Tuesday, 5 July 2011

Death and Dying

Warning: some viewers may find photos of dead chooks distressing.  Do not scroll any further down the screen.  Do not pass Go.  Do not collect $100.
Pretty picture for those who don't want to see the dead chook

Our chooks are (were) fickle creatures.  Whenever we had visitors they would go on strike from laying.  We would be getting an egg a day but as soon as the visitors came they clamped up their egg laying hole and wouldn't let a thing pass until the visitors had gone. 

The last lot of visitors must have been the final straw.  We didn't see an egg for 3 months.  And then Penelope popped out two, and then keeled over and died. 
 

 She's been double-bagged and put into the garbage bin (no hanging on the rear-view mirror Linny and Kati).  We think it was old age, and the excitement of getting out two eggs was just too much after a three month holiday!

Keith is still hanging in there.  I think she's enjoying ruling the roost now that the bully Penelope has bitten the dust!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

ding dong the chook is dead..no more egg...better luck with the next lot dadxxxxxxooo

Kt Mac said...

Penelope pooped her last and now is flapping much more greacefully around Chooky heaven where chooks don"t poop poop but little nuggests of Gold! Chooks are funny looking, acting and smelling creatures! But I dare say I'll have myself a few for free eggs once my feet hit some land permanento! xxx

Triniti the Luddite said...

oh I knew I shouldn't have scrolled down!