I came home earlier this evening, and my chickens were still out in the pen. It was still light out, so it wasn't yet time to close the coop.
The fault lies in my having been in the house, watching TV, reading BYC posts and my email, and FORGETTING that my girls were still EXPOSED!
I am such an idiot! I can't believe I was so stupid and thoughtless!!
Once I did remember, I grabbed a flashlight, and headed for the back of the yard. The white feathers all around gave me a sick feeling. I saw one body, knew it was one of the little ones, but wasn't sure who. I shined the light, bent down, and realized it was one of the little Polish (who didn't even have a name yet) Off in the way back, I thought the body I saw was the little SLW, but I re-checked both sides of the coop, and realized Brahma wasn't in there, but the Wyandotte was. I then did what I should have done hours before, and closed & secured the pop doors, and re-closed and latched the big doors.
(Tomorrow is gonna suck bigtime, dealing with all this. I even forgot about the egg question I wanted to ask this afternoon.) I just wanna go to sleep now.
The fault lies in my having been in the house, watching TV, reading BYC posts and my email, and FORGETTING that my girls were still EXPOSED!

Once I did remember, I grabbed a flashlight, and headed for the back of the yard. The white feathers all around gave me a sick feeling. I saw one body, knew it was one of the little ones, but wasn't sure who. I shined the light, bent down, and realized it was one of the little Polish (who didn't even have a name yet) Off in the way back, I thought the body I saw was the little SLW, but I re-checked both sides of the coop, and realized Brahma wasn't in there, but the Wyandotte was. I then did what I should have done hours before, and closed & secured the pop doors, and re-closed and latched the big doors.
(Tomorrow is gonna suck bigtime, dealing with all this. I even forgot about the egg question I wanted to ask this afternoon.) I just wanna go to sleep now.