rxkeith wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 8:56 pm we lost josephina over the weekend.

she was the last of our original flock of chickens. she was special.
she came to us 8 years ago in july, a silvery gray ball of fluff.
my son liked her the best from day one, and decided to name her after
a long dead great grandmother. she got held a lot when young, and decided she
liked it. as an adult whenever we were outside she would stroll on over wanting to
be picked up. if we were over slow in doing so, we would get a gentle peck on the leg
from her to let us know she was down there waiting.

she was the queen of the coop, top of the pecking order, and wasn't above rebuffing the roosters
she didn't like. she was an easter egger. her adult plumage was white with a burnt orange saddle, and wings
and soft gray on her neck, and beard. over the years she has survived attacks by dogs, fox, coyotes, hawks,
and whatever other predator is out there that likes chicken. she seemed to be more alert, and cautious than
other birds. if she sensed danger she would lickety split to a safe place before the other birds knew what was up.
she seemed to be fit as could be just a week prior, but something must have happened. she declined rapidly over
a three day period, and it was clear the end was near.

we will miss her, but are grateful that she was able to live out her life, and die a natural death rather than be
a meal for some critter. in the chicken world, thats about as good as it gets.
i am pretty sure her genes are in several birds in the remaining flock.
she was a good bird.


keith

SpookyShoe wrote: ↑Sun Nov 08, 2020 1:07 pm We had to put Sandy down a couple of weeks ago. She was 13 and could no longer walk without help. We got another puppy from the SPCA to take her place called Bobby. He's eight months old and he is a hellion.

Bobby is the one in the dog bed.




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