Very sad news today. Poor Dashey was killed by Finn, and Ms. Scratch-Alot got a real scare. They had escaped the coop when we were moving it and ran under the deck, with no real way to get them out. So after some effort we left them to huddle. The dogs had been interested but not enough to chase them out for us, so it didn't seem like a big deal. But a little later M discovered Finn with one of them in his mouth, running for it. We were able to get that bird away from him, but unfortunately he had already crushed little Dashey. Even though he got whacked for it, I think Finn's pride in having caught something overrides any shame he might have. He kind of knows we think he did something wrong but I don't think he really knows what it is per se.
Ms. Scratch-Alot appears to be OK considering. She is huddling in the corner of the coop, not wanting to do much but if forced is able to walk around. She hasn't flapped her wings yet, so I'm not totally sure they are OK. There's not a lot I can do other than keep checking in on her.
We will be moving the coop out to the back 40 tonight as soon as M gets home. That way if they get out again, at least the dogs won't get them. Of course a hawk or raccoon might, but we don't have to live with them.
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