Such great stories, @greenacrehome! They're all so down and real: life and death on the farm. But that's how things are. Sometimes accidents will happen, as your four-year-old noted so wisely.
And sometimes certain individuals will refuse to give up, like Lazarus the rooster. By the way, in my weird superstition I would gladly eat him, hoping to absorb some of his stubbornness.
Oh, and that's a sweet looking chicken-tractor you've got there (which I'm sure is racoon proof by now). How heavy is it? Can you move it easily without wheels?