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Ruizer79

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Hi y’all. I’m new to the page but I have owned two Isa Brown chickens for five years now. This was my first time owning chickens. I bought them as chicks 🐥 🐥when my mom was diagnosed with cancer as a easter 🐣 gift but I was the one that ended up with them 😂! I didn’t realize how much I would learn and grow and how rewarding it was, especially those beautiful nice eggs they gave me every morning. I just lost one or both to either a fox or raccoon and I’m feeling pretty guilty about my decision to not lock them up this time that I went on vacation. I feel like one definitely got eaten and the other one fled. I’m just feeling pretty crummy especially because in 5 years I’ve pretty much kept them happy and safe 🤦🏽‍♀️🐓😭
 
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Ruizer79 said:
Hi y’all. I’m new to the page but I have owned two Isa Brown chickens for five years now. This was my first time owning chickens. I bought them as chicks 🐥 🐥when my mom was diagnosed with cancer as a easter 🐣 gift but I was the one that ended up with them 😂! I didn’t realize how much I would learn and grow and how rewarding it was, especially those beautiful nice eggs they gave me every morning. I just lost one or both to either a fox or raccoon and I’m feeling pretty guilty about my decision to not lock them up this time that I went on vacation. I feel like one definitely got eaten and the other one fled. I’m just feeling pretty crummy especially because in 5 years I’ve pretty much kept them happy and safe 🤦🏽‍♀️🐓😭
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I am sorry to hear that...but just remember that they recieved a lot of love and care for 5 years. You gave them much more than most chickens. With ISA browns, they dont live very long in general, you gave them a decent life. ❤️
 
I'm sorry for the loss of your chickens. It's a tough lesson, but one that will stay with you. I forgot ONE night to lock up my four original girls; a mink killed three. I was devastated and felt so guilty.

I am now extremely careful about checking all the doors and latches on all the coops every night.

Perhaps your second girl will come back. The lone survivor of the mink attack flew to the highest roost in the coop, and I interrupted the killer. The hen was spooked for quite a while, but is still with me more than five years later.

In any case, if you love or loved those girls, you can provide a great home for others. Let us know how this unfolds. And, know that almost everyone who has chickens has made a mistake that cost them dearly. It's possible to move on, and do better in the future.

Take care.
 

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