xtinedodge
Chirping
- Mar 14, 2019
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Hi. I found my one year old easter egger in the coop this morning, having died in the night. I understand it's a tale as old as time but its new to me and it hurts. She was a plucky, happy, vocal, sweet baby girl. It has been quite hot here - 80s/90s - and I have an industrial fan going for the girls, as well as ice cubes in their water, cold fruit and vegetables. I know there is no answer as to what happened to her. She was not quite right about two or three days prior to her passing, but nothing significant, you know, just not herself. She was eating enough, active enough. Yesterday I noticed her getting picked on by one of the other hens, which was strange, and I separated them to allow Bernie time to eat and relax. I woke up extra early this morning to make sure Bernadette had enough space right when she woke up to move about freely and have peace and enjoy some breakfast -- and truly, given the level of friction, I'm not sure anyone would have separated them - I'm just second guessing everything. Can we start a support group for people who are grieving? Most don't understand and it makes it layered and difficult to talk about. I lost one of my babies today.