I'm so glad she's better! Hope she keeps improving.
Your babies are beautiful, Mom. It's nice to hear a story of someone making an effort for their chickens and really trying, even if the odds are stacked against them. When I start fretting about chicks and try to help I get funny looks and...
I won't hold it against you if you tell us you went round to the breeder and punched him! Go ahead and vent. Heck, all you wanted was some chicks and you've had nothing but stress and heartbreak. I remember how upset I was when I lost Hope. I tore a strip off the guy I got her from for letting...
I've been through this myself. I know what it's like. A former "friend" dumped 3 sick chicks on me, one by one. He'd literally walk in the door, hand me a chick, run out again, yelling over his shoulder that I can have them if they make it. BTW he's they guy I reported.
The first one, Hope, died...
Sorry to hear about the horse I can imagine...
I hope your chicks are o.k. You've been through so much with them already. I keep checking this thread to see how you're doing. Thanks for the updates.
I'm glad they're doing better. You're a good chicken mommy.
But I still think you should report this. Not to get the guy in trouble or "punish" him. Just to get him straight. I reported a former friend (that's not the reason we're not friends anymore!) who were treating his chickens badly...
The guy knew the chicks were not healthy, but he sold them anyway? That's very irresponsible of him. And it could cause huge problems for people who have, say 100 chickens and don't know how to treat them etc.
Your chicks are lucky that they ended up by you. You know what to do, are willing to...
I totally understand your frustration. I've been through 2 dishonest dealers with chicks myself. First time I bought "pullets" that were all roos, except 1 lonely hen and the second time I ordered 2 week old RIR pullets and got day old x breeds of which many turned into roos...
And I totally...