He sold my chicks while I was out of town... :*(

[PandoraTaylor]

No one sells any of my Animals but ME period.
that said, I have sent DH with a invoice and the animal to another town to do the delivery. However I did the crating and the loading into the vehicle. There is no one allowed on the property near any of my animals when I am not home to supervise!

There is just to much that can go wrong, (biosecurity), injury during handling, crating, etc.

None of my helpers would do that!

That said I personally would make your SO call the guy and go get the chicks back! The ad stated they were not currently available.
I would make it his responsibility to talk to them and retrieve the ones you really wanted back. If you want all 6 back, make him return the man's money and explain that he misunderstood.

 

[allanimals21]

Thats one thing I give my fiance' credit on...he knows that the birds/animals are mine. Nothing is to be sold or leave the property without my knowledge and approval. He won't even have somebody pick anything up without me here at all. He has said on more than one occasion "the animals are your thing not mine...don't ask me" He is just smart to know that dealing with me after a mix up would not end well for him. I would really really have to aggree with speckledhen on this one

 

[cluckcluck42]

Thank you all for listening and for your kind words and advice.

It means a lot to me, truly.

I went to go talk to him and he was really upset and we more than sorted it out. I take responsibility as well, I should have been more clear in telling him THESE ARE NOT TO GO!!! He really did think he was helping me out and I've made him feel just terrible. He is going to call them up tomorrow and ask if we can buy two of the chicks back, and explain the situation. I think if we lay it out to the guy HOPEFULLY he will be okay with it. If not, there will be more chicks and there is only one of my hunny, and he's a keeper. I know he didn't mean to do me wrong. He said he will go out and buy me more chickens if we can't get the chicks back. It sucks, all I had to say when we were talking on the phone last night is "Tell the gentleman we will have a hatch ready in 25 days" and this never would have happened.

Misunderstanding and miscommunication. I think asking for 2 of them back is reasonable, fingers crossed. He said the guy said on the phone 3-4 chicks, but when he got here his daughter wanted more and the daughter was 7 and adorable and he said it was very hard to say no to that face. I can imagine- a 7 year old and chicks, how cute would that be? And he said the guy sounded knowledgable so its not like they were going to a bad home. I would have loved to provide him with 6 from my next hatch.

I'm still upset, I mean I know from Day 1 a lot of these birds will be sold, but this was just different. I was not prepared. I was overwhelmed when I heard they were gone, it was intense :O I am not going to try to sell chicks for awhile, I was trying to make a bit of extra money to pay for feed costs, but I don't think I am ready, we have too many orders to fill for hens and I want to keep quite a few for myself as well. I wish I had another incubator because I really would love to provide people with chicks! Not to mention how much I dislike the idea of hatcheries, I would love to provide local people with another option. Maybe in the near future we will buy another bator or build one and get into this on a bigger scale.

Also- about my favourite- she looks very similar to one of the ameraucanas that stayed behind, except she has fuzzy legs, so he genuinely thought she was still there AND he told the guy that that specific bird was not for sale.

Thanks again everyone, I really needed this thread. It was so nice having somewhere to turn to that understood

 

[MaggieRae]

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Oh my

. I can not even begin to imagine someone having sold one of my chickens while I was away, let alone one of my horses!

 

[cluckcluck42]

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I just love this one. Politicians do this all the time.

I can sympathize and I would be just as upset and lose my salvation, but what's done is done. Have a lilttle faith in yourself that your next hatch will be just as nice if not better. Miscommunication happens in relationships some time and you didnt' mention saying "wait til I get home".
Tonight we had company and I knew from experience to tell my wife not to give away eggs. I knew she would have given away every egg in the house and I would have none for anyone who was willing to pay for them. You will learn and things will get better.

Eactly, you need to TELL your other half your intentions, not expect that she/e understands by osmosis.

I know

We have had conversations in passing about my intentions and such, but I should have reiterated when he told me someone had called about chicks. And he does help me with the chickens so it's not like he doesn't have a say in what goes on, but just like I wouldn't sell any of our animals without talking to him, he wouldn't do it to me. I feel bad now because I yelled at him when I got home

His intentions were good, we fell victim to miscommunication. I just assume when I tell him something it sticks... funny right! lol

I am not going to ask for all the chicks back, I wouldn't have been nearly as upset had he sold 3 chicks and would never have considered trying to get them back, especially not from a little girl. But the few I really wanted to keep ended up going, which sucks. Hopefully I can get Spike and the yellow one back. The other ones I am not so sore about. I can accept my losses now that I have had a bit of time to settle down.

 

[cluckcluck42]

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Oh my

. I can not even begin to imagine someone having sold one of my chickens while I was away, let alone one of my horses!

Oh my gosh, seriously, that is just terrible I am so sorry for you catwalk, that is really harsh. Your mother would just do things like that on purpose?

 

[BarkerChickens]

I hope you get the two chicks back that you are asking for!!

 

[BoiseBubba]

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I just love this one. Politicians do this all the time.

I can sympathize and I would be just as upset and lose my salvation, but what's done is done. Have a lilttle faith in yourself that your next hatch will be just as nice if not better. Miscommunication happens in relationships some time and you didnt' mention saying "wait til I get home".
Tonight we had company and I knew from experience to tell my wife not to give away eggs. I knew she would have given away every egg in the house and I would have none for anyone who was willing to pay for them. You will learn and things will get better.

Eactly, you need to TELL your other half your intentions, not expect that she/e understands by osmosis.

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Come on guys be a little compassionate, I mean, if you Husband/Wife/BF/GF/other sold your FAVORITE chicken, what would you do? Sure you could ask, that doesn't mean they'll give it back. Then what?

I'm not trying to flame anyone, I'm just saying, show some

 

[Camelot Farms]

Obviously, your fiance is not nearly scared enough of you

My DH and DD and DS and DS would never, never, never ever 'help' me with a business transaction upon fear of sleeping on the couch forever or being grounded depending on who is needing the punishment...lol.

I am soooo sorry for the mess! I hope you can get it all worked out!

*hugs*

 

[jerseygirl1]

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Yup, my family is the same