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Sad news - chickens have to go.

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Hi,

 

Our lovely 15 week old frizzle hens will have to be rehomed due to my on-going allergy :( . We have only had them two weeks and they have settled in beautifully. My asthma has been getting worse, and even with steroids is no better. The Doctor has said they must go :cry: I have been keeping my distance from them, but have got no better. The breeder we bought them from is reluctant to take them back as she has some small frizzle chicks now. Tomorrow I'm going to try and ring a garden centre with a poultry section to see if they can take them. :?

 

Joanne :(

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Oh Joanne, you must be devastated. Like Vickki says are you derfinately sure it's your chickens. Only asking as I know a lot of GP's/specialists will blame pets for excema and asthma flare ups. They did with my youngest DD years ago and finally as a last resort we rehomed out cat :( It made no flaming difference at all and I felt guilty for a long time. Must admit my asthma feels bad today.

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Hi everyone,

 

It's very heart-warming how kind everyone is. Thank you everyone for your offers of help. I have sent a PM to Redwing as she has offered to take them very quickly. Between us then we can perhaps re-home them with a bit of breathing space - literally! My daughter is heartbroken but understands we have no choice. I have said to her perhaps we could look into somthing else for her to love. As I'm allergic to furry animals, a tortoise might be on the cards in the future. I had one as a child for over 20 years, so defintely no allergies there! She can keep busy researching good breeders in the area to take her mind off the chickens.

 

Once again thanks everybody.

 

Joanne :cry:

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As I'm allergic to furry animals, a tortoise might be on the cards in the future. I had one as a child for over 20 years, so defintely no allergies there!

 

 

Have Sent you a PM :D

 

and sorry to hear you need to Re-home your girls :cry:

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Frisky and Tinkerbell are now here and well. OH very taken with them so I doubt they will get re-homed :lol: oh well - the more the merrier :lol:

 

Thanks Joanne, we will take good care of them, it was lovely to meet you and your family :)

 

I'm sorry it didnt all work out for you :(

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I have a terrible alergy to cats, but given 5 weeks with a new cat it calms down. We had a cat in 1988 and I was unable to breath, sneezing all the time and couldn't be anywhere near it. After a couple of months (as long as his fur didn't touch my skin) I was fine. When he died in 2003 we replaced him with 2 new cats - I had forgotten about the problems I had with the original cat and I was the same again with the new cats for 6 weeks, but then it calmed down.

 

Your body may get use to them given a few weeks.

 

Tracy

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Hi Tracy,

 

Wish it was only sneezing, I would have put up with that. Unfortunately it was a severe allergy needing steroids to knock my immune system out. Appartenly if I have kept them it would have got worse, possibly resulting with respiratory arrest :shock: I'm still not well, have 10 days more of steroids so have nearly got no immune system - must keep away from swine flu!

 

Joanne

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Hi Everyone

 

Just thought I would let you all know that Joanne's chickens came to me for a short break and I have now taken them this evening to their new home with the lady that Barbara mentioned in the 'wanted' sectiion who had a lone chicken

 

I think they will be very happy in their lovely new home :D

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