Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[FortCluck]

Thank you very much!! This is so sweet. And you make excellent points. I probably should have just put him down tonight but I wasn’t mentally ready to do that today and that’s probably selfish.

I’m going to tomorrow after I call the testing lab I think.

And thanks! I appreciate that. still considering having the vet do it especially cause I don’t want to mess up the test or anything when I send him in but then I think I should do it myself so idk.

I think a trip to the vet might stress him out too which I don’t want.

Keep saying I think and it's going to make you prolong your decision. You're psyching yourself out and you're going to prolong it because you're overthinking every avenue possible. It's all a normal response, but it's going to prolong a decision that will end suffering of an animal. I did 1 1/2 weeks with HeiHei and I should've ended his life at a week, but I kept saying he'd get better.

I'd have your brother do it after you talk to the lab because honestly I don't think you're able to.

 

[ShrekDawg]

That's a what if that a lot of people think about, but it's better to help them than try to prolong their life that's not going to get better. If they don't get better by a week, chances are they're not going to get better.

Yeah, that makes sense. But until today or maybe the other day I was still thinking he had a broken leg so I haven’t really done too much special except NutriDrench in the water and a piece of bread soaked in it. So was thinking maybe if I actually tried to help he might have gotten better instead of worse. But there is no cure right?? So not sure what I think I could have done differently.

He’s gotten a lot worse since yesterday so thinking if he makes it through the night I’ll put him down ASAP tomorrow.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Keep saying I think and it's going to make you prolong your decision. You're psyching yourself out and you're going to prolong it because you're overthinking every avenue possible. It's all a normal response, but it's going to prolong a decision that will end suffering of an animal. I did 1 1/2 weeks with HeiHei and I should've ended his life at a week, but I kept saying he'd get better.

I'd have your brother do it after you talk to the lab because honestly I don't think you're able to.

The I think thing is more a force of habit. And because I wasn’t sure exactly when tomorrow I was going to do it so said after the call I think. But definitely going to do it tomorrow. I’m not going to put it off. Their suffering is the one thing I won’t put off. I’m kind of hoping for some miraculous recovery tomorrow considering he ate so much today finally but I know it won’t happen so I’m ready.

And I get where you’re coming from but I honestly think I can do it. I was thinking of holding him in my lap instead of a cone or stump though. That just seems so cold to me for this occasion.

 

[FortCluck]

Yeah, that makes sense. But until today or maybe the other day I was still thinking he had a broken leg so I haven’t really done too much special except NutriDrench in the water and a piece of bread soaked in it. So was thinking maybe if I actually tried to help he might have gotten better instead of worse. But there is no cure right?? So not sure what I think I could have done differently.

He’s gotten a lot worse since yesterday so thinking if he makes it through the night I’ll put him down ASAP tomorrow.

I'll give a chicken a week max now after HeiHei. Never again will I prolong it with the what ifs. I'm not cold hearted or anything, I'm the opposite.

Yeah I butcher my chicks I hatch, but I have zero attachment to them. They're separated from my layer flock I interact with daily. They have no names either. They're meant for meat and that's in my head from the day they hatch. Right now I rarely have chicks make it to this point because people keep buying them all.

My husband dispatches my layer flock chickens like HeiHei. I don't do that part. I do hold them and close my eyes. After that I have silent time by myself for about an hour then he comes to check on me.

 

[FortCluck]

The I think thing is more a force of habit. And because I wasn’t sure exactly when tomorrow I was going to do it so said after the call I think. But definitely going to do it tomorrow. I’m not going to put it off. Their suffering is the one thing I won’t put off. I’m kind of hoping for some miraculous recovery tomorrow considering he ate so much today finally but I know it won’t happen so I’m ready.

And I get where you’re coming from but I honestly think I can do it. I was thinking of holding him in my lap instead of a cone or stump though. That just seems so cold to me for this occasion.

So you're going to get his blood on you while you dispatch him? I don't see how you can do it on your lap.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

..... I probably should have just put him down tonight but I wasn’t mentally ready to do that today and that’s probably selfish.
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You are welcome but that ^^^ wasn't my point...
You may not be ready to do it yourself, and that is ok. Have a relative take care of it or ask the vet when you call. They can draw whatever vials of blood needed before euthanizing if that is what is needed. Sometimes they can take care of the transfer to a state vet or Uni too, but it's going to cost you.
It's a lot to digest and you need to figure out what you are going to do/where to send him. Focus on making the plans....not beating yourself up about being as much of a ninny as I am.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

The I think thing is more a force of habit. And because I wasn’t sure exactly when tomorrow I was going to do it so said after the call I think. But definitely going to do it tomorrow. I’m not going to put it off. Their suffering is the one thing I won’t put off. I’m kind of hoping for some miraculous recovery tomorrow considering he ate so much today finally but I know it won’t happen so I’m ready.

And I get where you’re coming from but I honestly think I can do it. I was thinking of holding him in my lap instead of a cone or stump though. That just seems so cold to me for this occasion.

Seriously? You are going to shoot him while holding him on your lap???

 

[ShrekDawg]

I'll give a chicken a week max now after HeiHei. Never again will I prolong it with the what ifs. I'm not cold hearted or anything, I'm the opposite.

Yeah I butcher my chicks I hatch, but I have zero attachment to them. They're separated from my layer flock I interact with daily. They have no names either. They're meant for meat and that's in my head from the day they hatch. Right now I rarely have chicks make it to this point because people keep buying them all.

My husband dispatches my layer flock chickens like HeiHei. I don't do that part. I do hold them and close my eyes. After that I have silent time by myself for about an hour then he comes to check on me.

Yeah, it’s been probably a week, week and a half so probably time.

You and I are definitely both soft hearted

 

[ShrekDawg]

So you're going to get his blood on you while you dispatch him? I don't see how you can do it on your lap.

Yeah, I was worried about that too but idk. I saw somewhere once that some people held their meat chickens when they did them. They thought it was kinder and kept them calm. So I thought I might like to do that. But it does seem a little too close/personal to me. Like making it harder. But I don’t want to stress him out. I was thinking I could put a towel over my lap or something and then just calmly and quietly slice his throat.

 

[FortCluck]

Yeah, it’s been probably a week, week and a half so probably time.

You and I are definitely both soft hearted ❤

I mean ya I can butcher them like a pro, but those are no names and I'm not bonded with them. We usually give named roosters to our friend. He never tells us what he does with them so I'm okay with it. That's where Squatch went.

I talk to my eggs daily