Anyone else feel guilty selling chickens?

[Elite Silkies]

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I honestly don't think that Nationality has anything to do with what is going to happen to the bird. It is just a fact, that the majority of the Roo's will be on someone's dinner table wether they be Chinese, White, Indian, Black, etc.

Where I live, the Chinese have the best restaurants and they do the best job on my nails

Personally, I love the Chinese. They fill my belly and give me pretty hands.

I personally would rather make a few bucks and sell my birds to a Chinese person, then to give them away to a white person that isn't willing to go out and get a job. But, that's JMHO.

 

[Shannon's Chix]

I haven't sold any...yet...but I am thinking about it and it does worry me. I've had some showgirls since teeny babies, I have 3 and I love them and take good care of them but I'm really not that into them if that makes sense.

I know what kinds of chickens I want to really get into and hope to find a really good home for them, if not I'll keep them.

 

[txchickie]

I've got 3 EE pullets that I can't even give away

And funny thing is---I've had the easiest time getting rid of roosters

 

[Bookworm chick]

I didn't feel guilty, not for one minute. I just took three 10-week old cockerels to the local auction this week. They had reached an obnoxious stage and besides were fighting with themselves and their sisters and they were harrassing one of my layers. The poor thing was petrified of the little devils. Now the whole flock is once again living in peace and harmony. I like my ladies to be happy. Even their mama seems relieved.

 

[marymac]

I bet no one else makes use of so many chicken parts as a chinese person. I admire anyone who is so resourceful and doesn't waste anything that is eatable on a chicken, jmo.

 

[patandchickens]

I feel bad selling *any* kind of animal. I have bought and sold a few horses over the years, but there will be no more (not as projects, that is), because I am just not comfortable doing it with the goal of profit rather than finding an optimal home for the horse.

With chickens, I won't buy or hatch anything I'm not comfortable wringing its neck and eating myself... BUT, I figure that for spare roos that would otherwise end up in the stew pot (well, more accurately, curried

) they would probably rather (if given a choice) have a home where they can remain upright and alive, even if they are exposed to significant predator risks or more-stressed by poor housing or etc, than just get killed straight off. So I *have* sold chickens or given away chickens when someone's wanted them, and although I feel a bit sorry and worried for them, I also feel a bit *glad* for them, that they get to have a bit more fun before shuffling off this mortal coil

If they're going to be eaten I'd rather do it myself, though, and spare them the stress of being stuffed in a box and bumped around in a car and *then* killed. OTOH I think it is good that people who want 'real' chicken can get it from people who do *not* want to kill and eat their own culls, so, I have no problem with that if that's what it comes down to.

JMHO,

Pat

 

[Attack Chicken]

Before I sell any of my birds I talk to the person to ask to see whats going to happen with them. There are several people I passed up because all they wanted was roos( which I was selling like 8). The people that I did sell them to were 4-H kids. There was a few couples that were loving and kissing on my little banty roos after they bought them. That made me feel good.

 

[SunshineSilkies]

I have not learned yet how not to be attached to my little silkie chicks. I know I can't keep them all, but it's still hard for me when I see them go. The great thing about it is everyone usually keeps me updated on how they are doing and send me pictures..that makes it better..

I had 16 RIR roosters at one time. Some fellas I work with were VERY happy to come and get them. Made them some good table food!

 

[NellaBean]

I just find myself attached to all "the girls"...I wish I had someone that I knew who wanted to process the boys. I don't have a problem with that as I just don't seem to get attached to them. Other than my big Jersey Giant Roo. But I am keeping him

The other boys? Eh. I did give one away that was eaten...I knew it going into it, but he was too aggressive to keep. I have another RIR roo that is not aggressive towards people but WAY too much for my girls. I had 3 of them hiding in the coop all day to try to avoid him and a few of the other girls would just start running and squawking as soon as they saw him. They just didn't like him at all and wouldn't submit and it wasn't pretty. So he is in solitary confinement in a small pen (er...small being 8x8) until I find him a new home. In a stewpot or otherwise.

I just would love to have only 10 chickens. Right now, I have 21....plus 22 'babies' in the garage. But every time I start going through the chickens I go NO I LIKE THAT ONE....to all of them. Whoops? If I could find great homes, it wouldn't be bad but how do you even find stuff like that? And then i feel guilty breaking up the 'family flock'.

LOL. Obviously I would not be a good farmer. I was just outside and the andalusian girls were following me around.....argh! They are next on the list to sell. Any GREAT homes want a starter blue andalusian flock? Blue rooster, 2 blue pullets, 1 splash pullet, 1 black pullet? Should be laying within a few weeks. The girls are so pretty I just can't. seem. to. sell. them.

 

[BlackBart]

Yes, I wish the buyers would give me a update on how the chickens are doing.
Jusy one update would make me feel better.
Its not knowing how they are doing that makes it hard for me.
Thats why I stopped breeding horses, its just too hard to let them go.