I'm a bad chicken parent... I was one chicken short on head count this a.m. Boy I thought, what was I gonna tell my kids? Then my mind moved to suspicion. Then I thought the new neighbors German Shepherd. Then I cursed hawks, owls and the Chinese restaurant on the corner.
Then after checking the yard I went to pick up the kids from school. Not sure what to tell them I went outside to look for a carcass in the coop. It was empty. Then I turned around and in the corner of the yard I found her.
She apparently spent all night in 4 degree temps. She was on the only 2 sq' of grass in the whole yard. Standing under the dryer vent, she seemed kind of in shock. She let me scoop her up and I brought her into the house. I put some water and sunflower seeds in front of her. After a minute she had some of both. Like a diabetic getting a shot of glucose or a junkie getting a shot of narcan, she snapped out of it. She soon wanted to flap her wings and rejoined the flock outside.
Then tonight its dark and I goto put them inside and there she is again off in the darkness under the dryer vent. I havent even done laundry today. I dont know what to do.
Then after checking the yard I went to pick up the kids from school. Not sure what to tell them I went outside to look for a carcass in the coop. It was empty. Then I turned around and in the corner of the yard I found her.
She apparently spent all night in 4 degree temps. She was on the only 2 sq' of grass in the whole yard. Standing under the dryer vent, she seemed kind of in shock. She let me scoop her up and I brought her into the house. I put some water and sunflower seeds in front of her. After a minute she had some of both. Like a diabetic getting a shot of glucose or a junkie getting a shot of narcan, she snapped out of it. She soon wanted to flap her wings and rejoined the flock outside.
Then tonight its dark and I goto put them inside and there she is again off in the darkness under the dryer vent. I havent even done laundry today. I dont know what to do.
