RIP Big Momma
- Happy
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RIP Big Momma
So much for getting ahead of Big Momma's fall sickness .
I thought we had a handle on it but she passed away this evening minutes after I went out to put them in for the evening. She had a very putrid smell to her breath the past two days (not like sour crop...more like a rotting smell) but her crop was normal size. She had been eating but very selectively.
She was a tough old girl with a lot of character. Second in command in the coop her entire 8 years and right up to the end. Her sister Bitchy is the brains and Big Momma was the muscle. The coop won't be the same without her.
RIP my old friend.
I thought we had a handle on it but she passed away this evening minutes after I went out to put them in for the evening. She had a very putrid smell to her breath the past two days (not like sour crop...more like a rotting smell) but her crop was normal size. She had been eating but very selectively.
She was a tough old girl with a lot of character. Second in command in the coop her entire 8 years and right up to the end. Her sister Bitchy is the brains and Big Momma was the muscle. The coop won't be the same without her.
RIP my old friend.
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- Killerbunny
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Re: RIP Big Momma
Oh no - so sorry to hear this! RIP Big Momma.
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Re: RIP Big Momma
Oh no, I'm very sorry for your loss. 8 years is a wonderful age for a girl.
RIP Big Momma
RIP Big Momma
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Re: RIP Big Momma
Oh I am so very sorry Happy 8 years for a standard breed is great. Good home, long life .
Big Momma!!
Big Momma!!
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- Jaye
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Re: RIP Big Momma
SO sad. At least she had a good long life with you. RIP Big Momma.
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- windwalkingwolf
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Re: RIP Big Momma
Sorry to hear about Big Momma.
The ones that have lots of character and "oomph" are the ones that we miss the most.
The ones that have lots of character and "oomph" are the ones that we miss the most.
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