And here is Hamble - now amazed she is no longer bottom of the pecking order.

Here is my darling little Matilda...

Another piccy of Bella.

This is my new girl. 17 week old Barnevelder. I have named her Bella.

Cheshire Chick wrote:Sorry to hear of your loss. I agree with everyone else, some chickens are more prone to diseases than others (just like us humans are). It was not your fault so don't be hard on yourself.

Please do not beat yourself up! MY neighbour gives his girls donuts, chips, malt loaf, tacos,naan bread, curry, you name it, whatever he wants to offload and not one Ped girl has died of a fatty liver. My Deirdre(Deedee Mahoney) died of liver failure and ate exactly the same as my other , at the ti...

Thanks everyone for your support. I have learned a big lesson here. Love to you all.

bikesandbirdsbob wrote:Hi ,sorry to hear the loss , There is a quite period at the moment and I hope it last a long while as well.
Hope no other chocks depart soon.
Bob

Thanks Bob.

sandy wrote:Fly high lovely Florence over to meet all the henpals over the rainbow bridge
Lots of love to your mummy and sisters
The Pink Ladies
The Ped Girls
xxxxx

KarenE wrote:We are so sorry to hear of the tragic loss of the lovely Florence, who decided to pack her bags most unexpectedly for the Bridge. We send condolences to Hamble and Matilda, and to their mum

Dory Grey and Tiddly

Well at least that can allay any fears about respiratory infections and such - I once lost my whole flock to a lingering respiratory infection that I hadn't realised Toffee had died from. I know it's easy to say, but you mustn't blame yourself. It doesn't sound like you're over feeding treats in fa...

I had a post mortem done on Florence today since she died so suddenly. Turns out she had fatty liver disease and died of a liver haemorrhage. This disease is caused by too much high energy feed - often carbohydrates - that is not being exercised away. Florence wasn't overweight but she was certainly...

My gorgeous, big, bossy Florence - only 14 months old. Died suddenly. Such a shock. She has left a huge hole in my life. RIP darling Florence.

A shockingly sad day today. Florence was fine last night but dead this morning. Just over a year old she was big, bossy and beautiful. She had been ill on Monday but seemed to be well again and was back to her hungry happy self by Wed. No idea what happened. Devastated.

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