Sad day

[FirstTimeChikens]

Well here I am at 2 in the morning. Searching my garage for a chick. I don't know what happened, I think my brooder is tall enough, but it doesn't have a lid. I know what everyone is going to say, get a lid. I'll try if I can. On here a lot I find that everyone seems so perfect at raising chickens. So, take this thread as a place to post some horrific deaths or accidents with your baby chicks, I need sympathy

 

[BDutch]

Well here I am at 2 in the morning. Searching my garage for a chick. I don't know what happened, I think my brooder is tall enough, but it doesn't have a lid. I know what everyone is going to say, get a lid. I'll try if I can. On here a lot I find that everyone seems so perfect at raising chickens. So, take this thread as a place to post some horrific deaths or accidents with your baby chicks, I need sympathy

Sorry for your loss.

Did you think about rats? I lost a few many years ago, in a run with netting, to a rat.

 

[Crazy Maizie]

You can make a lid from hardware cloth. Hopefully the chick will show up.

No one on these boards or in life is perfect. No matter how hard we try. Mistakes will happen and that's when learning happens.

 

[LaFleche]

Have a big hug

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Sorry, it still could be hiding if it's scared. I hope you find it.
No lid, they need to breathe and not overheat. Some kind of netting though.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

If we don't make mistakes, we have nothing to learn from. Don't beat yourself up!

 

[FirstTimeChikens]

Sorry for your loss.

Did you think about rats?

I'll look into it. I hope it just somehow got out but they are only a week old and shouldn't be able to hop that high.

 

[BDutch]

Its amazing how high they can get after a week. Most of mine in the past anyway. It depends on the breed too.

A week old chick that got out starts to peep as soon as it gets cold. Its not a good sign if you don’t hear any peeps. It just cant survive very long unless the temp outside the brooder is tropical warm.

 

[FirstTimeChikens]

Its amazing how high they can get after a week. Most of mine in the past anyway. It depends on the breed too.

A week old chick that got out starts to peep as soon as it gets cold. Its not a good sign if you don’t hear any peeps. It just cant survive very long unless the temp outside the brooder is tropical warm.

It's warm in my garage, but ur right, I don't think it's warm enough for it to survive. No peeps, I'm assuming the worst.

 

[The Welch Chickens]

It's warm in my garage, but ur right, I don't think it's warm enough for it to survive. No peeps, I'm assuming the worst.

Sending hugs your way!