Honey was a funny little hen. She loved to sit on my lap, work with me in the yard
And tell me stories about her life in the coop.
She let me dress her up for Christmas. I had a great time with this clever and talkative little bird.
Saturday, Honey came up missing. I looked everywhere, nothing could be found, not even a feather.
Spring is a hard time on those living things that are at the bottom of natures food chain, they are a quick meal for a predator of some sort.
Honey went to the rainbow bridge, probably by way of either the Momma fox that prowls our place day and night or a red-tailed hawk. She was out happily pecking and scratching in the old hay pile and then she was gone.
Honey will be missed, that is for sure.
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
I am so sorry about Henny. I wish the predators would take the mean attack roosters here instead of my sweet egg laying ladies.
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This is sad news. I loved to read about honey, she will be missed.
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Oh no! I will miss Honey Hen. I never met her face to beak but I felt I knew her. I enjoyed her humor and wisdom.
I was in the feed store today buying seed for my bird feeder and was so tempted to bring home some of the chicks. They would love my big back yard. But with my luck I would bring home a rooster and the neighbors would let me know right away they didn’t like a feathered alarm clock. Plus there are most likely zoning laws agains poulty. DH really has a problem with them as well. Sorry again about HH.
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Oh No! Not Honey.
We lost many a chicken to foxes, weasels, and hawks. Our neighbor thought her chickens were running away. I had to tell her that they had help.
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Sorry, I was logged into one of my work blogs. txetd.
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That is bad luck Linda. The “chook” told some good stories, with a bit of help from “someone”!
I just hope it wasn’t that damm dog that you reported on a couple of months ago! I think I’d be paying a visit to the “new owners” , just to see if the dog was still at their place! Plus do they have it under control – once a rogue dog, always a rogue dog!
Cheers
Colin
( Brisbane weather for today 15c – 27c and fine.)
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Oh man that is so sad
life cycle can be so hard to deal with. The first thing that comes to my mind is… mean old fox. But I have the fox family next door and I know how hard they look for food. I am sure they eat grubs or worms out of the grass. I am indeed sorry for the sweet little hen. butttt… well life must go on. I hear the sound track for the Lion King going through my head
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Oh, I’m so sorry to hear about poor Honey. I’m an old softie and I shed a couple of tears for her. In the roughly 2 years that we’ve been keeping chickens, one in the country, we’ve been fortunate to only lose 2, one of them was one of my favorite girls. I never would’ve thought that chickens would have the “personalities,” so to speak that many of them have, but they are an endless source of amusement to us. A few of my “girls” I cherish deeply and hate to think of losing. Anyway, at least you had the good fortune of having this little hen add a little something to your life. Ken and Mary of Fancy Fibers Farm
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Oh no!! This just breaks my heart, I couldn’t make it through your words without tearing up.
I am so very sorry for Honey Hen, and however this happened, Oh, I don’t even want to think about it. Why do these things really have to happen? ( I know that answer, but still….)
She was a very very special Hen, and will be missed by many;(.
Hugs my friend
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I know it’s tough to lose a pet to a predator, we’ve lost two cats that way. I love the Rainbow Bridge poem. 🙂
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RIP Honey Hen.,..we loved your posts.
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Oh no, not Honey. She will be missed by many. Sweet Honey Hen, goodbye.
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I’m very sorry for your loss Linda – sometimes we are gifted with special animals …..Honey Hen was one of those special creatures. May your memories be a comfort and I hope she’s happily clucking away on the other side of the rainbow bridge 😉
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Oh Linda, That is so SAD…. I’m sorry about Honey… I know it’s just NATURE—but sometimes, it is disheartening… I have not witnessed a hawk snapping up a Mourning Dove—but I know that they do… I have two Mourning Doves who love to clean my deck floor after the birds drop their birdseed… I’d hate to think that a hawk would eat one of them!!!!!
Honey will be missed…. I’m sorry, Linda!
Hugs,
Betsy
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That is to bad! We have one rooster that is left and he is still sticking around and he will be missed if he ever comes up missing or passes away.
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Well, bummer man. I loved hearing tales of the life of Honey Hen! She was a great story teller and will be missed.
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Racoon got one of mine the other day. Life is rough in the country for a chicken I guess. So Honey Hen is up in the Great Egg Crate in the Sky with my Henny. I’m with Peggy, why is it they never get that darn ol’ mean rooster????
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That is a shame, Linda. I think Terry should set up a trap to catch the culprit, I was told they make a nice stew.
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Sorry to hear about your loss. That is the trouble with getting attached to animals. She sure had character.
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Sorry to hear about Honey. I enjoyed reading about her adventures.
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Poor Honey….I’m sorry…..
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It is just so sad, and I know common for areas like yours. My aunt lives in the same small town, very rural that my mom lives, and she witnessed a coyote grab her cat and took off. It is just horrible, I just can’t imagine. As much as I would love to live rural and farm life, I don’t know if I could deal with that or not. It is just a very horrific and thing to happen.
T
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Oh no!! We are sorry your have lost such a dear friend. She sure was full of spunk! Hoping you find another curiously sweet bird again in the near future.
Fondly,
Whit
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Sorry to hear of the loss of your pet friend. 😦
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Sorry to hear you have lost her.
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I’ve lived in the same house for 63 years. When I was a child there, we never had predator problems. I’ve caught 6 raiding raccoons already in the past month. I put the trap next to the coop, which is INSIDE a 6 foot fence, so any raccoon that’s just wandering past tending to its business is safe. It’s the ones that stop in for a free chicken dinner that get a free trip far, far away instead. My chickens don’t run loose except for an hour or two a day when I’m home to watch them. I just don’t have any patience with raccoons; if they get into a pen they kill everything they can, then just leave it. I hope your predator stays away.
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Sweet little Honey Hen you will be missed and not forgotten.
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Oh no. {{{hug}}}
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Oh no..poor Honey hen..I am so sorry..she was special! 🙂
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