I went out to check on my younger chicks in the coop this morning, and found one of my two blue Orpington chicks dead
I have a board going across the door, so when I open the coop door they don't start jumping out, or the big birds going in. The board was down partway, and had trapped the poor thing between it, and the feeder.
I got the Orp eggs in a swap/trade deal, and didn't even realize they would be blues. I still have one, and a couple more that may be splash...? I need to get ahold of Bob and find out what exactly he sent, lol! I had a couple chicks hatch, that were surprises.
Anyway, the only thing I can think of, was the board got moved the wrong way, when the boys went out there to show a friend, and when the door got closed, it pushed it down. My FIL had rigged up some baling wire, to hold the corner, but again...it got moved to far over, and wasn't holding it. That was just temporary, and needless to say, we fixed it today.
I've been trying to get stuff done around the yard, on top of keeping an eye on Gabe in the house. DH is busy moving dirt around the yard with the Bobcat, from the excavation site. And now I'm aggravated, after opening up some mail that of course brings bad news...and I can't do anything about it, until Monday, because that office is closed on the weekends

I got the Orp eggs in a swap/trade deal, and didn't even realize they would be blues. I still have one, and a couple more that may be splash...? I need to get ahold of Bob and find out what exactly he sent, lol! I had a couple chicks hatch, that were surprises.
Anyway, the only thing I can think of, was the board got moved the wrong way, when the boys went out there to show a friend, and when the door got closed, it pushed it down. My FIL had rigged up some baling wire, to hold the corner, but again...it got moved to far over, and wasn't holding it. That was just temporary, and needless to say, we fixed it today.
I've been trying to get stuff done around the yard, on top of keeping an eye on Gabe in the house. DH is busy moving dirt around the yard with the Bobcat, from the excavation site. And now I'm aggravated, after opening up some mail that of course brings bad news...and I can't do anything about it, until Monday, because that office is closed on the weekends
