Big ginge is ancient. Our first ever hen, delivered in a cardboard box by my sister in law the day we moved in. And she was old then and that was 5 years ago. She's rarely if ever produced an egg but she has been a legend, top of the pecking order and treated with reverence by all subsequent arrivals. But sadly no longer. She has become wobbly on her aged legs and has now been shoved to the lowest rank. Her comb shows the scars of much disrespect and last night she was being battered by the previous bottom of the heap, beryl- seeming ttotally incapable of defending herself or getting away. We feel its time to do the decent thing and send the poor girl on her way. Although I'm not unfamiliar with dispatching poorly hens by pulling their necks it just feels so wrong to do that to ginge. Stupid question I'm sure but any other options for a more dignified exit for the poor old girl ?