mrsmistoffelees02
Songster
- Jun 7, 2022
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Hi everyone,
I don’t usually turn to the internet to vent, but I’m pretty upset about what I found this evening. A week ago, my hen hatched 3 D’Uccle eggs and 3 Black Copper Maran eggs. I was so thrilled for the ones I had, considering I originally gave her 9 - 2 Maran eggs were broken by another hen (I promptly blocked off the nesting box) and 1 of the D’Uccle eggs disappeared (still no clue what happened).
Anyway, tonight when I went to do my head count and check on everyone, I realized I was missing one tiny baby. I found her smothered in the back of the nesting box, still limp to touch, so it hadn’t been long I am so upset about this because I feel like it could have been preventable somehow. I had the worst time brooding chicks when I started (failure to thrive; perhaps from an unhealthy breeder), and was so thrilled that everyone was happy with their mom this morning. I was even marveling earlier this week that I’ve had no chick losses this year… and to find my brood is now one smaller breaks my heart!
It’s not the mommas fault, she’s great with her babies. I’m just sad it had to happen this way, that must have been an awful way to go.
I don’t usually turn to the internet to vent, but I’m pretty upset about what I found this evening. A week ago, my hen hatched 3 D’Uccle eggs and 3 Black Copper Maran eggs. I was so thrilled for the ones I had, considering I originally gave her 9 - 2 Maran eggs were broken by another hen (I promptly blocked off the nesting box) and 1 of the D’Uccle eggs disappeared (still no clue what happened).
Anyway, tonight when I went to do my head count and check on everyone, I realized I was missing one tiny baby. I found her smothered in the back of the nesting box, still limp to touch, so it hadn’t been long I am so upset about this because I feel like it could have been preventable somehow. I had the worst time brooding chicks when I started (failure to thrive; perhaps from an unhealthy breeder), and was so thrilled that everyone was happy with their mom this morning. I was even marveling earlier this week that I’ve had no chick losses this year… and to find my brood is now one smaller breaks my heart!
It’s not the mommas fault, she’s great with her babies. I’m just sad it had to happen this way, that must have been an awful way to go.