Comments on: The Chicken Post http://ruralvegan.com/2007/10/12/the-chicken-post/ Vegan food and activism in rural America. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:26:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Liz² http://ruralvegan.com/2007/10/12/the-chicken-post/#comment-605 Liz² Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:37:20 +0000 http://ruralvegan.com/2007/10/12/the-chicken-post/#comment-605 your chickens are so badass!! and they have the best names ever!! (Henny Penny Pudding Pie? Classic. XD) your chickens are so badass!! and they have the best names ever!! (Henny Penny Pudding Pie? Classic. XD)

]]> By: Monica http://ruralvegan.com/2007/10/12/the-chicken-post/#comment-464 Monica Sat, 29 Dec 2007 03:47:27 +0000 http://ruralvegan.com/2007/10/12/the-chicken-post/#comment-464 Diane, I'm so sorry for your loss. I know as well as anyone how much personality these guys have and how much a part of your family they can be. My best guess for the predator would be a wandering cat or dog. Raccoons, weasels, and skunks always go for the head, but the Bantie would have had to escape to survive, and the odds of her escaping the attack of those predators are pretty slim. A hawk or owl would have never left her alive, or even left her body behind. A lot of hens being attacked simply lay there playing dead. So it's quite possible that a cat or dog came around, gave her a swat or tossed her around a little, and then left when it stopped being interesting to them. Stray/feral dogs usually take and eat the body, so if you think it could have been a dog, I'd wager the dog wasn't very hungry or aggressive, but curious and instinctual. I've been in your shoes, and honestly, you will likely never know what happened to her. I am sorry. Diane, I’m so sorry for your loss. I know as well as anyone how much personality these guys have and how much a part of your family they can be.

My best guess for the predator would be a wandering cat or dog. Raccoons, weasels, and skunks always go for the head, but the Bantie would have had to escape to survive, and the odds of her escaping the attack of those predators are pretty slim. A hawk or owl would have never left her alive, or even left her body behind.

A lot of hens being attacked simply lay there playing dead. So it’s quite possible that a cat or dog came around, gave her a swat or tossed her around a little, and then left when it stopped being interesting to them. Stray/feral dogs usually take and eat the body, so if you think it could have been a dog, I’d wager the dog wasn’t very hungry or aggressive, but curious and instinctual.

I’ve been in your shoes, and honestly, you will likely never know what happened to her. I am sorry.

]]> By: Diane Onto http://ruralvegan.com/2007/10/12/the-chicken-post/#comment-462 Diane Onto Sat, 29 Dec 2007 03:01:04 +0000 http://ruralvegan.com/2007/10/12/the-chicken-post/#comment-462 We just lost a feather footed white bantan silkie and the whole family is devistated. She was the only one we had and we found her on the pol cover twitching with blood coming from her nostrils and beak, She was in a state of shock and there were feathers everywhere. We live on the water and surise it must have been a hawk, We rushed her to the aviarian vet and he said her prognosis was not good. He said that she would probably not make it, ther was definitely bleeding on the brain and neurological damage, We ad her put down and the whole family is in mourning, even our dog, who is a bird dog that became buddies with her. She had such a great personality and interacted like a family pet. She would talk to us and shrill when I came home from work. It is a sad day for all of us today. Would you have any ideas what animal would grab her by the head ( she had a large gash at the top of it ) and leave her after hurting her like that? We are still in shock. We have left her out many times in our fenced yard, thinking there were not many predators around. We just lost a feather footed white bantan silkie and the whole family is devistated. She was the only one we had and we found her on the pol cover twitching with blood coming from her nostrils and beak, She was in a state of shock and there were feathers everywhere. We live on the water and surise it must have been a hawk, We rushed her to the aviarian vet and he said her prognosis was not good. He said that she would probably not make it, ther was definitely bleeding on the brain and neurological damage, We ad her put down and the whole family is in mourning, even our dog, who is a bird dog that became buddies with her. She had such a great personality and interacted like a family pet. She would talk to us and shrill when I came home from work. It is a sad day for all of us today. Would you have any ideas what animal would grab her by the head ( she had a large gash at the top of it ) and leave her after hurting her like that? We are still in shock. We have left her out many times in our fenced yard, thinking there were not many predators around.

]]> By: Vivacious Vegan http://ruralvegan.com/2007/10/12/the-chicken-post/#comment-237 Vivacious Vegan Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:00:10 +0000 http://ruralvegan.com/2007/10/12/the-chicken-post/#comment-237 What an awesome post. I've always had a weird fascination with chickens. I think they're so full of personality. I seriously want to drive up to your house this weekend to play with them. Like Bazu, I am so in love with your little muppet chicken. She's adorable. I just want to hold and love all over her. The stories of your rooster are really great. He has a role and a job and he fills both very well. Nature is so incredible. I can't believe a hawk would want to snatch one of your chickens. That seems a little canibalistic but I do remember my mom's chickens (she had them after I had already moved away to college) would peck at each other (violently) if one of them got a cut or a sore and it bled. What an awesome post. I’ve always had a weird fascination with chickens. I think they’re so full of personality.

I seriously want to drive up to your house this weekend to play with them.

Like Bazu, I am so in love with your little muppet chicken. She’s adorable. I just want to hold and love all over her.

The stories of your rooster are really great. He has a role and a job and he fills both very well. Nature is so incredible.

I can’t believe a hawk would want to snatch one of your chickens. That seems a little canibalistic but I do remember my mom’s chickens (she had them after I had already moved away to college) would peck at each other (violently) if one of them got a cut or a sore and it bled.

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