A small warning about hay bales

[Solsken Farm]

I put some banking around my coop and the pop doors on the south side to help insulate and keep the weather out about a month ago. Two days ago, one of my 3 month old cockerels went missing. I just found him wedged behind the bales. He must have suffocated or died from exposure. He is a pretty good sized bird, I just never imagined birds this age could get stuck behind the hay. I will have to make some adjustments. I am so sad.

Just wanted to warn folks.

 

[DrakeMaiden]

I'm sorry that is really sad.

 

[Barnyard]

I am so sorry for your loss....

The only use I have for haybales is to feed my goats. Thanks for the info.

 

[TaLani]

I am so sorry to hear that...

. I would also like to give a bit of advice out of a fear of mine - I use a metal trash can to store our chicken feed in & I make certain that I keep it away from the side of the coop about 12 in since that's always been my fear, is that our roos or huge blue cochin hen will get stuck between the feed can and the coop wall (not that I wouldn't be able to see them, just that they may get stuck and die before I get home at the end of the day. RIP baby roo!

 

[allaboutdemchicks]

Oh, Jennifer that is a sad story. I don't know that anyone would have seen that one coming. Thanks for the warning and that will give everyone something to watch for in the future. Claudia

 

[Solsken Farm]

Thanks everyone. I sort of looked there that first night when he went missing, but perhaps if I had lifted the dang bales up I could have saved him.

I am thinking of taking them out at this point.

 

[vickiemontana]

Solskin Farm
Were they inside or outside? I have them all over outside.

 

[Solsken Farm]

Vickie, they are outside up against the coop in the pens. They love sitting on them and sunning themselves on the south side.....I had the hay really tight against the coop but stacked two high. Poor little thing....

 

[gumpsgirl]

Oh how sad.

The worst lessons in life are the ones that we have to learn the hard way. Thanks for the warning and I'm so sorry that this happened.

 

[cajunlizz]

Well , I honestly was thinking of getting a couple of bales of Alphala hay and stacking along the inner wall of my coops , to help insulate the north wall . BUT forget that now , no way . I am so sorry for you loss .