All lost
My husband left the coop door open last night and we lost all six birds. I’m absolutely devastated. I’ve been manually closing the last few months bc they weren’t going in at dusk until I had surgery two weeks ago and needed help. I asked if it was closed last night (as I have every night) and he said yes. I love him but I’m so mad. We were finally in a nice rhythm getting five eggs a day and sharing with the neighbors. They were the most beautiful flock of six different breeds. I’m writing here for sympathy bc I’m totally heartbroken. 💔
Edit: I so appreciate all the support. We do have an automatic door on the coop but it’s been unplugged since our youngest three haven’t been going from the run into the coop to sleep for a month or two. Our temps have been wildly fluctuating so I wanted them to have an option to get warmer. We’ve been manually closing the run door nightly and have learned a terrible lesson.
Edit 2: Serious thank you again for some many supportive comments. It’s so sad to hear how many people have gone through this and I hope it saves a flock or two with the reminder of how easy it is to forget just once. My husband is really very invested in the chickens. He built them a beautiful coop that’s he’s constantly enhancing. He just dropped the ball during what has been an incredibly difficult couple weeks for my family.
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