Dizzy-Deb Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Many apologies if this seems a morbid question but wondered what you all do when one of your chickens passes on ? When ever have lost one of my small pets it has been buried in the garden but have read that not supposed to do this for a chicken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tara.F Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 we burnt ours. Vet would have charged £20 so I'm afraid it was into the bonfire with her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Double-bagged and in the black bin. If you keep chickens for more than a few years, you won't have room to bury them, and you need to dig at least 4' to avoid the fox exhuming them. Your vet will dispose of them for a small fee,think it was about £12 at mine when I last asked, but it varies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlettohara Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Don't think you are supposed to burn them - something to do with bird flu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 My local council burns all non recyclable materials, so any deceased pets are well wrapped and go in the black bin bag for a free council cremation. The heat generated by burning the waste is used and so is the rubble and fly ash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutti Frutti Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 |We've buried ours - we put heavy plant pots on top. I rang DEFRA to check - you **CAN** bury them, as long as they haven't died of anything on the "list of notifiable diseases" (when I asked what that was, she said things like cholera, anthrax ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majuka Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 We have our girls cremated (they are collected from the vets by the pet crematoriom). We have the ashes back for scattering rather than an urn and then they are scattered in their enclosure. We pay about £22 for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 We've only had one of ours pass away & we buried her. I'm not sure if I'll do this again tho' as I've not much space that isn't planted on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krysia Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 We have always followed the guide lines and bagged and binned them. not very nice I know but on the other hand we must have 'binned' about 15 by now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crankycookie Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Our white plymouth rock was so big we were honestly at a loss as to where to bury her. I didn't feel quite right about putting her in the trash (because I'm a sentimental softie) so I took her to the vet for cremation ($75 for group cremation, $90 for individual.) We got her ashes back in a fancy little wooden box and I just buried her ashes directly in my veggie garden. I think these were fancy yuppie pet cremators, because it came so intricately packaged and with brochures about grief counseling, so I think next time I'll research a slightly less expensive, no frills service! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Defra advise burying or binning. Burning isn't acceptable in anything other than industrial type incinerators. I black bag and bin mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Bag and bin here too... Babs + Orville were buried though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Interesting. We live near a large conservation area/woodland where rabbits, badgers, deer and foxes abound. Might sound awful but we put them deep in to the scrubs with a few kind words and leave them for the foxes. We are lucky that we never see or get bothered by them and they dont seem to venture into our gardens. It seems right to keep that 'circle of life' thing going and let the foxes feed them to their cubs. Sorry if it offends anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Bag and bin here too... Babs + Orville were buried though Well well well. You didn't say about Orville. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krysia Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Orville the baby duck??? NOOOOOOOOOOOOO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 bag and bin here too I'm afraid. and if you mean Keith Harris' Orville - too good for him!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy-Deb Posted August 7, 2010 Author Share Posted August 7, 2010 For those that bin and bag... sorry to be icky here .... but doesnt that cause a problem ? Our bin collection is every two weeks and it would seem a long time for it to be in there decaying away. does bin and bagging cause you any problems with smell or worse. Sorry to ask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 I understand the question dizzy deb! I have to say that it doesnt seem a problem, as long as you double bag the ex-bird. we are on fortnightly collections too (GRRRRR), and quite frankly I dont stick my nose anywhere near anyway if I can avoid it. but we've never had a problem with rats/foxes/whatever trying to get in the bin, whether there's a corpse in there or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
