Chicken bald back

[mimi5]

So my lovely Monty baby "Golden Penny" who had eyeliner as a chick was put down tonight She would have been 3 in march and I had planned to hatch from her this year This has made me feel wobbly about hatching too The others all seem fine. 2 eggs today from Martha and Polly. Max doodling and doing what boys do best

 

We had been battling sour crop for over 10 days and she was just no better, in fact she looked like she'd had enough. I had treated her with prescribed meds from the vet and loads of TLC she had been in our kitchen most over the time, going out with the others for parts of sunny days.

 

RIP my sweet Penny

[gavclojak]

Sleep tight penny x

[Luvachicken]

So sorry to read about Penny, it sounds like you did all you possibly could.

RIP little one xx

[sparkysmum]

Really sorry to hear this. I remember your descriptions of her eyeliner when she was little Always made me smile. Take care. Axx

[mullethunter]

Really sorry to hear about Penny. Don't let it put you off hatching, you sound like you can give some new lives a good home.

[redsunset]

Sorry to read this, it's never easy when a much loved chook.

[Orangediva]

RIP Penny, it sounds like you had a wonderful home and life.

[Mrs_B]

I'm sorry to read this, mimi! Big big hugs xx

[Bramble]

Sweet dreams little Penny

[PixieDust]

RIP Penny

[dancing cloud]

So sorry to hear about Penny. Sending you lots of ((hugs)).

[jeshen]

Sorry to hear about Penny, Mimi

[Jen the Hen]

Big hugs to you, it's always so sad - it sounds as though Penny had the best life with you x

[Beantree]

I'm sorry to hear this about Penny, especially as you fought hard for her Mimi5. You took a hard decision with her best interests put first and that takes real courage. We have struggled in that respect many times.

 

Sour crop is not contagious and will not be transferred to eggs, so you have no reason be be put off from hatching.