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To everyone who followed the convo re: ILL SUSSEX, I'm sad to say my little girl gave up her fight today.
Since last Thursday, Kiev has lived in the kitchen. She seemed ok the past few days, apart from really heavy breathing (snoring almost) on a night, and the odd sneeze.
This morning, she was fine, pottering round as per, but this afternoon, she quickly went down hill.
At approximately 3pm, her breathing became constantly wheezy. She was still eating and drinking.
At roughly 8 pm, she hopped over her fence, (something she often did) and came hunting for my hubby.
One of her legs gave way, and she started fighting for breath. He picked her up, and held her calmly, but her beak was wide open, her tongue out, and after roughly 20 seconds, she gave up her strong fight, and went to the other side.
I seek comfort in the fact she came LOOKING for hubby, as I think she knew her time was up, and wanted to be with him. She was his best mate this week. I work long hours, and this week, hubby has been at home with the kids, so has had a lot of time to bond with her. She sat on his shoulder, parrot fashion, would crow at him if he ignored her, coo when he tickled her under her chin, and generally loved him.
During this past week, she's become a part of the family - handfeeding, coming and "begging" for food, inquisitive, friendly, chattery. She had us in fits with some of the things she did - like barging the dogs out of the way when she saw I had put some pasta in their bowl, and eyeing up the sandwiches as I made them for the packed lunch! She even pinched a bit of batterburg out of my son's hand one evening, and you could see her smiling, saying "ner-ner-n-ner nerrrrrrr!" hehe!
I won't beat about the bush - this has broken my husband's heart, he's distraught - she was so small, even for a bantam, but we really REALLY thought she would pull through.
To anyone who doesn't "know" chickens, they can't understand, but to us, she was a pet, and we know you guys feel the same.
Thank you all for your advice, help and moral support, and especially to Aileen, who went above and beyond for a total stranger.
You are a wonderful group, and we hope to stay on, learn more, and be a part of the forum, hopefully with happy news from now on.
The Northern lot xxxxx
To everyone who followed the convo re: ILL SUSSEX, I'm sad to say my little girl gave up her fight today.
Since last Thursday, Kiev has lived in the kitchen. She seemed ok the past few days, apart from really heavy breathing (snoring almost) on a night, and the odd sneeze.
This morning, she was fine, pottering round as per, but this afternoon, she quickly went down hill.
At approximately 3pm, her breathing became constantly wheezy. She was still eating and drinking.
At roughly 8 pm, she hopped over her fence, (something she often did) and came hunting for my hubby.
One of her legs gave way, and she started fighting for breath. He picked her up, and held her calmly, but her beak was wide open, her tongue out, and after roughly 20 seconds, she gave up her strong fight, and went to the other side.
I seek comfort in the fact she came LOOKING for hubby, as I think she knew her time was up, and wanted to be with him. She was his best mate this week. I work long hours, and this week, hubby has been at home with the kids, so has had a lot of time to bond with her. She sat on his shoulder, parrot fashion, would crow at him if he ignored her, coo when he tickled her under her chin, and generally loved him.
During this past week, she's become a part of the family - handfeeding, coming and "begging" for food, inquisitive, friendly, chattery. She had us in fits with some of the things she did - like barging the dogs out of the way when she saw I had put some pasta in their bowl, and eyeing up the sandwiches as I made them for the packed lunch! She even pinched a bit of batterburg out of my son's hand one evening, and you could see her smiling, saying "ner-ner-n-ner nerrrrrrr!" hehe!
I won't beat about the bush - this has broken my husband's heart, he's distraught - she was so small, even for a bantam, but we really REALLY thought she would pull through.
To anyone who doesn't "know" chickens, they can't understand, but to us, she was a pet, and we know you guys feel the same.
Thank you all for your advice, help and moral support, and especially to Aileen, who went above and beyond for a total stranger.
You are a wonderful group, and we hope to stay on, learn more, and be a part of the forum, hopefully with happy news from now on.
The Northern lot xxxxx
