Installing Indoor Cat Tree

[Guest]

I let the girlies out this afternoon for a bit of leg-stretching, and popped out for 10 minutes to drop something off at a friends. I got back to find lots of feathers, 2 chickens missing and 1 chicken cowering in the Eglu. Poor Josie is the only one left, and she isn't looking good - all fluffed and hunched up - no obvious injuries, just terrified, and I don;t think she'll survive the night.

[Christian]

Oh Shona, I am sooo sorry to hear that!

 

Sending healing hugs to Josie!

 

Hugs!

 

C x x x x

[WitchHazel]

Oh Shona, I'm so sorry!!

 

Fingers crossed that Josie will be OK after a bit of tlc.

[Guest]

how awful, I'm so sorry to hear that, can you bring Josie into the warm or would that do more harm than good?

 

I do hope she's going to be okay.

 

xxx

[bronze]

Oh no

I hope shes ok. I also hope that there may be another in hiding somewhere

[Guest]

Josie has positioned herself right in the middle of the run, so I can't reach her now. She's refusing to be tempted by treats, and is just sitting, fluffed and hunched, eyes closed. Am going to send Duncan in to rescue her, if she won't come out soon, and keep her in the house tonight. I've never even seen a sniff of a fox, although since we moved here, I've always assumed that there is foxes around - we're in too much of a rural area now to not have foxes - so am feeling terribly guilty about things now.

[Mrs Frugal]

Oh Shona, I'm so sorry . Good luck with Josie. Keep her nice and warm if you can get her into the house. What a horrible shock for you.

 

Big hugs xxx

[Christian]

Oh Shona, please don't feel guilty. It is a risk we all take by letting them out of the run.

 

Put Josie in a box with a warm water bottle and some straw, i'm sure she will be ok tomorrow.

 

Thinking of you.

 

C x x x

[Nicola H]

Shona so sorry to hear the sad news ............

 

I do hope that josie survives.

[Guest]

I am really sorry Shona. What a horrible, miserable shock for you!

[Roxanne]

Very sad and frightening - especially during the daylight hours.

It's a lesson to us all.

Hope Josie survives and maybe another one comes back... you never know, and a fox can only take one at a time.

Good luck.

[superjules]

Oh no, that's awful. I hope she's ok Shona.

[Krysia]

Thats awful we are all thinking of Josie!

[Carol U]

So very sorry to hear your awful news. Please don't blame yourself - in order to give them some freedom, we all take risks. I do hope Josie will get over her shock and be OK. Do let us know. Will be thinking of you.

[Ziggy]

Just want to add my sympathies to everybody else's.... that is upsetting and sad news... please keep us up to date about Josie, I hope she'll be ok...

[lisa33]

So sorry to hear about your chooks.

 

I hope Josie will be OK.

[layla]

Thinking of you

 

Layla

[The Bantam of the Opera]

oh tahts awful, im sorry to hear that, big hugs your way

 

and dont feel guilty at all, you were doing a ncie thing letting them out and foxes never come out during aylight hours, how were you too know. good luck with your other chook.

[Lovemychooks]

Oh i'm so sorry to hear the news, I hope Josie is ok.

[Shirl]

So sorry to hear about your girls. Its a risk we take. My girls freerange all day, if I only let them freerange when I was in the garden they would never free range. I sat and thought for a bit after reading your post but I know its a risk I have to take. As hard as it sounds a short happy life is better than a long miserable one.

 

Shirl

[Ain't Nobody Here]

You poor thing. Hope she recovers soon.

[Rona]

I'm so sorry, what a shock you must be feeling so sad. I hope Josie is better by morning.

[chelsea]

Just caught up with this thread. poor you and your poor chooks, what a shock

 

Hope Josie is well soon. keep us updated please.

[Fabergé]

Just wanted to add my sympathies as well.

I've only just got my hens and am still debating with myself on the free ranging issue. But I agree with Shirl too.

 

As hard as it sounds a short happy life is better than a long miserable one.

 

Shirl

 

Hope Josie recovers. Don't feel too guilty. Your girls had a good life with you.

 

Gloria

[Snowy]

Oh Chooks, I'm so sorry Hon But please don't beat yourself up about it, look after yourself and your little egg. Hope Josie pulls through. (((Hugs)))