Caught The Thief! Don't Mess With My Orpington!

[WldFlwrs]

How long does it take to get from city thinking (aw you killed it) to farm animal thinking (necessary death)? I've moved from Houston where I grew up to a teeny tiny town on a farm Mentally get the necessity to kill, but still feel bad for it. My husband and family laugh because I'll kill an animal when I have to, but cry about it. Even I admit it's funny

 

[Oliver Douglas]

Well, those city folks think that pork, chicken and beef come wrapped in cellophane from some alternate universe....nothing oinked, clucked or mooed....just jumped into the plastic and voila, dinner. Sure, I don't feel like a Neanderthal bringing home a nice Mammoth for dinner..ook ook ook..when I have to protect my little feathered friends with a .22....but then, the city folks who shop at Whole Foods or Trader Joe's (my favorite, by the way) for their organic, free-range whatever's didn't go through all the steps to bring food to the dinner table. I see no difference in a pet Chihuahua, a teacup Poodle, or cat being eaten by a varmint, or a chicken eaten by the little bustards, for that matter. If the city folks had their little friends at the top of the food chain for varmints to enjoy, they might change their tune. Too many small pets are being attacked and eaten in the city, for crying out loud, by coyotes. As for Mountain Lions here in California, before the hunting ban, they learned quite quickly that the "bang stick" humans carried was something they didn't want to deal with. With a moratorium on hunting, they have lost their fear of man. And regaining their territories. Wouldn't want to shoot them, they are magnificent cats, but if it goes down to me or them, 9x18 rules the day.

 

[bdjh]

How long does it take to get from city thinking (aw you killed it) to farm animal thinking (necessary death)? I've moved from Houston where I grew up to a teeny tiny town on a farm Mentally get the necessity to kill, but still feel bad for it. My husband and family laugh because I'll kill an animal when I have to, but cry about it. Even I admit it's funny

If you kill something and don't feel at least some degree of sadness, I'd question your thinking.....

The first time we culled some hens that stopped laying, my wife cried for two days.... my eyes may have watered a little, but in a much more manly way.....

 

[Oliver Douglas]

We have no intent on killing our birds, even when they stop laying. You don't kill your dog when is too old to hunt, or your cat when all she wants to do is lay around the house...like grown children these days. We will be giving them the best retirement home they could possibly cluck for....they are family. KFC, on the other hand, we didn't know them very well. Same with Popeyes... Our first chickens in the country will always have a special place in our hearts...and our wallets...boy, they love to eat. Four more weeks and out to the coop they go. Our Rottweiler Shepherd will be watching them closely. Unless she is watching Jeopardy with us.....

 

[WldFlwrs]

If you kill something and don't feel at least some degree of sadness, I'd question your thinking.....

The first time we culled some hens that stopped laying, my wife cried for two days.... my eyes may have watered a little, but in a much more manly way.....

That will be me I am sure. Thanks

 

[bobbi-j]

I'm so sorry yr birds were hurt/killed... And I know u didn't want to kill a cute lil coon! It's nature tho.... Xoxoxox

I'm guessing you've never seen a live coon that's been cornered,or up close and personal have you? They are vicious. They bark, growl. snarl, and bare their teeth. They are heartless killers. They'll pull a live chicken to pieces if they can reach through the coop or run fencing. I'll admit, the babies are cute, but then they grow up...