Well, I have. Two actually. Two of my sweet little baby silkies are dead because they were dumb. They like to sit on the piece of wood that goes around the bottom of the tractor, and were apparently more curious than worried about the hawk (or large falcon) that swooped down for a meal. It killed two of the three before I walked outside and scared it away - only to a nearby branch until I threw a tennis ball at it and it flew away. Luckily I went outside before it did the deed to the third one, who was hunched down next to her dead brother, obviously not knowing what else to do! All of the other birds in there were hunkered down inside in nest boxes, very very scared! I am going to the feed store right now to see if they have some fake owls.
Naturally, it got my ONLY splash silkie!! I guess if anything here is good, the one that's still alive is the better of my two blues...and I think it's a girl...they are only 10 1/2 weeks old.
First loss I've actually bawled over...
Naturally, it got my ONLY splash silkie!! I guess if anything here is good, the one that's still alive is the better of my two blues...and I think it's a girl...they are only 10 1/2 weeks old.
First loss I've actually bawled over...