely and hygienically, and if bin-day had been this week, that's what I'd have done.

[fluffyknickers]

Exactly I agree, as my belief is thats all that is physically left is skin and bones but its the memories that last forever.

[Purplemaniacs]

We took Henny Penny to the vets, after being told on the phone that there was no charge, they charged my son £25.00 when he took her in for me, so check the cost first.

 

Chrissie

[WitchHazel]

I wrapped my girl in a towel, put her in a box, then put the box in a double bag.... and then I put her in the dustbin.

[Ash]

Chickens have been dying for a long time without harm to the enviroment and I dont think that because the EU decide we need a rule its going to make a difference.

 

I say do as you see fit.

 

 

 

 

 

But on a side note I think the rule is to prevent large amounts of animals being buried in the same place at once which could well damage the enviroment but one chicken ?? comon... thats just silly.