Thanks y'all.
The animals seem like they'll be okay.
We thought Kane's foot was healed up before we left; apparently it wasn't. He'll have to see the vet. Wish I had known about this sooner. A vet visit could have been arranged.
I think I told SD at least a dozen times that it was very important that the younger chicks have a chick sized waterer to drink from; since the adult waterers are up on blocks and too high for them to reach for another week or two. So why then did I find the chick waterer buried in the shavings and so caked with dried shavings that I had to use a brillo pad to clean it?
The betta fish and the two cory cats that I've had forever may survive. I was told that the GS decided they needed the entire can of fish food for a meal. SD changed their water, but since there was only a little distilled water left, she went ahead and used tap (chlorinated) water to make up the difference.
There was some kind of black mold growing in the bottom of the younger birds waterers yesterday. Must have grown there because the waterers were bone dry.
The thing I'm most upset is the shape my brahmas are in. Best I can figure, the light in the coop (that we rigged for nighttime emergencies) was turned on and left on. The birds were exposed to constant light for however long it took before the bulb burned out. Then darkness, since the flaps covered the windows weren't properly managed. The brahmas are now in a full molt; about 3 - 4 months ahead of schedule.
I could go on and on, but I'm too tired to think.
