lolimac Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Hi all. After a lovely afternoon in the garden with the chooks and our two pups i was just sat thinking what a chilled out day we had all had !!!My hubby took the girls back to 'cluckingham palace' armed with one of thier favorite treats..sun flower hearts...After about an hour i said i'd go up and have my usual girly chat with them..I couldn't believe it when there was Eliza one of my new girls laid slumped in the run.....she was dead !!! we've had her since march.Shes been laying and had no problems that we are aware of..a gorgeous big girl..Rhody sussex X.I know there is no point in me going over the whys and werefores but can't get my head around it being so sudden...Maybe shes eaten something she shouldn't have ! i just don't know...we'll keep a close whatch on the others just incase... Eliza is now resting under the plum tree with gladys...so sorry you have gone so soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzannejoy Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Im so sorry it must have been such a shock for you , at least she didnt suffer . Big hugs . xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gongladosh Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 poor thing, sorry to hear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migsy Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Poor you, what a shock. As Suzannejoy says, at least she didn't suffer. Hope you feel better soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 What a horrible shock for you . Poor girl, she must have had something badly wrong which just wasn't obvious . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie&Moose Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 So sorry - what a miserable thing to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolimac Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 Thank you for your replies ...As you can imagine i'm starting to fret about my other girls now Eliza was only 6 months old...can't wait till morning to make sure they are all ok...I thought i was starting to toughen up with this chicken keeping malarky !!! not a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan08 Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 So sorry to hear, we lost our white star just a couple of days ago in exactly the same way. She was fine in the morning and in the evening deteriorated and died within 4 hours. It was such a shock and I have no idea why, an external exam showed nothing at all untoward, you are right it does make you a little paranoid for the other girls, I am frightened to go and look when I get home from work and keep picking them up and checking them over. On a positive note it was quick and she didnt have time to get prodded and poked by a vet, she just died very peacefully in her sleep. I suppose it could have been much worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majuka Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 So sorry for your loss. Sleep tight Eliza. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
