Dealing with loss

[thecatumbrella]

I lost my original flock at the end of 2023 due to feather picking. I was very close to my girls, so this absolutely destroyed me and I harbored a lot of guilt. Starting fresh this year, and we lost a chick on day one from shipping stress. I know chicken keeping is a livelihood for some and others just prefer to be more hands off. For me, the attachments I form is an integral part of the experience. I'll see if I have the emotional fortitude to do this long term.

I'm so sorry that you've had such a bad string of luck. I hope it's calmer waters from here on out. It really does take a toll on you.

 

[SuperFluffyChickens]

I literally just got home from taking my baby chicks to get their Marek’s vaccine, and found a dead hen in the coop. Marek’s is an evil disease. It was a shy little hen that was always terrified of me, was the runt of the flock, and lost a bunch of feathers over the winter that just never grew back, so I think she might have been sick for a while. Poor little Kay, RIP,