Something terrible happened last night...

[Calisthra]

I talked to Robin about doing the first upgrade for my coop, went back to the farm and closed the door since it was after 5 and the chickens were all inside (2 adults, 2 new chicks from Marni).

In the morning, Robin was hard at work but the chickens were out even though the door was still closed. After giving each of those I could find a pat, I checked condition on one and saw it was "nervous and paranoid like something terrible happened last night". The other adult is nowhere to be found.

In 7 years on the first play through I never saw this but here it's end of spring in year 1 on the second toon and this happens. Anyone else see this?

[Arvis_Jaggamar]

I have not seen this. But it sounds like you got the event where a wild beast gets into your coop and makes off with one of your chickens. Either A) You didn't actually shut the door and a beast got in, B) You shut the door too soon and one of the chickens got left out (and therefore eaten), or C) Something bugged because of your particular set of circumstances.

[Abalister]

The doors needs to be closed after 6pm. If all your animals were outside at 5pm, and you shut the door, maybe they couldnt get back inside the coop, who knows.

[Calisthra]

I had a couple get stuck outside once so I've made it a habit to do a head count before closing the doors. Anyways, it appears it bugged. I only wanted 2 whites and 2 browns so the loss of that white doesn't hurt my feelers :-)

[The Y'All Of Us]

I've never lost any chickens, and I never close my doors. Then again, never closing my doors means I've never locked a chicken out... I'll have to try it sometime just to experience this.

[dino_inc]

Maybe Robin decided she wanted some fresh .

[Abalister]

Originally posted by Charlotte:

I've never lost any chickens, and I never close my doors. Then again, never closing my doors means I've never locked a chicken out... I'll have to try it sometime just to experience this.

Easier to pet them when doors are closed. I wake up each morning, go into the coop and barn, pet them all, get the milk, get the eggs. Once I'm done, I open doors for them. I let doors open all day. When I come back home, anytime after 6pm is fine, I close the doors for the night. Nothing I hate more than forgetting the doors and next morning they're all over the place.

[Arvis_Jaggamar]

Originally posted by Abalister:

Nothing I hate more than forgetting the doors and next morning they're all over the place.

The struggle is real.

Originally posted by Charlotte:

I've never lost any chickens, and I never close my doors. Then again, never closing my doors means I've never locked a chicken out... I'll have to try it sometime just to experience this.

Leaving them open all night leaves them vulnerable to prey as well. You've been lucky. As have I, since I forget to close them frequently (especially on Mine days when I'm getting back lat and have a full inventory).

[Abalister]

Oh and if it's after 6pm, and you still see an animal outside by itself, it's a glitch. You go ahead, close the door, enter the barn and get out of barn immediately. The animal won't be outside anymore.

[Calisthra]

Originally posted by Abalister:

Oh and if it's after 6pm, and you still see an animal outside by itself, it's a glitch. You go ahead, close the door, enter the barn and get out of barn immediately. The animal won't be outside anymore.

I didn't know this until one time I saw an animal outside, went in to check if the rest were in there and saw that they were =all= there and accounted for. Went back outside and saw the one bird that was pacing was now gone.

I have seen where one would glytch utside like that and never get back inside. The next morning the condition reads something like she was left outside with the door shut and is grumpy.