So yesterday I had to move my 5 week olds to the big coop because of the heat. I was completely surprised the big girls took right to them- thought I was going to have a fight on my hands. But everything went fabulous. I did have to help them into the coop last night- which was simple because they are used to me handling them. I let everyone out and the babies decided to stay in the coop with the feeder, which was fine with me. My neighbor just had turkeys hatch, so I drove the 5 minutes to her house, stayed for 15, drove the 5 minutes back. First thing I did when I got home was go and check my chicks. One is gone
I've looked everywhere. Turned the coop and run upside down and its just gone. No feathers, no peeping.......nothing. I even took another chick out and walked around with it peeping hoping it would help me find the lost one. I'm so upset- I've put alot of time and money into these chicks- so it really sucks to loose one and not even know what happened to it. Im praying its just exceptionally good at hiding and they're all secretly enjoying some cruel inside joke I've missed. But because I love all of them so- I don't expect it to come back
I guess I just needed to vent to someone who understands. All my DH had to say was "well, that stinks- but you've got like 20 more....." what a crappy start to my day