I Am So Devastated

[Robin'sBrood]

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Nope, not just you. And I'm so sorry about your chickens.

 

[justbugged]

I think that I would buy a keyed lock and make sure that your DH can't not access the chickens. I would also have to say hatch the chicks. Unfortunately death is part of keeping chickens. So I hope that you can continue to have bird. I am just so sorry that you lost your pets this way. for you

and your DH

 

[emmalynn]

I have brought my poor traumatized babies in the house. They are too shook up to even make a peep. They just come running when I went out there. Mind you they were all hand raised and brooded in the house way longer than they should have been.
I put them to bed in the bathroom and I think I am going to turn in as well. I am exhausted and hope that tomorrow everything will look a little better.
I had planned on going to look at some chicks and buy a rooster from a lady with fab birds. Of course he was going to compliment my favorite hen that is no longer with me. I called her and told her I could just not do it tomorrow and cried all over her. She is so sweet to let me go on like I did....Tish if you are reading this...thank you so much for letting me have a come apart.

I really appreciate ya'll listening to me...I am crying while I type...some of the best people in the world are on this forum.

 

[mommyofthreewithchicks]

Hun we have all been there.... I have had my kids make a few mistakes that have ended up with bird death and it is HARD!!! We have had a few days where I have questioned if I should even be raising them and yet time marches on and 3 months down the road from the last encounter with hardship I am now looking at getting more for the kids. (all their silkies passed away in the last Dog encounter- someone left the door unlocked and she got in)

I told them that they could pick out more come spring and here we are looking at where to get these birds...

Put the eggs in the incubator and I'll bet even if your heart is heavy while they are hatching they will lighten this heartache. I am sure that your hubby didn't mean to have the door open but I would try and figure out a fool proof way of closing it for next time (or as someone else stated put a lock so he can't open it

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[Three Cedars Silkies]

I am so very sorry. I have found that generally few others care about your birds like you do and they will continually disappoint you with the lack of care they give. Even your own family.

I bawled for days when a predator killed my favorite LF girl...Buffy. And that wasn't anyone's fault except the predator as our girls free range. My heart breaks for you. Love those babies when they hatch!!

 

[gritsar]

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

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Uh, sorry, but the silent treatment doesn't work on men. We ABSORB the silence.

Hatch Lots more chicks, lay into hubby for his goof-up, & ban him from the coop!

 

[welasharon]

I love my chickens too. They are my pets. To everyone else they are just chickens. I have grandkids so I fixed my doors so that they open outward and have springs on them that snap them shut. There are also latches that catch when they close so they can't be pried open. It can be aggravating sometimes if I want the door to stay open but you can prop it open or put a hook latch on it to hold it open. For me the silent treatment would only be after quite a rage....
I am so sorry for you but don't give up.
sharon

 

[dmiravalle]

I think a lot of us here feel your pain. It is a sad and trying experience, but after years of dealing with predators and then just not keeping chickens for awhile, it made me more determined to outsmart them and continue to do something I love and that brings me peace in a chaotic life.

Your new babies will be sweet and adorable and will be happy to have you as their mama bird....

Sleep tight.

 

[CityGirlintheCountry]

I'm so sorry.