North Carolina

[buttercup0884]

My little chick didn't make it....still not sure what went wrong. The other 9 seem to be just fine, so hopefully they will continue to thrive.

Very nice Coop!!! and cute chicks

 

[BookWorm243]

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I am so sorry

Glad to hear the rest are doing good

 

[Miss Lydia]

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So sorry about your pullet allabout, did it break into your coop?
We heard about the storms and are waiting for them to hit here, got everyone put up early.
again so sorry

 

[Miss Lydia]

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So sorry buttercup, some times things just go wrong, but thank fully you have 9 healthy ones to enjoy...

 

[vfem]

Just found out my dorky muscovy duck has been sitting on an empty nest for the last 35 days! OMG! She drives me bonkers!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BookWorm243]

Thanks

The stinking thing dug under the coop, it was not a big hole. There where feathers every where but but I couldn't find her body. The rest of the chicks where fine and untouched. I we could come up with was a fox.

 

[suburbanchickymama]

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Sorry, vfem!!!

And sorry allabout and buttercup.

I had hoped this steak of bad luck running through here might have passed. Here's hoping for better luck to all of us!

 

[Matt A NC]

My little Sprite died last night.

She was hatched June 10, 2009. She was one of my 2 best quality Dutch hens. She weighed a whopping 15 ounces. She was never sick a single day and was perfectly fine yesterday. Just going about her normal routine as her bossy little self. The only thing I can image is the HEAT. The coop vents are wide open and their's is particularly well ventilated. Last night it was extremely humid and with the heat and no air stiring, it was awful. I myself didn't sleep at all. I buried her beside the Hydrangea were others are buried from over the years.

She was the friendliest little girl you have ever seen. She was the first in your face to see what you had and the first on the picnic table to see what treats were there. You could pick her up anytime you wanted do what you wanted with her. She was perfectly content to be carried around in your hand. She did expect a treat when you sat her down, but I tried to always have something for her. You could set her on you, gently pet her, and she would go sound to sleep. She loved her special naps. I am going to truely miss playing with my little lady.

Matt

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

So sorry Matt and everyone else on your loses

It does seem to be a rough start to the warm weather season

As for the coop break-in, could be a racoon or opossum as well as a fox and lets not forget about those nasty rats that seem to come from nowhere and they all will dig in for a snack.

Maybe a guardian animal could help out?

Just a thought.

Hope everyone has a better day and great weekend

 

[Miss Lydia]

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So sorry Matt she was beautiful. I was on the disease thread last night and there were quite a few posts about heat and chickens so thats probably what happened. Sounds like she had a wonderful life.