My silkie started acting funny last thursday (feb 12) and wouldnt leave the nest box after friday.
I went out of town (funeral) and when i returned she still was in the same box - i think she left the nest once in a while becasue there was no poo in the nest.
I thought maybe she was egg bound...
Becasue I instictively bolted out of bed and ran outisde at 5 am when i heard ruckus in my chicken coop -without even thinking!!!
My SO (shoeless) and loyal dog accompanied me in a frenzy to the coop where we found one of our silkies in the mouth of a(n) opossum!!!
"Hit IT!!! Hit it!!!" i...