Boo. Bad news. Everything was dandy this morning, but when I just went to check on the chickens, I discovered one dead and one near-dead (nope, he didn’t make it) duckling cast out of the nest box. There were also two freshly-laid eggs in the box, so I also don’t know if the broodies or the other chickens coming in and out were the culprits.
They weren’t supposed to hatch for another couple days, so I really wasn’t paying much attention. Bah.
There are only two chickens laying reliably right now, so there shouldn’t be any more laying today, and tonight I’m going to move all the other chickens up into what was supposed to be their permanent coop. So if the other chickens were the problem, they’ll be out of the picture. But I don’t know whether to leave both the broodies in there. If I only pick one, which one? Ugh.
oh no, poor babies! i was looking forward to duckling pictures. sorry i don’t have any advice for you. good luck in saving the rest!
Is it the season? Yours is the third tale of fowl death that I’ve heard this week. Sorry to hear it! (The other two were dog-related)
No! Not the ducklings! I have my fingers crossed for the remaining little guys.