I'm so sorry for your loss of Barb, and I pray that Caroline will make a recovery.
If it makes you feel better, in some way, I just recently lost all three of my silkies. One died in the coop amidst the late hours of the night, one got taken by a hawk when, unbeknownst to me, the coop cover got blown off, and my favorite of them all, Isabelle, eggbound while I was at work. I blame myself for all three deaths, but there's nothing I can do, now.
You are in my thoughts, Speckledhen.
If it makes you feel better, in some way, I just recently lost all three of my silkies. One died in the coop amidst the late hours of the night, one got taken by a hawk when, unbeknownst to me, the coop cover got blown off, and my favorite of them all, Isabelle, eggbound while I was at work. I blame myself for all three deaths, but there's nothing I can do, now.
You are in my thoughts, Speckledhen.