Thank you. That brings me some comfort. He had 2 that I wanted and I had 2 each of 2 breeds so I exchanged them for 2 others and I also gave him a roo. He has a lot of chickens. I trusted him because everything seemed to be mostly above board and he was building new coops and everytime I'd bring something up he would fix/change it. I have since found out that he doesn't take care of his chickens like he had originally told me he did which is very upsetting. Lesson learned. He has my roo in a coop with tons of spaces between the wood pieces and told me rats and raccoons can't get to him because he is high off high ground. That's probably not true. I worry about him but cant keep him because I live in the city and I already have more chickens than I originally planned for. It's a lot of work and has gotten expensive. My babies have all the room and proper food, care etc. they need. I really wish there were laws or inspections of animals because some people really dont need to own any. He was changing some of his practices when he was trying to be with me romantically and I guess since that didn't happen he quit. Sigh. I dont know if he is telling me the truth or not because obviously he lies, but he told me he thinks a possum or raccoon squeezed between the metal roofing and the coop and got in. I can't really picture that since it has a top and the metal is screwed on top and it's new. I dont know but as I said lesson learned. I realized he was not even near acceptable for me when he bought 2 chickens and the guy he bought them from said they were eaten up with mites, you could see them crawling on them, and he took them home and put them in an already infested coop and had no plans to help them. That was enough evidence that he was completely unacceptable for me. I cant stand a cold hearted fool. Sorry for the rant. Thanks for the comfort and care.
That's for sure. My standards are much higher. I think we are blessed to have animals and we should take care of them. When somebody doesn't try their best to take care of them it's pretty much a sin and the person certainly doesn't have a warm enough heart for me. Even God had the donkey Balaam speak to his owner and ask why he was beating him (that he had always been faithful to him). It speaks volumes to me. God bless. ❤
Try to let it go and not let the issue torture you, especially since you have decided you prefer to not have contact with that person.
That has happened to me several times in the past too, when i sold point of lay pullets. Seemed people just didnt appreciate the time and effort i put forth to keep chicks safe as they grew, & didnt take proper precautions after they bought them. I still sell hatching eggs but no longer sell older pullets. I know how to keep my own chickens safe, & it hurt my heart to know that many of those i sold died not long after i sold them. How did i know? Because yep people came back wanting to buy more.
