Tricia, we get where you are coming from for sure.It is not, nor has it been my intent to be disrespectful to others; I respect everyone here whether we agree or not. I find BYC to be one of the most helpful and respectful sites I have ever been privileged to be a member of...and I find the moderators, including you, to be engaged, kind and helpful.
I think one improvement that can be made when decisions are being made is that those that do not have experience in the area that is being decided, should recuse themselves from "voting", and people who are "weighing in" on the posts should do the same. I am sorry if I was provoked because another member said another forum was not needed, when the only experience they had was to cull disabled birds.
I understand a decision has been made, and it is your teams decision to make.
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Over the course of keeping many chickens over a long period of time, so many of us have or will encounter disabled chickens. We are not trying to alienate those with chickens that need special care, its just more helpful to those with disabled birds to create a thread where they can share and help each other with this common bond of compassion and great knowledge and still keep it simple for those with ill or injured birds to post in our Emergency forums. Hopefully this makes sense.
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