Horrible news

[PharmGirl]

Unfortunately my girls and roo passed away last Sunday. I had a heat light in their coop the temps here have been in the single digits. It somehow got pulled from the wall and started a fire in the floor of my coop and they all passed. I am SOOOOO heart broken and haven't been able to go to the coop since. I will hopefully be able to get over this and get another batch of chicks, it is just very hard right now, I miss them so much. This is the only place I feel comfortable venting and people won't judge me because they are "just chickens". Hope everyone's chicks are well and keep a close eye on them and let them know you love 'em!

Stephanie heart broken in WV

 

[Happy Chooks]

I'm so sorry for your loss. The coop didn't burn down?

 

[PharmGirl]

No, from the outside you can't even tell anything happened. I think they passed from smoke and maybe just the straw and pine shavings were on fire. Like I said I haven't been out there yet to check the inside of the coop yet. I was at work my poor husband had to get them. Thanks for your kind words.

 

[dawg53]

Sorry for your loss, it was accidental. I wish you the best.

 

[Suzie]

I am so sorry too for your tragic loss....

Thinking of you.....

Suzie

 

[theoldchick]

How horrible! You were simply trying to help your birds-like all of us would do-and ended up doing more harm. So very sorry.

 

[PharmGirl]

Yeah, the light was in there for probably 3 weeks and had done fine. I even checked it that morning before going to work when I gave them warm water and some scratch for the day. I really miss them. Who would have thought chickens would be such great pets!!! They would have been a year in April.

 

[missnu01]

At least the coop didn't burn down. You can rebuild your flock, you have the technology. You can make them better than before.

 

[redfishingirl]

That's so heartbreaking!! I'm so sorry. I almost burned down my coop once when I (stupidly) had a heat lamp warming the floor of the coop on a really cold night. It burnt a hole in the floor of the nesting box, and if we hadn't gotten up early that morning, they would have all been toast. I don't heat my chickens anymore. They have feathers and each other and they will do just fine.

 

[PharmGirl]

Yeah, I will either permanately mount a light on the upper rafter pointed toward the roost or none at all. It was jsut so cold and I was worried about their combs.