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Just had to dispatch my favorite all black bantam chicken
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Losing a beloved chicken is always a heart-wrenching experience, and the sting feels sharper when it’s your favorites that seem to be on the chopping block—literally and figuratively! Just recently, I had to say goodbye to my only all-black bantam Ayam Cemani hen, and it brought back memories of my beloved Greygory and Peep State, both of whom met untimely fates in the chicken yard. It's a cruel twist of fate that the most cherished feathered friends often seem to depart first, leaving us to wonder why the “jerks” stick around. Is this a common sentiment among chicken enthusiasts? While we know it’s a part of the chicken-keeping journey, wouldn’t it be easier if the favorites could just live forever?
Why is it always my favorites? I had a small bantam grey chicken that recently passed named Greygory, a barred rock hen named peep state about a year ago they got killed by a rooster, and now an all black bantam Ayam Cemani hen (the only one I had) that I had to put down because it had Merricks disease today. All of them were my favorite of the flock. Is it like this for other people too? I know it’s a part of life with chickens, but why can’t it be the ones that are jerks? Haha not that I would want to put them down either, but it would make it easier!
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