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dena91
True Blue Farmgirl
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Dena
Pennsylvania
USA
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 Posted - Jan 29 2017 : 08:35:20 AM
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Meet Birdel and Grace - our 10 year old chickens! Our oldest son bought them 10 years ago as show birds for 4-H and other local shows. They are Buff Japanese bantams, brother and sister pair. .jpg?v 10839671) .
Now that our oldest is at college, i have been taking care of them - so precious!
We've always worried/wondered what would happen if one died before the other - how would the other one cope alone (we are in between flocks right now so there's no one else to hang with). Well, it finally happened in December. I came home one saturday and found that sweet Gracie had died while i was gone. So sad, but she was 10...
Birdel definitely went through a grieving period. Then one day he seemed to perk up and act more himself - i try to visit and talk to him more, which he loves!
They have been so precious to us and with Grace's passing, i just wanted to share them with you all - because i knew you would 'get it'.
Thanks for letting me share these cuties with you!
Dena
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Jan 29 2017 : 08:42:51 AM
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Dena, I'm sorry about Grace passing and happy Birdel is his old self. I had never seen that breed before - beautiful.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
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dena91
True Blue Farmgirl
181 Posts
Dena
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Jan 29 2017 : 09:06:51 AM
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Sara, thank you - i know, aren't they beautiful! I am a sucker for any buff colored chicken!
Dena
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
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Posted - Jan 29 2017 : 12:28:44 PM
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Dean, your chicken story is very sweet! I am so happy that you have been able to comfort Birdel in his grief. I had a similar thing happen with my cat when our first Lab dog died. Animals really do have relationships that are important and deep to them.
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
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dena91
True Blue Farmgirl
181 Posts
Dena
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Jan 29 2017 : 1:39:32 PM
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Thanks, Winnie. Animals are so much more complex than we probably give them credit for.
I'm trying to hold him a bit more than i use to - he just seems happier to see me than he use to so i'm guessing he might be a bit lonely.
Today he actually was clucking for joy while i carried him around the yard with me during chore time! It was so precious.
He's in a medium sized coop and its hard to catch him. I bought a little rabbit hutch to move him to so i can pick him up easily if I have to catch him for any reason. I don't want to move him there yet because its too small for a heat lamp and i worry about him freezing now that he is sleeping alone. We actually had a rooster freeze to death one time while sleeping alone - so sad! Just didn't really think about that when we first started keeping chickens. Now i know...
Dena
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Barnyard Buddies: Birdel and Grace |
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Birdel and Grace
