I have a call drake called Lance,some of you might remember he was bitten by my dog and survived against all odds so we called him after lance Armstrong , well he became besotted by my cream legbar he followed her every where all day. When she went on to lay he sat under the nest box and waited for her even if she was there for an hour , if he couldn't see her for even two minutes he would freak and keep calling until he found her. Well when I went over to lock up tonight he was going mad running up and down calling her , it was dark and he always goes in with the hens at dusk so I knew there was something wrong , I couldn't see her any where outside so I went into the coop . I had put a cage ontop of a roost that they don't use for a hen that I thought was going broody but she wouldn't sit so I took her out but stupidly left the cage up there. My poor hen must have tried to sit on the cage and it fell down on top of her and broke her neck
. I am so upset for lance I can't stop crying I don't know what he will do in the morning when I let them out he always waits for her . Two of my other hens were missing and I found them in the field they must have got an awful shock , one seemed fine when I put her on the roost but the other was very quite and when I checked on her later she had dropped a soft egg onto the poop board she can walk and I can't see and injuries , do you think she is just in shock? I am sorry this is so long but I know you will all understand how upset I am because it was my fault and I am dreading tomorrow with lance because he dosent ever look at the ducks or other hens just this one what shall I do
