# RIP Katie, hen of hens… **URL:** \ **Category:** Not The Archers\ **Created:** [15 March 2017 15:08 UTC](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/rip-katie-hen-of-hens/95 "2017-03-15T15:08:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joe](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/user_avatar/discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/joe/32/126_2.png) [@joe](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [15 March 2017 15:08 UTC](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/rip-katie-hen-of-hens/95/1 "2017-03-15T15:08:23Z")
Sad day here. Poor old Katie passed away last night. Not exactly unexpected - she was old when she arrived and hadn’t been the best for a while - but even so… At least she had the chance to share some of her opinions upthread ---
**Author:** ![Gus](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/user_avatar/discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/gus/32/11_2.png) [@Gus](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/u/Gus)\ **Post date:** [15 March 2017 15:29 UTC](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/rip-katie-hen-of-hens/95/2 "2017-03-15T15:29:44Z")
Sorry to hear that, Joe. ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/user_avatar/discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/joe/32/126_2.png) [@joe](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [15 March 2017 15:33 UTC](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/rip-katie-hen-of-hens/95/3 "2017-03-15T15:33:50Z")
Thanks - she appreciated her fan club! ---
**Author:** ![HedgeSparrow](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/user_avatar/discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/hedgesparrow/32/124_2.png) [@HedgeSparrow](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/u/HedgeSparrow)\ **Post date:** [15 March 2017 15:42 UTC](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/rip-katie-hen-of-hens/95/4 "2017-03-15T15:42:22Z")
Condolences. _Exequias ite frequenter, aves!_ ---
**Author:** ![Fanta](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/user_avatar/discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/fanta/32/98_2.png) [@Fanta](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/u/Fanta)\ **Post date:** [15 March 2017 15:55 UTC](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/rip-katie-hen-of-hens/95/5 "2017-03-15T15:55:15Z")
I am raising a glass to the memory of Katie: we knew her for such a short time, but she made such a great impression! ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/user_avatar/discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/joe/32/126_2.png) [@joe](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [15 March 2017 16:10 UTC](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/rip-katie-hen-of-hens/95/6 "2017-03-15T16:10:54Z")
> [@Fanta](#): > > we knew her for such a short time, but she made such a great impression! She was _good_ at that! When we decided she needed company (having been advised that being solitary is very stressful for hens) she spent four days giving everybody who came to the door the benefit of her (contrary) opinion, before finally reaching some sort of accommodation with the “interloper”. The postman was particularly bemused. ---
**Author:** ![soobee](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/user_avatar/discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/soobee/32/43_2.png) [@soobee](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/u/soobee)\ **Post date:** [15 March 2017 21:55 UTC](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/rip-katie-hen-of-hens/95/7 "2017-03-15T21:55:30Z")
R.I.P. Katie. May your new wings afford you high-flying, such that you can continue to deposit your contrary opinions in bemusing ways. Soo xx ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/user_avatar/discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/joe/32/126_2.png) [@joe](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [16 March 2017 00:06 UTC](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/rip-katie-hen-of-hens/95/8 "2017-03-16T00:06:13Z")
Thanks Soo! Katie will be watching from the top right of my every post; if she disapproves of anything, we’ll know all about it… [Katie Opines…](https://youtu.be/ZeYBuQNa2fQ) ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/user_avatar/discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/joe/32/126_2.png) [@joe](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [14 October 2017 10:32 UTC](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/rip-katie-hen-of-hens/95/9 "2017-10-14T10:32:28Z")
And now RIP Tilly. A bit of a shock after she seemed to be rallying yesterday. The only consolation is that this time we **know** we did everything we could and, as part of that, we found a wonderful vet. ---
**Author:** ![Gus](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/user_avatar/discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/gus/32/11_2.png) [@Gus](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/u/Gus)\ **Post date:** [14 October 2017 10:35 UTC](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/rip-katie-hen-of-hens/95/10 "2017-10-14T10:35:56Z")
oh joe, I’m very sorry to hear that. ---
