Oh no - our first pet tragedy. Pumpkin the GP is dead.

[MegaLegs]

Have only just found her as didn't feed them before school run so boys don't know yet.

She must have died in the night as she was v.stiff ( I had to find a bigger shoe box as she was all stretched out and wouldn't fit in the small one I'd found )

DS1 will be sad. Ginger her sister seems ok - in the run on the lawn munching sow thistle.

ohh - horrible when pets die

RIP Pumpkin

He has taken it well. I had to tell him straight after school before DS3 blurted it out. He had a little cry and a big cuddle then we went and got sweets and Dr Who stickers to cheer ourselves up.

The other two reacted in predicted style.

DS3 - peered into box at obviously dead GP DS3 "Is it's eyes closed?"
Me "Yes, it has died"
DS3 "Shall I give it a dwink?"
Me "No it has died."
DS3 " Can I keep it?"
Me " No, when things die we have to say goodbye - you can't keep it."
DS3 " Why? etc..."

DS2 " Which one has died?"
Me " Pumpkin"
DS2 "Oh good, I didn't really like that one."

Should I be worried at his lack of compassion do you think?

Waiting for DH to come home and dig a hole.

Oh poor GP. Hope your ds1 is ok.

Could you take a look here if you get a chance? Thanks!

sorry ML but I LOL at ds2 comment.

funnily enough our ds said similar when our GP died.
they were drawing pictures of him and he drew the wrong one(the one still alive), I said "Ds2, thats a picture of custard....its teabag that died"

"Nahhhh...that don't matter, he's dead anyway"

...so presumably this wasn't a General Practitioner you're talking about?

What happened to that chicken? The one sitting on everybody elses eggs, the one the others didn't like? I've been rooting for her. Have I missed the thread?

Oh and ahem, condolences on your loss. Pets! Bah humbug.

The deed has been done. We said goodbye to pumpkin. DS3 sang Happy Birthday (WTF?) DS2 rode his bike and DS1 said a few words about how he'd loved Pumpkin and was glad she'd had a happy life. We then put Ginger back in her lonely run with her special GP treat.

I need a drink.

Oh and DS4 sat in the onion patch and threw mud.

He just got the best mention. I'd be with him on the onion patch, if I knew what an onion patch looked like.

Crikey, poor lulu. Do you know why they were duds? Was it malicious trick by the other hens? I like her chick though. She must be very proud. When do you do it again?

I don't know why they were duds. A friend has hatched two batches from my lot before. The weather was quite hot when she started and I'm wondering if she overheated them.

Probably won't do another lot til next summer now.

I can't wait that long! I'll miss our chats in the hen house. What else have you got there I can take a vicarious interest in until next summer?

LOL - I'm attempting a giant marrow as I've heard rumour of a mn Summer Show.

okay, can I come and squat in the vegetable patch then and talk about it? You're my friend in the countryside.
Me and your ds4 can throw mud at each other when you go on too long about fertilizer. Is it a date?

Gorgeous chick!!!

That's a date 100times .

Thanks torty - it's about to enter it's gawky stage.