Purplemaniacs Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 We started with two Omlet chooks and within a week we had two more Ivory and Latte. Ivory is a Merrydale Sussex. She is the only hybrid I've had that goes broody. This year she has had a couple of periods of broodyness. A week ago she stopped being broody but the last couple of days she did not seem as lively as the others, I wondered if this was due to her broodyness and thought she would improve as she got back to eating normally but I when I got back this afternoon she was in the nestbox again and did not look right. I said to OH should I bring her indoors he said no so I went to check on her a few minutes later and she had died. I know she had had a good life, she must have been over four and half years old and had a much longer life than the two Omlet girls but the end was so quick. I will miss her stroppy broodyness Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Aww, so sorry. She had a great life though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 So sorry , she was a good age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clucking_Mad Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 So sorry sending big hugs x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahelliott Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 very sad to hear she obviously had a lovely life though! sorry for your loss. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Sending hugs. You have loved her for a long time and given her a lovely life. Sorry for your loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Sorry you have lost her but what a brilliant age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Sorry to hear that but she had a good life and that's a great age! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Chooky Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Awww sorry to hear that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gongladosh Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 poor little thing. If it's any colsolation, she had a pretty good innings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 Thank you all for your lovely comments. Ivory was a good age for a hybrid and she seemed to enjoy life, she laid us 622 eggs, always long and thin She is the only experience I have of a broody chook she liked to go broody every so often and was very vocal when you made her move I will quite miss her pancake like form in the nestbox pinching everyone elses eggs Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
