I feel so badly about giving away a few of my birds even though they've gone to good homes and I suspect they will live happy chicken lives. Anyone else ever feel this way... or maybe I'm just too sensitive? It's really not easy from where I sit.
You sound perfectly normal to me! I just adopted out some ducklings and while I know they are going to be in a good safe home, part of me is sad to see them go.
Are you kidding? I even the get the address of where they are going if they are people I don't know and I check up on them! I tell them they have a 100% return guarantee, you can't keep them send them home before you give them to someone else. I practically kiss them goodbye and give them stationary to write home on. It KILLS me to see them go!
I have several little cockerels (some about 11 weeks and some 3 weeks) and while I KNOW I can't keep them, it kills me to think of getting rid of them. Especially the 3 week olds as I hatched these out.....I guess I feel like I truly am "mom". Yeah, you are perfectly normal.
OH YES! I cry every time! I only give them away to people that will promise to send pics. I gave away a cochin that I hatched out myself and I STILL miss it! But I know it will be fine and the young man who took him/her will love it! AND send me pics too Hope you feel better...I know it's hard :aww
Oh yea...definately...I feel like a traitor to them!! When I call them, they come running to " momma " and I grqab them up and have to stuff them in a gage/box?? I feel ike such a heel! I know they are going to be ok....but still...
Okay here it comes, the other side of the coin. I don't get teary eyed. If they're going, theyre going. That's all. I know I sound like a heartless SOB, but really, I don't feel emotional over this. I don't get so attached. I like them, I care for them, I steward them. In many ways, they have it better with me than most. But if they gotta go, they gotta go.
I care for them while they are here but the ones I send on their way I try not to get attached to. I do feel a few little pangs and the sense of 'why not just keep the little poop machines' but it passes. The ones I am attached too are still in the barn.
Nope, it doesn't bother me in the least. I incubated and hatched 15 blue Orpington X blue Orpington chicks. After a week, I gave away the five splashes. This week I bought a trio of silkies, blue hen, black hen, blue rooster. I kept the beautiful blue hen for my wife and gave away the black hen (gorgeous breeder quality) and the non-stop-(drove me nuts)-crowing rooster (show quality). They all went to a good home, and I did not need them.
Thanks all for your support. I've checked in on those that I've given away and they are all doing well. I will try to move on, but don't know about hatching out anymore any time soon.