Shetland lover
Free Ranging
Oh no! What a lovely boy. I'll send more prayers for Fluff Do you think he might have had a stroke? It sounds like what happened to Peggy, one of my ex-batts. She survived it but walked with a limp and couldn't lift her left wing. She died in my arms from a heart attack 6 months later but she still had a decent quality of life and she was nearly 5. I've been giving mine an extra biotin supplement during moult season as it seems to help them feather up quicker and support them otherwise. Clara and Gladys have horrible moults - Clara ends up practically oven ready and Gladys takes ages to feather back up.Well I needed prayers for a different chicken it seems. I swear my plans from now on should be to expect a chicken to die the day we leave on vacation. Fluff just does not seem to be recovered from the ailments he’s been dealing with and his molt has taken a serious toll. I was out doing last minute chicken chores before we headed out and Fluff started flapping crookedly and fell over. He won’t stand and his head seemed too heavy for him to hold up long on his own. I do not expect him to make it until we get home :-( I’m super super sad but haven’t had time to process it. He’s such a special boy and I’m going to miss him so very much. I’m starting to have anxiety about traveling now :-( UGH! Chickens need to be invincible dang it.
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