gongladosh Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Had to have poor little chicken of fate Houdini to sleep today. Unfortunately she had what our vet suspects to be a tumour. She'd been ill for some time and had finally reached a level where she wasn't eating or moving much. Once it became obvious that she was at least uncomfortable, we had to make the call. It's such a shame as she was a very gentle, trusting and friendly little hen with a squeaky voice, we're going to miss her. Here's a photo of her in happier days: ...and here's her story from a previous Omlet forum posting: we found a chicken of fate last year, a little sussex bantam - she was running scared in a country lane near where my then girlfriend (now wife) works. Poor thing was lost and confused - she'd been run over by a car, but amazingly only lost her tail feathers.My girlfriend tried to rescue her to no avail, as did others. "Ooops, word censored!"ody in that area was known to keep hens, so after some door knocking, they had to give up. The hen spent the rest of the day cowering under a bush. After work, my girlfriend had another look, failed to find her and then told me when she got home... 35 mins later we were back out there in the dark, scrambling through gorse bushes. After an hour, we found her shivering in a shrub. After another hour of her trying to escape being caught, we got her, took her home and gave her food and water. Due to all of this, she's now called Houdini... She's got a lovely life now and has us wrapped around her claws. I love my little chicken of fate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixieDust Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Such a touching story and so very sorry for your loss. It's really hard when they touch our hearts and are our special ones. Fly free Houdini RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 What a touching story, many wouldn't have gone to all that trouble so she was a lucky girl, I suspect you were supposed to find each other, You did what's right for your girl and that's all any of us can do. Sleep tight little one x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Sorry to hear that.What a pretty little chicken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs_B Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 So sorry to hear this Big hugs to you and RIP Houdini x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claireabella Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 So sorry for your loss, what a lovely story. Fly high Houdini x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 That is a lovely story. What a lucky girl to have found you. So pretty too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
