A Sad Update...

A third baby chick has died from injuries suffered during this morning's chaos. It has been a strange day. All of the chickens were in a very unnatural mood. Their behavior was agitated and aggressive. After the first hen went crazy, there was a violent and bloody confrontation between two other mothers...no chicks were hurt. But, one of the mothers was "dead" with her feet in the air. I picked her up and she opened her eyes. Her face was very bloody. The other hen was already rounding up her babies...but she was also hurt...but not as bad. I sure hope tomorrow is more peaceful than today.