- May 18, 2009
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We've been overrun by roos and despite my best efforts, I couldn't get anyone to take them. DH got a friend of his to take butcher them in exchange for most of the meet.
Early this morning, he showed up and I handed him 7 of my excess roos to take to his place. I expected him to come back next week for the last 10.
We went to run errands and when we returned, the coop was empty and two coolers were waiting for us with 6 butchered roos. I called the friend and he told me one of the roos has escaped.
Meanwhile, several of my girls had gotten out of their coop and were running around the yard. That wouldn't have been a problem except I was going to be gone for several hours.
When I got home, there was no sign of the missing roo. I grabbed a flashlight to make sure my runaway girls had made their way back home.
I had two surprises waiting for me. Instead of 14 chickens in the coop, I had 15. And my sixth egg for the day was in the next box.
But now I'll have to pull him out for a second time. It's hard, because anything with that strong a will to live shouldn't get killed. But I don't need 3 roos in with my 12 girls.
It's so frustrating.
Early this morning, he showed up and I handed him 7 of my excess roos to take to his place. I expected him to come back next week for the last 10.
We went to run errands and when we returned, the coop was empty and two coolers were waiting for us with 6 butchered roos. I called the friend and he told me one of the roos has escaped.
Meanwhile, several of my girls had gotten out of their coop and were running around the yard. That wouldn't have been a problem except I was going to be gone for several hours.
When I got home, there was no sign of the missing roo. I grabbed a flashlight to make sure my runaway girls had made their way back home.
I had two surprises waiting for me. Instead of 14 chickens in the coop, I had 15. And my sixth egg for the day was in the next box.

But now I'll have to pull him out for a second time. It's hard, because anything with that strong a will to live shouldn't get killed. But I don't need 3 roos in with my 12 girls.

It's so frustrating.