A Blog by Chicken Wrangler Sara
Last week was rough on Miller farm. It started with the death of one of our roosters.
While this is unfortunate, it was not terribly upsetting. None of the current roosters have names and I am not attached to them.
Then we lost three of the chicks that were in the brooder. This was a little concerning.
After consulting with Rachel, the chicks have been relocated and are now receiving high protein pellets. That’s a blog for another Friday.
Then my beloved Lily died.
She is the hen who let me hug her every morning for a while.
I’m not sure whether it was age, heat, or simply 2020 that caused her death.
I am sad and I will miss her, but there is still much life on Miller Farm.
RIP Lily
Very sad. Our chickens were part of the family. Mary was especially fond of Curious George. Curious George was a sweet chicken who was one of Mary’s best friends for several years. Mary put a bonnet on her and wheeled her around in a baby stroller. She appeared to have cataracts and could not see well enough to eat by herself so Mary hand fed her each day. It was truly a sad day when our little chicken friend passed. She outlived all the chickens and had a good life just as I am sure your Lily did. ❤
It is amazing how far into our hearts our chickens can go. I can just imagine Mary and Curious George. Such sweet memories. It makes me think of the saying “better to have loved and lost than never loved at all.”
I’m so sorry.
Thank you!