MadAboutChooks Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 I had shock today, let my chooks out this am to FR all was well. Put them back in there WIR because had to nip to Sainsburys for 45 mins and when I returned Tikka was laying dead in our WIR! 45 mins before she had been fine, and had even laid an egg this am! Now she's dead, all my chooks are looking shell shocked. No Idea what the problem was I can only assume that she must have had a heart attack. She must only have been about 18 months old! The only blessing is we are going on holiday on Monday and I guess it is better to have happened now rather than when we are away as I would have hated my Mum or sister to have found her and what with fly's etc. My daughter blames herself as she had to round her up a bit to get her back into the WIR and thinks that caused it, dispite my assurances that it was nothing she did nothing wrong. What a sad day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellykelly Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Awww - Poor Tikka. You must be distraught especially as it was unexpected. It's a little different if they're ill as you know what the outcome 'could' be. RIP Tikka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roobaloo Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Oh no!!! How awful, I'm so sorry to hear this!! It's so easy to blame ourselves when something so unexpected happens... I guarantee that everyone here would've done the same thing and rounded her up. I'm sure this wasn't the first time she'd had to be "encouraged" so I doubt she would've been under any real stress, she just didn't want to do as she was told. That's the problem with heart attacks, they happened so suddenly that there's always 'something' that could've triggered it...but nothing could've prevented it. At least she died happy - she'd been out all morning, laid an egg and life was good. There was no illness, no suffering... Rest in Peace Tikka!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 That is a shame. It does happen from time to time though. Sorry that your daughter feels that it might be connected to the 'rounding up'. She mustn't blame herself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Someone far wiser than me said that if you have livestock, you will have deadstock too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoxy Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 So sorry to hear your sad news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippy chick Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 What a terrible shock for you. So sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Oh, sorry to hear about poor little Tikka. She must have been happy right up to the end, around the garden and laying an egg. Hugs to you, and RIP little Tikka. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadAboutChooks Posted August 5, 2010 Author Share Posted August 5, 2010 Thank you all so much for your kind messages. I feel such a twit feeling soo sad over a chicken, it has all been such a shock she was just bursting with health, and looked like she would live forever its so hard to get to grips with when its so sudden. Im sure she is free rangeing around pastures new at the rainbow bridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 So sorry to hear your sad news, RIP Tikka Your DD mustn't blame herself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Sorry to hear about Tikka. Tell your daughter she mustn't blame herself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlettohara Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 So sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
