Honey Soy chicken has been having health issues for a number of months now, including swelling of the abdomen and apparent discomfort when moving and when roosting.
We got an appointment for her and took her to the vet; the swelling isn't just fluid (which can be removed) but some solids, and the 'survival option' was pretty much operation which was both costly and had no guarantee of her quality of life after.
I opted to have her put down.
( both producer and pet )
Goodbye, Honey, spirited and ever-hungry, egg-layer extraordinaire, eater of bugs, dropper of ginormous manures, tiller of the soil. You were a good chicken by any definition. We shall miss your 'pecks of affection' when we didn't feed you the treats you wanted as fast as you wanted them, and you will be remembered in our garden.
We got an appointment for her and took her to the vet; the swelling isn't just fluid (which can be removed) but some solids, and the 'survival option' was pretty much operation which was both costly and had no guarantee of her quality of life after.
I opted to have her put down.
( both producer and pet )
Goodbye, Honey, spirited and ever-hungry, egg-layer extraordinaire, eater of bugs, dropper of ginormous manures, tiller of the soil. You were a good chicken by any definition. We shall miss your 'pecks of affection' when we didn't feed you the treats you wanted as fast as you wanted them, and you will be remembered in our garden.