SeramaSilly Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 My beautiful funny standard australorp splash had to be put to sleep yesterday. She had developed a huge crop over the last couple of weeks. The vet drained a pint of brown/black fluid off it and spoke to a poultry expert who said it wasn't a impacted crop but could be that the muscles had lost their tone. It filled up again but she still seemed bright, eating and generally healthy but not perching. Then on Monday she start goose-stepping - feet right up to her chest and also the night before I had found a bloody mess of tissue in the run. I took her to the vets yesterday and although she still seemed bright we took the decision to put her to sleep. She was six and a half - has anyone else had a standard australorp and know how long they usually live or perhaps a orpington - I can't help thinking that she should have had some more years !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Sorry to read about poor Doris. I don't know much about chicken lifespan but I would have thought 6 and 1/2 was pretty good myself. RIP Doris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Chuck Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Sorry to hear about your loss of Doris - she had a good life right up to the end. You had the courage to make the right decision for her before she started to suffer. Hugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Sorry to hear about poor Doris . That is a very good age though . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindafw Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 What a good chicken keeper you are...you have kept Doris going for years and when the time came you didn't shirk your duty to her. Well done xx Rip Doris your mum will miss you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 So sorry too to hear about Doris, sending hugs as you must be really sad at the moment. But I think she was a really good age so you are obviously a very good chicken mum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 What a good chicken keeper you are...you have kept Doris going for years and when the time came you didn't shirk your duty to her. Well done xx Rip Doris your mum will miss you Totally agree with this. Doris was lucky to have you looking after her for all those years. Big hug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 So sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loumabel Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 so sorry to hear your sad news, RIP Doris xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Potts Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 It's never easy knowing what to do or quite when but from the sound of it, I think you did the right thing for Doris in the circumstances. Mrs Potts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathybc Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 sorry to hear about Doris x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeramaSilly Posted March 14, 2012 Author Share Posted March 14, 2012 Thank you everyone for your very kind replies. It was so sad this morning to go out to the chicken house and not see my huge funny Doris - she was always my favourite. I've got a 5 year old barnebar who is a real creaking gate and every year I have to bring her inside because the moult really takes it out of her and she gets skeletally thin and wobbly but Doris was always fine - I just thought she would go on and on!!! Sophie x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 So sorry to hear about poor Doris, but it sounds like you did the right thing by her. Take care. Alli x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Chooky Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 So very sorry to read about Doris *hug* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
