The coop WAS dog-proofed. The dog tore threw the wall to get into the run...which held the coop which WAS possum proof and we thought dog-proof...being that it was elevated. Then again...that coop is generally the safest because of the barn walls being on all sides of it. Little did we know the dog would actually go THROUGH the wall.
jjthink, thank you. I guess I missed your reply originally. They had their fencing completely hot-wired and the dog was behind a double fence. I mean...we both thought there was no way for them to get out. But, somehow she did. I suppose the reason I'm not as angry as I should be...is because they did everything they could to keep their dog within the confines of it's yard, and I did everything I could to keep my birds safe from predators and from pets. It's just one of those accidental things that happens to those of us who risk raising birds. I'm sorry it had to happen and I will cry each time I look up at the run, but what's done is done...and there's no way to change it. We just have to keep moving on or stop dead in our tracks. I don't know....but stopping dead just seems too boring to me.
The best thing to do will be to get him some new companions as quickly as possible. You may not be able to put them together right away, but you can put them where he can hear them and they can "talk" to each other. Do whatever you can to distract him.
