A Chicken Funeral

Sadly, one of our Barred Rock chickens passed away. We are not sure why, she was fine and then Tim found her in the coop dead. I went to bury her, and the next thing I knew there were chickens all around her. Some touched her softly with their beaks, some cocked their heads and looked at her and some kicked dirt into the hole. The picture I snapped after I covered her, they continued to stand over her. Chickens are so sweet and sensitive.