more bad news...devistated(can't spell either)

[Farmer Kitty]

 

[miss_jayne]

May your heart be light tomorrow and God Bless you!

 

[Myst4]

Thank you...I know they are only chickens...but I feel like I have lost a child. The one killed by my big dog was a sweetheart. She liked to be held and cuddled. I have lots of babies(24 six week olds) ..but I'm not as close to them. They were my second hatch. My first hatch,I spoiled, held whenever I could. I know I am not the only one on here that has had tragedy....and I know(unfortunately) that I won't be the last. But I thank you all again, for your compassion and understanding.

 

[tfpets]

I am sorry for your loss. Sometimes we lose a bit of ourselves with each little loss, be it a chick, a pigeon, whatever, and no matter how small it may seem to someone else, it still hurts.

I am glad this little one had a special time with you while it did. I Hope you take care, remember, your other babies need you too.

 

[kinnip]

Sorry. We'll all cry a little for you, then maybe you won't have to so much.

 

[goatkeepers]

Aww I am so, so sorry!!

That must've been awful for you to find. How did she escape? Make sure you chick-proof everything and don't give up on hatching! The good outweighs the bad in the end. My thoughts will be with you!

 

[Myst4]

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Thank you, All of my chickens are free range now,including my 9 week old chicks(they have intergrated well with my older chickens). I would assume that the chick was just small enough to fit in the wire fencing that pens my big dog in. As soon as we discovered what had happened, we put chicken wire all the way around our dogs run so that this will never happen again. The terrible thing is , I had already started doing that a few days earlier and didn't get it done. I thought about it the morning of our trip, then told myself that the chicks would be fine and I'll finish the task the next day. Well I should have finished it that morning. I feel so terrible, it was all my fault one of my sweet lil' babes was killed. My stupidity! I am so angry with myself.

 

[Myst4]

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Thank you

 

[Myst4]

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I give my other babies lots more love now. They don't seem bothered that one of their siblings is gone, but I can't forget. S/he was well loved in her life. I just wish she hadn't had such a terrible end. If you could have seen what my dog did to her( I think she was a pullet), it was so terrible!