I go two chickens for DP for his birthday last year, something he's always wanted. An urban fox got in the electrified pen in broad daylight in April, they have a secure house for nighttime.
I replaced the hens in June as another surprise, with reinforced fences and a new house.
DP works away a lot, so the chickens are my responsibility. He was away Monday night, I'd started work at 5.30 Monday morning and finished at 20.30. I checked the hens as I came in and they were busy scratching and eating so I thought I'd have dinner and put them to bed.
I fell asleep, and woke up at 6 the next day. The fox had the hens.
I felt so bad I went and bought identical hens while my DP was away and have said nothing.
He hasn't noticed, but the new hens are nervous in their new home and are clearly (to me) not the same.
I feel terrible. It's not like I've shagged someone else or anything, but I feel the equivalent guilt.
Would you tell him?