The Fastest Update I Ever Had

May 13, 2014May 13, 2014 Jessica

You know those French Angora kits I posted about 30 minutes or so ago?

I just went out to check on them again, to find them all still and lifeless. One of two things happened:

They overheated
She accidentally stomped on them

I saw her going in and out of the nestbox before, so it’s possible. But with a high of 90, I think it’s more likely that they overheated.

One of the 8 kits is alive, and it’s currently rooming with the Americans.

No matter what did them in, I’ve learned an important lesson: Trust my gut. This could have been prevented had I brought the kits inside like I considered doing a few hours ago. Stomping or heat–that would have solved the problem.

Just an awful feeling in the pit of my stomach. But there’s nothing I can do but learn.

Mike reminded me that had I gone to work this morning like I had originally intended, it would have been a problem either way.

So–learning is left.

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Writer and editor in Maryland area. I love editing, sometimes I fear more than I love writing. I hang out with my dogs a lot, read a lot, and wonder what my world would be like if I never stopped speaking foreign languages. Also working with my husband to set up a micro-farm until we can get the land to expand. Morgan Farms at Acre Hill Homestead is our home in Frederick, Maryland, where we specialize in blue egg-laying chickens and heritage rabbits. View all posts by Jessica

7 thoughts on “The Fastest Update I Ever Had”

Grace Alice says:

May 13, 2014 at 10:59 pm

How old are they?

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1. Jessica says:
  
  May 13, 2014 at 11:35 pm
  
  Newborn. They were literally just a few hours old.
  
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  1. Grace Alice says:
    
    May 14, 2014 at 5:53 pm
    
    Oh no. 😦 I’m sorry. The heat must’ve gotten them then. Try putting a fan on them next time you don’t want to bring them in the house.
  2. Jessica says:
    
    May 14, 2014 at 6:26 pm
    
    Yeah we’re looking into a few fixes. It just bums me out, even more so that she was due today (a lovely 65 degrees). Of course it’s not her fault.
    
    It wasn’t that I didn’t want to but I was on the fence. But I should have trusted my gut and brought them in for the one afternoon.
    
    You live and learn.
  3. Grace Alice says:
    
    May 14, 2014 at 6:45 pm
    
    I’m so sorry, again. That’s a HUGE bummer. Sorry, I should’ve reread your post. I’ve done that before. I had a rabbit break her back and die because I was on the fence about separating her from everyone else.
    
    You do live in learn. But it sure is hard sometimes.
  4. Grace Alice says:
    
    May 14, 2014 at 6:46 pm
    
    Where are you located?
2. Jessica says:
  
  May 15, 2014 at 5:32 am
  
  The replies are being really weird right now!
  
  Thank you. I try to think as much better it could have been, it could have been worse–I could have lost the doe.
  
  I’m in Maryland.
  
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