Thanks for all the kindness and encouragement. I really appreciate all your suggestions.
I guess I just needed to vent, so thanks for listening.
The hardest part is not knowing for sure what occurred. I understand that these things will happen. I am not sure if knowing the raccoons got them all...
I am quite new to raising chickens. My husband and I have a piece of property that had a coop already built and he thought it would be fun for our 7 and 5 year old to experience raising chickens. Back in September 2008 we ordered the Rainbow Layer collection from Mc Murray Hatchery. All 25...