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It Doesn’t Get Easier: Saying Goodbye to Lucy

May 13, 2019

I didn’t expect to find Lucy dead on the floor of the coop as I went in that bright sunny afternoon the Friday before Easter. I had just seen her in the morning and she and I had our usually interaction. As I was busying myself tidying up the coop, Lucy was my constant companion,…

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To Love a Chicken

May 6, 2016

I knew that the day would eventually come. I buried her underneath a beautiful hosta that still has not emerged from its winter slumber yet. A few weeks ago, I said goodbye to my last original chicken, Oyster Cracker. It was one of the most difficult things that I had ever done. I guess it is…

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Tiny Chickens and Full Hearts

November 30, 2015

It has been a while now since Sunshine passed away. Slowly but surely I see Oyster Cracker getting along better as each day passes. For some time there, I wondered if she was going to be okay after the loss of her sister. But sure enough it seems to have gotten easier.Read more

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Chickens Health Issues Stories from Our Nest

How Chickens Say Goodbye

September 20, 2013

Photo Credit Death is never easy. It is an unfortunate part of life but part of the bigger circle of our natural existence. I believe that everything enters our lives for a reason. Everything also exits our lives for reasons too, sometimes reasons that we don’t ever understand. It is even hard to understand the…

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Chickens Stories from Our Nest

Farewell to Fuzzy

November 1, 2010

I got news today that one of my dear friend’s chickens passed away. I am praying and hoping time will heal all sadness and grief. Fuzzy April 2010-October 2010 She will be missed dearly. She was loved by her human family as well as her chicken family. She was always up for new adventures. She…

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How Chickens Say Goodbye

Farewell to Fuzzy

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