Beep
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FROM

United Poultry Concerns (UPC)
June 2015

I truly did win the lottery. Words cannot even begin to express how the silence and the emptiness of her absence weighs heavy upon our hearts. Life will never be the same without those huge green feet stomping about.

Beep spent her nine years battling a digestive disease, PDD, which should have been a terrible thing, but turned into something very wonderful. Because of her illness, she lived inside our home and became the most important and special girl to us that she was. She was allowed only monitored visits outside, after two crop impaction operations proved that she could no longer run about and eat grass like other chickens. Our lives and schedules revolved around her - she was our precious daughter - and we were very strongly bonded.

Her digestive tract moved slowly so she was often on medications, and even more often getting her crop contents tubed out or special food tubed in. But she took it all in stride, one day at a time, and was always energetic and positive, and loved life to the fullest.

Beep really seemed blessed with a unique sense of understanding and awareness. She loved being naughty and was an extremely precocious child, given to antics that had us chuckling in spite of ourselves. She was a Facebook sensation, an accomplished painter, met several pop stars, and surely considered herself of celebrity status. And she was literally my entire world...

Although some questioned the amount of time and dedication it took for her daily care, she was a blessing in our lives that I wouldn't have traded for anything. She was the best thing that ever happened to me. I lived to see that bubbly face full of spunk and joy. I used to tell her often how lucky I was that she, out of probably thousands of chicks, was given to me. I truly did win the lottery. Words cannot even begin to express how the silence and the emptiness of her absence weighs heavy upon our hearts. Life will never be the same without those huge green feet stomping about.

She fought till the very end to stay with us, and she passed away with the same dignity that she had in life. It is so very difficult to celebrate the good memories when the sting of our loss haunts us. There will never be another love in my life as strong as the pure simple unconditional love she provided me. She really was my true soulmate. I love and miss you so much, Beepers, my Feathered Angel. 

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