No matter how sick you are, somebody has to take care of the critters. It's a strange and interesting problem you have there. Find something the crows like better than eggs and feed them it? I don't know. I know you have done and are doing all the homework you can.
"A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel." It is a sign of your character that you take such good care of your animals and go to the great lengths you did. Armando died as a hero.
That girl puts something into it when she sings. The twelve-year veteran of life an engineer? Oh yeah, highly possible. I liked the jazzy score for the ducks, too.
