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Hi Connie. The entire hatch died.
I had one that did try to pip four days late, but didn't make it out of the shell. I tried to help by taking the large end of the top off, but it was just too weak and lethargic. It just went to sleep and never woke up. The rest were dead in the shell. I opened the tops of them all after that one pipped, hoping that others might still be alive, but they weren't. All fully formed, one had pipped into the membrane but not the outer shell.
The hen who produced that clutch went broody over her next clutch and is due any day now.
I have pressed charges. Because she's out of state, they can't do anything until or unless she returns, and there's no hard evidence, but I'm going with the 'accessory before the fact' argument, since any person with a brain knows better than to leave a door to the house unlocked all darn day. I'm hoping that we'll get a court date - she'll have to show up to defend herself in person or I'll get a default. I won't get my stuff back, and I probably won't get recompensed at all, but if she doesn't pay it, I can put a lien on her credit rating that will screw that up and since she works with insurance, it'll mean she'll lose her license. Can't handle securities if you have a theft on your record.
It was just a horrible experience all ways round. I just .. can't believe someone would be that stupid, to shut off an entire power strip like that, and am having a hard time believing she'd steal from me or be dumb enough to leave the door open without letting me know. The evidence is against her, though.
It's just .. difficult to comprehend. I would never do that to anyone, ever.
Thanks.
-Spooky
