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26 May 2009

R.I.P. Chickpea. →[More:]

Chickpea Orpington, aged 6 or 7, died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday morning after a week-long illness.

Chickpea was born and raised in Davis, CA. She had a lifelong passion for peanuts, cherries, and spaghetti. She was a staunch defender of her property and was known to fiercely chase after scrub jay interlopers. Those who knew her will always remember her gentle disposition and wary curiosity -- friends say no one could give the interrogatory one-eyed chicken stare like Chickpea.

Chickpea is survived by friends Chili and Cracker. She was preceded in death by her longtime companion, Porkchop. She was laid to rest next to Porkchop on the morning of May 26.

The family asks that in lieu of flowers, you hug one of your pets today.

post by: mudpuppie at: 12:40 | 38 comments

Porkchop link went MIA.

posted by mudpuppie 26 May | 12:42

:(

Maybe we should make a memorial pasta dish with cherries and peanuts.

posted by crush-onastick 26 May | 12:42

We will miss you, Chickpea.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 26 May | 12:45

RIP Chickpea. :(

posted by gaspode 26 May | 12:48

posted by danf 26 May | 12:51

posted by rainbaby 26 May | 12:54

I'm sorry, mudpuppie.

posted by brujita 26 May | 12:54

I don't have any pets but I'll hug my guitar and offer you condolences. My heart goes out to you, a pet is hard to lose.

posted by Hugh Janus 26 May | 13:00

So sad. So Very Sorry. Hugs.

posted by mightshould 26 May | 13:01

I tip a 40 for Chickpea. And by 40, I mean a bottle of scratch. It's a lucky chicken that gets to live to half her age, to say nothing of the happy chicken-ness I assume she got.

We are privileged to share our lives with livestock. They are generous to share with us.

posted by stet 26 May | 13:04

posted by dersins 26 May | 13:20

Chickpea lived a long and prosperous life. May all chickens be treated as lovingly as Chickpea. Rest in peace, dear fowl.

posted by msali 26 May | 13:23

Awwww .. I'm so sorry. What a great chicken she was. It is so hard to lose a pet. If we were neighbors I'd be baking up a bunch of stuff for you right now. Hugs.

posted by Kangaroo 26 May | 13:30

.

She was the main ingredient in the hummus of life.

posted by mullacc 26 May | 13:38

Nooooo ... I'm so sorry, pups.

posted by initapplette 26 May | 13:44

much love, puppa.

posted by Lipstick Thespian 26 May | 13:47

Wow, she was a beauty. I'm so sorry to hear of the loss, mudpuppie.

posted by Miko 26 May | 14:04

What a nice chicken. So sorry.

posted by typewriter 26 May | 14:14

Aww, poor Chickpea! Hugs to you, pupps.

posted by BoringPostcards 26 May | 14:26

I'm sorry for your loss, mudpuppie. She had such beautiful coloring. RIP, Chickpea.

posted by redvixen 26 May | 14:31

May she find many crickets, grasshoppers, and worms to eat in her next world.

posted by buzzman 26 May | 14:38

RIP Chickpea. We never met although you were very close by.

posted by special-k 26 May | 15:52

Aww
((mudpuppie))

posted by rmless2 26 May | 15:53

I'm sorry for your loss. She was lovely.

posted by notquitemaryann 26 May | 16:22

Go in peace, Chickpea.

posted by sperose 26 May | 16:27

I'm so sorry. *hugs*

posted by occhiblu 26 May | 17:01

Aww, Chickpea. Many happy scratchings.

posted by casarkos 26 May | 17:02

I'm so sorry, mudpuppie. I always enjoyed reading about your chickens. RIP Chickpea.

posted by LoriFLA 26 May | 17:10

posted by stynxno 26 May | 17:24

Awww mup, I'm sorry.

posted by richat 26 May | 17:57

Thanks y'all. It's okay -- she was old and had a good life, and summers have never been easy on her, so it's good that she checked out before having to suffer through another one. She'd been having respiratory problems for the last week or two. Honestly, I wish she'd gotten it over with sooner, because there wasn't anything I could do for her and it was hard to watch her fade.

So it's fine that she's gone. That's not the hard part.

The hard part is -- if anyone is keeping score, that's three pets lost since November. Blech.

posted by mudpuppie 26 May | 18:12

I'm so sorry for your loss, (((mudpuppie))). I'm gonna give everyone here a hug from you.

On preview: losing so many in such a short time is brutal. Take heart in the fact that you've given them good lives while they were with you.

posted by deborah 26 May | 18:17

I hope your new chickens live as long and as good lives as Chickpea and Porkchop. You're a good chicken mommy, mudpuppie.

posted by essexjan 26 May | 19:19

I'm so sorry, mudpuppie. Even though it was her time it must still be hard to lose her.

posted by halonine 26 May | 23:28

*hugs* I'm so sorry for your loss, mudpuppie. I was thinking you'd lost a few pets recently. I'm thinking good thoughts for you.

Rest in peace Chickpea, and don't let our Evil Willow bully you in the chicken coop in the hearafter. Stare her down, girl!

posted by Luminous Phenomena 26 May | 23:33

Oh, mudpuppie! I'll hug the doggie tight. TIGHT!

posted by Stewriffic 27 May | 05:44

what a good chicken.

posted by eatdonuts 27 May | 10:37

I'm so sorry, baby. I'm totally hugging my girl with thoughts and love for Chickpea.

posted by taz 27 May | 12:15

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