Hi and welcome! Moved to be closer to your folks, huh? There's two sure fire--pardon the pun--ways to balance out those mysterious chicken losses--more chickes!
and...Moms always love getting gifts from their kids. Hope you get settled in well and have another flock again soon.
from the Finger Lakes of New York! Just for the record, "hooked" is when you come on here saying "I just got ANOTHER ten chickens and...". Welcome to the addiction!