I'm fine when I'm here, but it's a different story when we're away. 😂 Last weekend, we kept checking the camera app constantly, and I was really stressed because I could only ever see one hen. I was so relieved when, an hour before we got home, I finally spotted a second head popping out of the chicken house! Turns out Henna had been hiding inside, and once we were back, I understood why. 🥺
The chicken house is their safe space, so whenever they're scared or unwell, that's where they go. Unfortunately, there's only one entrance, so if the attacker follows them inside, it's carnage. 🙈
Last year, we lost our first hen, Toffi, on Good Friday while we were at my in-laws'. On Thursday evening, we saw one chicken under the house on the camera, which seemed really suspicious, so we already feared the worst. The next morning, our neighbours called to say she'd died. Kiddo was in tears, and my husband and I drove home (we live an hour away), buried her, and made it back in time for an Easter lunch. 🥲
We never found out what happened to Toffi, as she had no visible injuries. But other chicken owners had warned us that chickens can sometimes just drop dead. Like, literally. 😳