Sorry you had to go through this Karen. Dealing with loss is no fun. We've gone though loss to racoons and loss to dogs most recently. It's definitely a sucky part of homesteading.
Glad you have the babies to cheer you up. I thought we lost both of our roosters recently but one was hiding over night and came back the next day, so I'm hoping for a broody to hatch out chicks this spring ♡