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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: johnmac on November 29, 2010, 08:51:42 am

Title: 'Mr Green' is dead! :-(
Post by: johnmac on November 29, 2010, 08:51:42 am

I've been up all night working on the fishfarm because of all the horrendous snow, opened to coop this morning and there was the big man lying face down stone dead! :-(

The three ladies jumped over him to get out, not a tear shed!

I got him about two, possibly three years ago from Pikilily through this site... Surely too young to die?? Gone but not forgotten Mr Green!

RIP!

Title: Re: 'Mr Green' is dead! :-(
Post by: Heather on November 29, 2010, 09:21:36 am

 :( sorry for you.

Title: Re: 'Mr Green' is dead! :-(
Post by: Fleecewife on November 29, 2010, 09:45:24 am

That's sad.  At least he went in his prime  :)  :chook:

I have a lovely up and coming young lad should you be looking for a replacement.  He is a Scots Grey cross Pied Suffolk and very smart.  The Scots Grey half makes him very good at looking after and protecting the hens.

Title: Re: 'Mr Green' is dead! :-(
Post by: pikilily on November 29, 2010, 06:53:17 pm

Aaaaaaw Noooooo!!! - sorry to hear this!
Mr Red is still going strong. Ii'll give you first shout when we get more welsummer chicks in the spring hatchings, if you like. So you could have one of his nephews!!!!!. It was April 2009 that you got him, i think.

I was thinking about you the other day...and Mr Green.
Emma T

Title: Re: 'Mr Green' is dead! :-(
Post by: little blue on November 29, 2010, 07:01:26 pm

rest in peace mr green  :(

Title: Re: 'Mr Green' is dead! :-(
Post by: johnmac on November 29, 2010, 09:28:16 pm

Thanks for the offer Emma!

Might well take you up on it in the spring....

I'm gutted about the big fella. He's never had anything wrong with him since the day I got him, then this morning... There's been a murderrrr?!?

The three ladies however don't seem to mind in the slightest! Maybe like all married couples they are happy with the peace??

RIP Mr Green!

Title: Re: 'Mr Green' is dead! :-(
Post by: bamford6 on December 01, 2010, 10:55:13 pm

vaccinating is the only way to get hens to last the average for hens is 2 yeres iv got black rocks 6 and half yeres  :wave:

Title: Re: 'Mr Green' is dead! :-(
Post by: moorlander on December 05, 2010, 07:13:50 pm

Poor old Mr Green - and what heartless hens!

I lost a lovely hen in a sudden, similar face-down scenario. Geraldine by name - top of the flock by nature.
I put it down to heart attack - it happens to them just as it happens to humans.
Bad luck.  Sorry to hear your news.