Eglu Go Up (with 2m run) - South Wales

[FunkyChook]

I've just lost my first chicken and don't really know what to do with the body. What do people usually do with regard to the body.

[Chickvic]

Sorry to hear that, you can wrap it well and put it in the bin or take it to the vets to be cremated. I think the cremation is usually between £12 and £20 - depends on your vet. Might be worth phoning first if that's what you want to do. Some people do bury them in the garden but it would have to be quite deep because a fox might dig it up again.

[Tutti Frutti]

Oh I'm so sorry. We were faced with the same dilemma when our Penny died (suspected mycoplasma).

 

Burial or cremation are the main options. We wanted to bury Penny (deep hole to deter foxes) but were horrified when my vet said we had to call DEFRA before burying her but we needn't have worried!!! DEFRA said we could bury her no problem, as long as the cause wasn't on the "list of notifiable diseases" (they said things like cholera, anthrax, bird flu but NOT mycoplasma).

 

For cremation, a vet will arrange it or you can approach a pet crematorium directly. The farm we bought her from said they dispose of theirs by putting them on the bonfire which upset me - but might be practical for others.

[Olly]

Vet (£12+ or so, ring and check first)

 

Double-wrap and put in wheelie-bin, it might seem callous but I've done this a couple of times; my feeling is that once an animal has died, the body is not important.

 

Burial, you must dig at least 4' down if you want to avoid it being exhumed by foxes, a paving slab on top is a good idea too. If your ground is frozen at the moment, this may be a rather hard option.

 

Sorry to hear about your hen.

[Egluntyne]

What a shame. Sorry to hear it. You can bury it, but cover the site well with heavy boulders. You can double bag it and put it in the bin. (this is what I do) or you can ask the vet to dispose if it.

 

According to DEFRA regs you shouldn't attempt to burn it at home.

[BarbaraJ]

my vet charged £5 i was quite surprised! i only put out for bin men when it was bin day didnt want body sitting out there for long

[dancing cloud]

Lots of sympathy and ((hugs)) FunkyChook, I've lost two girls recently and it's very sad . I'm sure whatever you decide will be right for you and your little one.

 

Clover had to be put to sleep, so I left her body at the vets to be cremated - I think it cost £9.00. Moon died peacefully in her sleep a couple of days ago and her body is separately bagged in the bin bag for this week's collection. I'm with Olly on this and feel the body is just something Moon left behind and not little Moon herself .

[xScrunchee]

We recently lost Rose and decided to bury her in the garden as she is our first hen to die and the children were very upset.

We dug a deep hole, buried her, put a paving slab and a massive plant pot (Containing a peach tree) on top and then put my unused Omlet run sections all around so that there is no chance of foxes digging it up.

So far so good

 

Any future ones will be going into the wheelie bin though I'm afraid.

 

[sadietoo]

I am sorry to hear of your loss.

 

We buried poor little Not in the garden.....also, and although this sounds quite obvious, we kept her bagged body separately away from the hole until it was dug before putting her straight into it...that way we hopefully didn't leave any scent clues around the perimeter of the hole for the Fox....at the moment she has a wheelbarrow over top of her....but there will be a paving slab soon.

[Lewis]

Babs was buried ... she was the queen of the garden so had to be really!

 

The others have been binned though.

The vets charge different amounts because some people have the ashes back, some are sent with others and no ashes returned and I think some can go with clinical waste to a different company not sure about the last one.