Culling Chicks Opinion Changed =/

[Shelshanam]

I'm sorry you feel the need to remove the thread. I was just finishing reading the whole thread and agreed 100% with what you posted and the reasons for culling the chicks/chickens you spoke of.

I think newer chickens owners/breeders need to ponder the reasons for culling versus non culling. I just had to make my own decision when a clutch of Marans eggs hatched with a 50% Wheaton gene popping up. I examined what my intentions are for these chicks and came to the conclusion I will hold off for a bit and see what happens as I don't plan on selling hatching eggs or any birds from them (pets for my elderly mother who wanted chocolate egg layers). I did immediatly put down on chick who was born with a deformity.

Personally I think you should let the thread ride, and those that took it personal need to read what was written again and think really hard on if it was as bad as they thought!

Due to the fact that so many people have been seriously offended by my thread, even though I wrote it in such a way as to *try* to be inoffensive about it...I'm contacting admin and asking that they remove the entire thread from the forum. I had no desire to cause a ruckus, nor did I have any desire to cause ill intent toward other people. My ultimate goal in writing this thread was not to cause dissension among forum members and have people personally slinging and flinging daggers at each other. It was to simply state my perspective respectfully, and pose questions regarding other peoples' perspectives, which I did. I asked several questions and none were answered - only flames ensued by people caught up in their own outrage. I asked "why is this okay?" "why is that okay" "why do people do this or that?" - There were very few answers and very little legitimate discussion, mainly just ridicule and nastiness not only toward me but toward anyone else who had a differing opinion.

So - with that in mind I'm going to request that it be removed so it does not cause further problems between what would be otherwise good relations between internet acquaintances.

Thank you for the input that was stated with neutrality or respectfully disagreeing posts...but there are more negatives on this thread than there are positives, and more people slinging uglies than people just discussing. I won't continue to be the reason people sling daggers.

-Edited to add- Request for removal has been sent.

 

[Judy]

Closed at OP request.