ANyone else have heart pangs after giving away some of their chickens

[lovemychicks9]

Yes I guess it's a "girlie " thing. I miss them too and I hate to see them go but here is one good thing to think about , I get to order more Fuzzy butts to replace the ones that are rehomed. I do miss them and always wonder what if---- but I hope that they are in great loving homes. You men one word for you ---- meanies!

 

[cheeptrick]

DH has it too...We gave 4 away last year and he was so sad. He said his co worker who took them said the chickens were out in their yard ranging and saw a man and 2 little children walking down the road. OUR chickens chased down the man and children...the chickens thought they were US!! Their adopted family had to call us and TELL us....make us MISS them MORE!!

 

[Joy1]

My first born was a lone silkie , it was three months before I realised 'she' was a 'He'. I kissed him goodbye and felt dreadful,especially as I torture myself thinking that he might just have been one of those roos that didn't make much noise!!

 

[asher]

I do...and will even more since I thought I'd given some to a good home and they went and got rid of them without letting me know. I would much rather rehome to a good place than charge for chickens, but this has certainly taught me a thing or two. (Most have an agreement with me that if they cannot care for them any longer or decide they no longer want them, to see if I'd want to get them back...inc. buy them back if they want me to.)

I'm just...kind of lost in the chicken world right now and hate that what I once felt was a wonderfully good thing to do...has backfired on me. :-(

 

[The Chicken Lady]

Yes. I've had the good (but bad) luck to have almost anything my ladies hatched on their own turn out to be roosters. Unfortunately, having five roosters and ten hens isn't the best of situations, so I had to give many of them away. (This happened more than once; my ruling rooster obviously was creating more sons than daughters!). I missed them because they all had unique personalities, but I'm hoping that the people I gave them to loved them and took care of them as much as I did.

 

[gumpsgirl]

I don't know but I'm getting ready to sell a bunch, so I guess I'll find out.

Sorry for your pains.

 

[McGoo]

Thanks all.... thought I was the only softie.

And Thanks Gumpsgirl. Hang in there. As long as you find good homes for them it does make the transition easier.

I did find a home for one of my cockrels on this forum. Silly me I drove 2 hrs to bring him there, but knowing that he'd have a good life!

 

[gumpsgirl]

Silly me! I forgot that I had already given away 6 cockerels. That was a bit rough, but I knew that they were all going to good homes. People here on BYC took them.

I also appreciate the support!

 

[Red]

Two weeks ago i had to give away three boys that i had hatched from an incubator for the first time ever. One sat on my knee the whole way there, good as gold, whilst the other two were in a box together. I was crying so bad

but we got to their new home and the people who adopted them are lovely.

They've spent loads of money on fox-proofing the chickens' area, and have promised to keep in touch and send me photos of them as they grow. They even bought five extra hens for my boys, so i'm feeling real happy that they've found a good home

 

[Jennyhaschicks]

I haven't had to give any away yet, but I did lose two chicks somewhere last night due to the neighbors dogs and I feel like I have lost more than just a chicken. So I am going to say I am willing to bet I would feel the same way.