thank you everyone for your thoughts and advice and kind wishes.
Here is the update, He came over to my house to place a note in my car and I saw him outside. So i went outside, He apologized to me for any problems he had caused and told me he was unable to care for these chickens because his...
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..no way i'd pay him fair market value for hens i had to feed, to keep them from starving!...i would offer to take them off his hands though..and maybe pay him like $3 a bird...what chicks cost... pay him for the birds you have had to feed!,,funny!
LOL, I didnt offer a price in my...
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It's illegal to just take someone's chickens, but these chickens are obviously mistreated and neglected, and if they've been spending several consecutive days on Teresa's property without the guy coming over and asking if she's seen his chickens... wouldn't you consider them abandoned...
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Thank you redhen I have always been bad for feeding starved stray dogs. I remember my dad telling me...(Don't feed those stray dogs or cats they will never leave)..LOL I always did and I guess thats why we always was over ran by animals it got so bad once that people were bringing there...
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Thank you for understanding. In my letter I did ask if he would consider selling them.
I doubt I will hear anything from him.....Like I have said before he does not seem very nice.
The rooster still never showed up all day so I am thinking he went and sold him thinking I was going to...
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It's illegal to just take someone's chickens, but these chickens are obviously mistreated and neglected, and if they've been spending several consecutive days on Teresa's property without the guy coming over and asking if she's seen his chickens... wouldn't you consider them abandoned...
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I wouldnt get mad at all because this is true. I knew I should have never fed them but I couldn't help myself...While my big fat fluffy silkies were eating away this poor chickens were running around the cage. I just could not feed them and I know I asked for this problem. I know it is...
Thanks everyone for the infomation I went to speak to him today and I knew he was home and I knocked and Knocked but he never came to the door. I did as someone mentioned I gave them some wormer in a bucket of water I always keep out for them. They stay right here and even roosted lastnight on...
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I will most deff ask if he wants to get rid of them if he cannot care for them properly. I don't think I could keep them but I know 100% I could find them a better home.
Another thing about him that ruffles me is he has a CHICKEN eating dog. Has killed 2 of my birds before and he...
I guess i will have to speak to my Neighbor. Oh his coop is WAY far away from my home..Maybe a mile or so.
I knew they had to be starving because none of my chickens act like that at feeding time.
I feel bad for them...because I hate to say this but I think he may fight the roo???
I'v seen...
So for the last 3 weeks my Neighbors chickens have been coming to my house.
They sure are friendly chickens I adore them BUT the problem is.....
They seem starved....I give them food but they almost attack me over it jumping up into my face while I am getting it out.
They are so bad when I...