2/8/2025
We woke up to a devastating scene this morning. We found 5 dead hens, to include our Buff Orpington, Cream Puff, and our Black Giant, Midnight. Two others are missing. One of the hens was missing its head, and they were all pretty cold and stiff. I believe the coop door closed with them still outside, and a racoon got them.
In addition to the massacre, our White Giant, Snowflake, was attacked by a hawk shortly after the coop door opened this morning. There were piles of her feathers all over the yard mixed with hawk feathers. She is clearly stressed out, as she is very lethargic. She has a few wounds on her backside as well. I brought her in to isolate her with Cherry.
We pulled out our incubator to try and hatch some new chicks, but it is not working. We will have to buy a new one.
Today was a very hard day.