Nightmare comes to life

[MissChick@dee]

@Fireflylane there are no words or emoticons that can convey how sorry I am for your loss and how saddened I am by the trauma you have endured since your accident.

I know that walk out to visit your babies was an important part of your recovery. in 2015 I had a tendon transfer in my left leg. My husband would push me out to my flock and they would climb onto my lap and tell me the latest news. That flock is gone now for a variety of reasons and life is not the same without them. But I made sure that they went to people who care for them.

Your babies are gone in a way not so different than your accident. You have buried them in your sunflower patch, which sounds like a lovely place to be. The flower heads may bend down, and shower them with seeds.

You did not fail your flock. You did not fail them! You did everything within your power to love them and keep them safe. People say that chickens don't " and that they only come running because we are a source of treats and food. People say all kinds of things that I don't agree with. My chickens are all different. Some are downright silly, some affectionate, some are divas. How do I know that I'm more than a food truck??? Because I can do surgery on their foot and they will still cuddle on my lap.

I hope that in time your visits to the sunflower patch will be ones full of happy memories, and that your flock will grow once more until it is filled with different fluffy butts. I thought that I wouldn't be able to start another flock. My husband convinced me to file for a variance to change the zoning for our property. 4 months later it was approved and I got to have a small flock. My neighbors and I miss my roosters, but the hens come running to the fence when they see the back door open, and that is when I feel that everything is right in my world.

You have 3 babies to spoil rotten! Get a few of those chicken diaper thingies and keep them with you whenever you can! ( And let me know how the diapers work!) Those 3 chicklets will be the start of your new flock. It never goes away, but it does get better and you sound like you will overcome this summer with the help of your friends and family, and your dogs and feathered friends.


Look to the sunflowers, my friend.

So beautiful I could hardly read it though my tears.

 

[drumstick diva]

Coop de Grass - I don't think anyone could have said that better.

Fireflylane, prayers, love and the passing of time will heal you and your father. The sun will shine again if you let it inside.

 

[Sinful chick]

As some of you know I have 6 bantam cochin frizzels and i bought 4 baby orpingtons that were a few weeks old. I had them all for months now and they were growing up together nice and starting to look like adults. They were my babys they would eat out of my hand and follow me around just because I was mother hen. Last month on july 15th me and my father were in a serious accident when some one wanted to blow through a stop sign at 60 and hit us head on shoving us under the bed of a logging truck. I dont have many if any memories from the accident but with how bad it was they didnt expect me or my father to make it to the hospital .They life flighted us both and just like we always do we both fought to live. In that time my friend took care of my babys for me after the accident my boyfriend decided to step up and move in to help take care of me and my animals because i have a seriously broken foot and needed surgery along witg my left side of my face was shattered too. That got surgery as well but im on bed rest until christmas time and im hoping not much later then that. Every day since ive been home i take my 45 min walk to go outside and sit with my little ones. Yesterday broke my heart though. My boyfriend brought a dog here that since day one has tried to kill my chickens. I told him the hound needed to go because of it and he started looking for a home for him. In the mean time hes been kept on a chain away from the house and at night he slept in a crate in the trailer . we went to have my foot looked at yesterday and by the time we got home the hound was outside and coming to great the truck and my heart just sank . i was mad instaly i seen feathers everywhere. He killed everyone of my babys but 3 that managed to get away some how. A flock of 18 and im left with 3 babys and my 2 pet roosters. The dog killed them for fun and stacked most of them in the same spot. Yesterday was hard for me. Still is i went out and fed them this morning and my heart was just broken . life takes over some times and everything goes out of control. That dog is gone now and for good but I wont ever have my babys back. I buried them in the sunflower patch yesterday and spent the rest of the night quite and crying. I know some say these things happen but i tried so hard to protect my flock and still managed to fail tthem i wont let it happen again. Love your little fluff butts a little extra today for me and always stay conscious about who brings dogs around or even dogs in the neighborhood. I have 3 dogs of my own that would never do this and never have. One day at a time though.

I’m sooo sorry!! It hurts so bad, I know! A truck drove by my house a while back , and their 2 pit bulls jumped out of the truck bed and raced towards my babies. It was a blur, but I was screaming and yelling at the dogs, as the owners got out of their truck, laughing, as if it was so cute. I wish someday those dogs turn on those people!! What happened was not because of your boyfriend...I don’t mean that at all... just we all need to be wary of others. Some people (and I hate them) think , “They’re JUST Chickens...”. Grrrrr! Stay strong!! I’m on your side!!! Chickens are people, too!!

