I heard squawking outside, so I thought a cat was bothering my chicks and I ran to the window and pounded on it (maybe I should have directly gone outside).
I hear then silence.
I grab a flashlight to scope out their coop, but too slowly.
I look inside their cage and I didn't expect to see one chick lying on its back with it's neck straight and feet in the air.
I opened the door (again, maybe too slowly) and.........poke it.
It's still warm.
I shake it, and then feel along its neck.
I then knock on my neighbor's door and ask Tina for help cause she's my chicken pro.
She tries to give it semi CPR...but she says it's dead.
No marks, no evidence of cat, no broken anything and a very very healthy looking chick (one of the biggest). Maybe it's the food? water?
p.s. Dogs shouldn't eat maybe sick birds, so the little guy is in a plastic bag right now, and I'm supposed to find a hole to put it in tomorrow morning.
p.s.s. I am off to Bucuresti to get Katie =) Then she'll be here and our: Castle Trip will begin! Castle in Romania, Hungary, Austria and Germany. mauahhaah
p.s.s. In this period of excitement, it is clouded/overshadowned by a death. I have grown too attached to them...but not all of them. It wasn't Bandit nor Jack.
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sorry to hear about your loss, but like you said, it is difficult to have all them survive... nature will take its course.
Anyways, have fun vacationing, don't use up too much time, you need to travel with Charm and I too.
Oh man!! Sudden chick death?!? Good thing it wasn't Jack... I'm watching 24 season 7 now (finally) and Jack is kicking ass. I am sorry about that chick :( weird that it died so suddenly!
have fun castle roaming w/ katie! hi to katie!!
=(
aw. Cynthia, I just re-discovered your blog. Hope you're having a great time! I'm glad you're in charge of chicken soup and not me. hat would be difficult.
that* not hat.
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