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The decision to cull is based on me being exposed to other flocks.
A few of my closest relationships are with people who have chickens.
I cannot under any circumstance risk infecting their flocks. Can you imagine
what would happen if I infected AHappyChick's prized silkies, Aracaunas,
Marans, etc because of some chicken dust on my clothing? No way.
My irresponsible conduct already caused enough damage and it must
stop here.
I culled my 4 most important birds last night because I had a molment
of strentgh when I could do it. Waiting any longer, knowing what had
to be done, was MUCH more painful. I had to get it over with. Making
the video made me feel a lot better too because I knew everyone
here would understand. Nonchicken people just don't get it.
As for the roos well they are 15 week old standards that ChickieMama
gave me. They were packing peanuts and I always intended on using
them as meat birds.
A final thought on culling a pet: In the old days you would shoot your
loyal dog or horse to put it down. This was a personal, and painless
way of doing a hard deed. I've put a few dogs down at the vets office
and it's not fun nor is it much easier than taking the animal out back
and shooting it. In the case of my chickens I only used the hatchet
to break their necks, not remove their heads. I was able to hold onto
them until they stopped the normal nervous kicking. They got a kind
and peaceful death in my arms, not flopping around headless, and
I got to hold them and bury them myself, in peace.
