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Sorry for your loss
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It may be helpful next time to make a list of the chickens for head count? With colors/identifying marks?

I farm sat for a farm with over 100 horses on it (miniature horses). I had to do a head count at each feeding, and check it off on my checksheet they made for me. For such a large operation, they had one of the best systems for farmsitting (a checksheet I used for each feeding that helped me make up all of the feed, count heads, feed in order, etc etc etc). I'd just make a check as I completed each task.

One of the best lists was a lists of the "head count" - a separate sheet that stated the color and name of each horse in each pen. So, I could count 27 heads, and if all was good, then good, but if one of the heads needed care, I could go to my sheet and find "White with a brown face, small star", and know who it was, and if they had special instructions.

If he's going to let them out, he needs to know how many need to get back in, and the colors of them, in case someone is missing - makes it easier to hunt them down. Hopefully you don't lose any more in the future!!!
 
honestly, whenever I leave my house overnight, I fully expect to lose at least one. I just pray it's a chicken, not a duck or a goose. I also pray it's not one of my faves. once I went away overnight, and came back and the goose had mashed the fence dividing the ducks from the chickens (he was with the ducks, and they were, as a whole, safe from outsiders, but the interior divider wasn't as strong... anyway, he drowned 4 of my POL pullets... 4 of my 12. I was devastated, and there wasn't anyone to blame...
 
Only thing I can think of (since you already have instructions) is to add a Current Flock Count = ?? to the list so that IF the person decides to let them out against your wishes/or with permission, they can do a head count and know if it's safe to let the dogs back out.

If you've already got that on there, and they just refuse to even count (or aren't capable??) then I donno what to say.

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IMO, when gone, better to keep them locked up than out to range. THey may be unhappy about cramped quarters or not getting to chase the nice juicy bugs for a few days, but it's only a few days. Now if gone for an extended period, then plans or coops/pens need to be rethought.
 
There's probably a better setup you can have than 'let out the chickens and then let out the dogs'. Especially for people who can't count to 3.
 
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No where on the written instructions does it say "you can let the chickens out to free range", he took it upon himself to do that. Guess I need to rewrite instructions to include "please...don't attempt to think independently, my chickens lives depend on you following instructions". Even my 7 year old grand-daughter knows better.
 
Nobody can care for your animals as good as you can yourself. That said, when I leave keys to someone to watch mine, I find someone who has not only raised similar animals, but show them and write down what I want done.

People without animal experience often just don't know any better.
 
That right there is why I will never let DSD #2 take care of my animals again (something she is paid well for BTW). Her head stays so far up her own ut-hum that it's a wonder she remembers to breathe.
We are still desperately trying to plan a trip to see my dad in Florida. We've decided that the only way it's going to be even remotely possible is to take the dogs with us. Traveling with the thought of my dogs stuck in the house (or worse, their crates), without food or water, because some idiot forgot or didn't care enough to feed and water them is more than I can handle. With plenty of food, water and litter boxes made available my cats can pretty much fend for themselves. We still haven't found anyone I have confidence in to care for the chickens while we are gone.

I'm sorry for your loss.
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I'm sorry for your loss, it can be so hard trying to find a responsible person to watch your animals while you're away. My husband and I are going on vacation shortly and we have a new person watching the house and animals...it makes you a little nervous.

But just a little note to support both sides of the fence - sometimes things just happen, even if the person is very careful. My husband and I watched over someone's farm once while they were gone for a few days. Despite their assurances that their dog would not bother the animals, the last day we were supposed to take care of the animals the dog jumped into a stall in the barn and killed their rabbits.
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