Happy to say that Minerva Louise, our amazing genius trick-learning hen responded well to some special care and seems to be recovering.
But I am very sad to share that our sweet Mayzie, the Barred Rock hen who went broody and then adopted the two chicks, passed away last night.
I'm not 100% sure what was wrong. I'm still new to this and there's only so much I can learn from Google and classes. I have an idea of a few reasons it could have been, but without the hands-on life experience I'm just not sure. And that's the hardest part. The not knowing if I could have helped her more.
I feel fortunate that I was able to schedule a coop visit this weekend from a local chicken expert who is going to help me try to figure out what happened so I can keep the rest of my girls healthy.
I'll update you more after that to let you know if we figure it out.
Rest in peace, sweet girl. I know you were just a chicken, but you sure were special to my family and gave us so many great learning experiences and memories.
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