It really was a low blow. It hurt for a long time. We went from 110-180 dozen eggs a week to nada. That's a lot of time, effort and money just gone. It wasn't until this year we finally started getting more animals. I knew if I had moved back to Texas I would regret it down the road, so we stuck it out, took our time recovering, and now we have about 3 dozen chickens and a few sheep. Good luck!