 

[MissChick@dee]

Dang I’m so Country. I love dogs but those pit bulls I would of shot. Period! End of story. Now I’m sure I’ll get blow back for this post.

 

[Kiki]

As some of you know I have 6 bantam cochin frizzels and i bought 4 baby orpingtons that were a few weeks old. I had them all for months now and they were growing up together nice and starting to look like adults. They were my babys they would eat out of my hand and follow me around just because I was mother hen. Last month on july 15th me and my father were in a serious accident when some one wanted to blow through a stop sign at 60 and hit us head on shoving us under the bed of a logging truck. I dont have many if any memories from the accident but with how bad it was they didnt expect me or my father to make it to the hospital .They life flighted us both and just like we always do we both fought to live. In that time my friend took care of my babys for me after the accident my boyfriend decided to step up and move in to help take care of me and my animals because i have a seriously broken foot and needed surgery along witg my left side of my face was shattered too. That got surgery as well but im on bed rest until christmas time and im hoping not much later then that. Every day since ive been home i take my 45 min walk to go outside and sit with my little ones. Yesterday broke my heart though. My boyfriend brought a dog here that since day one has tried to kill my chickens. I told him the hound needed to go because of it and he started looking for a home for him. In the mean time hes been kept on a chain away from the house and at night he slept in a crate in the trailer . we went to have my foot looked at yesterday and by the time we got home the hound was outside and coming to great the truck and my heart just sank . i was mad instaly i seen feathers everywhere. He killed everyone of my babys but 3 that managed to get away some how. A flock of 18 and im left with 3 babys and my 2 pet roosters. The dog killed them for fun and stacked most of them in the same spot. Yesterday was hard for me. Still is i went out and fed them this morning and my heart was just broken . life takes over some times and everything goes out of control. That dog is gone now and for good but I wont ever have my babys back. I buried them in the sunflower patch yesterday and spent the rest of the night quite and crying. I know some say these things happen but i tried so hard to protect my flock and still managed to fail tthem i wont let it happen again. Love your little fluff butts a little extra today for me and always stay conscious about who brings dogs around or even dogs in the neighborhood. I have 3 dogs of my own that would never do this and never have. One day at a time though.

I am sorry for your loss.
I too have had a dog (my own) kill an entire flock of mine.
I learned my lesson...after the second time and built a dog proof coop and run.

Hopefully you can get one built too.

 

[Kiki]

Dang I’m so Country. I love dogs but those pit bulls I would of shot. Period! End of story. Now I’m sure I’ll get blow back for this post.

Why would you shoot these particular dogs?
They didn't do anything wrong...their owners on the other hand should have had their property secure.

 

[MissChick@dee]

True...I legally could shoot the dogs. The owners I’d go to prison.
Dead chicken they’ll give you the dollar amount you paid.
And that’s it.

 

[Tesumph]

True...I legally could shoot the dogs. The owners I’d go to prison.
Dead chicken they’ll give you the dollar amount you paid.
And that’s it.

What are you even talking about?

I highly doubt talking about prison and shooting dogs is comforting to OP and their situation.

 

[MissChick@dee]

What are you even talking about?

I highly doubt talking about prison and shooting dogs is comforting to OP and their situation.

Tr

What are you even talking about?

I highly doubt talking about prison and shooting dogs is comforting to OP and their situation.

read all the posts. That was not for the op. That was for sinful’s post a different story than the OPs I comforted

What are you even talking about?

I highly doubt talking about prison and shooting dogs is comforting to OP and their situation.

that was a reply to sinful about her story on the OPs thread. If you read the post it was connected to you’d understand. Had nothing to do with the OP’s situation. If you read all you’ll see what I said to the OP. You have them mixed up.

 

[Kiki]

Tr

read all the posts. That was not for the op. That was for sinful’s post a different story than the OPs I comforted

that was a reply to sinful about her story on the OPs thread. If you read the post it was connected to you’d understand. Had nothing to do with the OP’s situation. If you read all you’ll see what I said to the OP. You have them mixed up.

For the future...if you are "talking" to the OP then it will help others reading through know for sure who you are talking to if you use the reply button attached to the post you want to reply to.