**Author:** ![Fanta](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/user_avatar/discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/fanta/32/98_2.png) [@Fanta](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/u/Fanta)\ **Post date:** [14 October 2017 11:14 UTC](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/rip-katie-hen-of-hens/95/11 "2017-10-14T11:14:50Z")
I’m sorry, Joe. How to console Soo? ---
**Author:** ![Carinthia](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/user_avatar/discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/carinthia/32/6542_2.png) [@Carinthia](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/u/Carinthia)\ **Post date:** [14 October 2017 11:51 UTC](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/rip-katie-hen-of-hens/95/12 "2017-10-14T11:51:14Z")
Really sorry to read this, Joe Carinthia.xx ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/user_avatar/discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/joe/32/126_2.png) [@joe](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [14 October 2017 13:52 UTC](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/rip-katie-hen-of-hens/95/13 "2017-10-14T13:52:12Z")
Just been down to the market in Kilkenny. Welcome Jilly… Brown leghorn - will sneak her into the coop once it’s fully dark and Soo and Cissy are asleep. Pics later, all being well… ---
**Author:** ![soobee](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/user_avatar/discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/soobee/32/43_2.png) [@soobee](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/u/soobee)\ **Post date:** [14 October 2017 13:57 UTC](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/rip-katie-hen-of-hens/95/14 "2017-10-14T13:57:59Z")
Gosh, I am so sorry, joe. I am waving at Jilly and wish her a comfortable settling-in. Soo xx ---
**Author:** ![JustJanie](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/user_avatar/discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/justjanie/32/42_2.png) [@JustJanie](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/u/JustJanie)\ **Post date:** [14 October 2017 14:22 UTC](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/rip-katie-hen-of-hens/95/15 "2017-10-14T14:22:18Z")
Welcome Jilly, RIP Tilly. Hope all goes well. ---
**Author:** ![HedgeSparrow](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/user_avatar/discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/hedgesparrow/32/124_2.png) [@HedgeSparrow](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/u/HedgeSparrow)\ **Post date:** [14 October 2017 18:31 UTC](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/rip-katie-hen-of-hens/95/16 "2017-10-14T18:31:12Z")
Sympathies, Joe. ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/user_avatar/discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/joe/32/126_2.png) [@joe](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [14 October 2017 19:17 UTC](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/rip-katie-hen-of-hens/95/17 "2017-10-14T19:17:17Z")
Thanks again, everyone. It really is appreciated. Meanwhile, Jilly is showing signs of being a bit of a character - she made a bid for freedom when I was getting fresh water for her. You would not believe how high they can launch themselves from a standing start! Thankfully we had her in a secure place, so all she could do was wander round a half-built conservatory, commenting (rather disparagingly, I thought) on everything she saw - me included! Next adventure will be introducing her to her new family; I expect we will be relying heavily on Soo’s diplomatic skills… ---
**Author:** ![JustJanie](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/user_avatar/discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/justjanie/32/42_2.png) [@JustJanie](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/u/JustJanie)\ **Post date:** [14 October 2017 19:41 UTC](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/rip-katie-hen-of-hens/95/18 "2017-10-14T19:41:40Z")
Sounds as though Jill considers herself above her company, Joe! ---
**Author:** ![Gus](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/user_avatar/discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/gus/32/11_2.png) [@Gus](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/u/Gus)\ **Post date:** [14 October 2017 20:25 UTC](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/rip-katie-hen-of-hens/95/19 "2017-10-14T20:25:28Z")
> [@joe](#): > > relying heavily on Soo’s diplomatic skills Now I have a vision of a very smart and dapper rooster nudging a somewhat bewildered hen towards a tray of Ferrero Rocher. Nurse! I’m out of bed again. ---
**Author:** ![soobee](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/user_avatar/discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/soobee/32/43_2.png) [@soobee](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/u/soobee)\ **Post date:** [14 October 2017 21:08 UTC](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/rip-katie-hen-of-hens/95/20 "2017-10-14T21:08:30Z")
> [@joe](#): > > Soo’s diplomatic skills… I’m becoming confused. Soo xx [Next page](https://discussion.ambridgereporter.org.uk/t/rip-katie-hen-of-hens/95.md?page=2)