Well here are my boys and I guess you guys may understand my hurting over all of this.
I never intended to "love" my lads. I had every intention to cull them come 19/20 weeks and use them for meat. But that time came and went and we put it off.
I kept getting myself up for the deed and...
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Tough it up?????????????????
I CAN'T I'M A WUSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm a Pussycat in a doggy outfit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Am going to post pics of the Rooooooooooo boys with a write up so you guys can let me know who you think should stay and who you think should go...
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That would be insanity - why spend all the time and effort and money just for some other person to kill them and eat them??????? I don;t pay more than £6 or £7 for a shop bought bird - so why would I give someone for free a bird I have spent 6 months feeding and raising????? That I have...
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Maybe - I did want a closed flock though. However even DH says he is "putting it off as much as he can"
He says he doesn;t want to kill his babies????
Yeah and I am the soft one!!!!!!!!
Oesdog
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Your mostly in USA I am in Ireland - its a wee bit far for my lads to fly!!!!!!!!!!
Unfortunately no one wants roosters and while I understand where your comming from my original intention was to breed chicks in a closed flock, use the Hens for layers and the unwanted Roooos for meat...
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Your mostly in USA I am in Ireland - its a wee bit far for my lads to fly!!!!!!!!!!
Unfortunately no one wants roosters and while I understand where your comming from my original intention was to breed chicks in a closed flock, use the Hens for layers and the unwanted Roooos for meat...
Oh guys I love the sound of Roooosters !!!!!!!!!!
Its NOT ME!!!!!!!!!!!! - I am stressed out and worried about the naighbor who was really nasty last time we had a roo ( The dad of these chicks!!!)
Knew this wo9uld happen and was prepared in my head but allas not in my heart -
I know I...