Feeling sad today

Last night we lost Tuffy. Our little Araucana. She was beautiful, and by far the most friendly of our hatched chicks. Matt would carry her around with him everywhere.

After finding her unwell, and not knowing what to do, we broke the 'no vets' rule and took her to the vet. She was treated for an infection with antibiotics and I was told to feed her 2 mls of electrolytes every 10 mins.

I did this and she looked better in the afternoon, but giving her some food, she very quickly went backwards. At 10pm, she gave one final flutter across the room, then died.

I was there with her the whole day. As were the kids. We looked after her and loved her.

Today we buried her. We miss her incredibly.