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I always knew this day would come. I just never thought today would be the day. 5 years ago i would have never been able to imagine life owning chickens. Now, i don't know what I'm going to do with just one. 4 years ago, we were given chickens by our neighbors to butcher and eat. I didn't want to, so we ended up keeping them and raising them as pets. We had a lot of fun times together. I mean, maybe they wouldn't view them as fun, wagon rides through the swamp, ice skating, swing rides, you know all the usual stuff you would do with pet chickens. 4 Fun, unforgettable years together. Peep, one of my two chickens broke off one of his nails and was limping lately and just last weekend, they were attacked by an unknown source. Last night, while at a bonfire with cameron and james, We went to our house to make sure the chickens were locked up. They were, but Peep was laying down in the hay under their house. we wanted to get him up into his house so something else wouldn't attack him. We tried for 10 minutes to get him to go in his house but he wouldn't budge. I picked him up, looked him in the eye and knew instantly that something was wrong. He was breathing unusually heavy and loudly, i ran in the house with him and told my mom that something was wrong. He started to flap his wings and jerk his feet. I went and told my dad that something was wrong at which point i ran outside. I watched as the light left his eyes and he stopped breathing in my arms. The last thing I said to him was "No, you can't leave me, I love you!" He lay motionless on the hot tub cover and i knew, he was gone. We think it was a choking heart attack that put him to eternal sleep. The next day, his poor brother, Squash would crow, and hear no crow in return, he would search the yard all day until we buried Peep, only then, did he kind of understand the situation. We'll forever miss you. I thank you for the wonderful experience of what chicken ownership is like. I think i speak for all of us when i say, you were much more than just a chicken, you, are family. You were a one of a kind chicken, the sit on your lap kind, the go on adventures everywhere with chop, squash and I kind, the loving kind, the Peep kind. Even though we never figured out your breed, we didn't need to in order to know, you were a special one of a kind, warm hearted, loving chicken. In loving Memory, Peep Scratch Lee May 29th, 2009 - June 7th, 2014 Rest in Peace, Old Friend, and good luck on your eternal journey. I would just like to know, what caused his death. was it my fault? heres the circumstances: i went to make sure my chickens were locked up at about 9 at night. Peep was in the cage, but not his house, Squash was in the house. one of my friends held the flashlight while i tried to push him up the ladder. the weekend before, they were attacked by an unkown force and peep's leg was badly injured but on its way to recover. his back toe, used for balance, the nail broke and he was lmping because of it. now, we tried for about 5 minutes to push him into his coop and he just kept falling down. he was getting exhausted. i went to get the drill and open up the coop. my friends called me over becaue he didnt look right. i picked him up, asked him and started talking to him. he started closing his eyes and struggling to breathe. i ran inside and yelled to my mom and dad that something was wrong. they came out and i watched as my chickens headwent over, he closed his eyes, fell motionless and stopped breathing. id owned him fr 4 years. we were closer than i was with his brother squash. i cried over his warm body as i knew now, he was gone. it just didnt seem real. how could he just die like that. theyre supposed to live to 15-20 years oldand just like that, hes gone forever. i tried cpr, mouth to mouth, everything, he was gone. please help. was it a choking heart attack? too much stress? all that put together? why did my beloved rooster die in my arms? please id like to knoe thank you, your regards, me
so sad, mad and confused
