poachedegg Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Daffodil died yesterday - she went down hill very quickly. She was one of the 2nd lot of ex batts that we rescued and on a positive note had 11 months of freedom. However, Daffodil is the 4th our of girls to die since July, Three (Daffodil, Lily & Daisy) of them have been ex batts (free for 18 & 19 months) and 1 of our original (Betty). Lily had a prolapse and died pretty much immediately, Betty also had a prolapse, however seemed to get over it and lived another 7 - 8 weeks, Daisy died in her sleep and from what I've googled about Daffodil's symptoms, could possibly be Botulism, though don't really know how as they had been confined to quarters as are being wormed this week. I know that ex batts have had a hard life and all four are similar in age just 3 or coming up to 3, but to loose them in a short space of time is worrying. They are just coming to the end of their worming regime (today is day 6/7). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkBevBen Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Oh I'm so sorry to hear about your very sad losses We've also lost one of our girls today May they all be playing peacefully in hen-heaven xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the bradley bunch Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 sending hugs and our thoughts are with you. may i just say that we have recently rescued our first lot of ex-bats, and for your 3 girls to have lived on for between 11 & 19 months is an amazing achievement. you should feel very proud of the freedom that you gave them and in their last few moments i'm sure they only had happy memories of their life with you i honestly wouldn't spend anytime worrying about the closeness of their passings. 3 years of age is a very long & impressive life for a battery hen, so they would have all been preparing to exchange their chicken wings for angel ones. it's also been a terrible summer this year and it's possible that the cold, wet & windy weather became too much for their fighting little bodies and contributed to them passing at similar times. try to focus on the good times you had with them & always smile and feel proud when you think of the little hens whose lives you saved x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes55 Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 I'm so very sorry to hear about your girls, I can only imagine how hard it must be. We also have 4 ex batts, not sure exactly how old they are but we've had them since the beginning of July. It's been a joy to see them having a normal life and enjoying all the things they never had in the farms, and I am sure your girls felt the same. I dread anything happening to mine as it's amazing how quickly we bond with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlettohara Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Really sorry about your girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poachedegg Posted September 18, 2010 Author Share Posted September 18, 2010 Thank you all for your lovely comments x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathybc Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 sorry to hear about your ladies x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippy chick Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 So sorry to hear about you girlie's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 So sorry to hear you lost Daffodil. What a lovely life she must have had with you. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 So sorry to hear about Daffodil (and your other Girls, too, of course). Sounds like they had a (relatively) long and happy retirement with you, lucky girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Sorry to hear of this She had a lovely life with you x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickiepiggies Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 so sorry, how awful, at least you gave them a much better lift than they would have had. RIP little Daffodil x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Yes, I'll echo that. Daffodil and the other ladies had a wonderful retirement and that is all you could hope to give them. It's sad they have all gone at a similar time though RIP your lovely ladies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
