How do you let them go?????

[ccrichard]

Ok so I hatched some (20) babies for my sister-in-law, how hard could it be? Just chickens right?
OMG I cried like a little girl as I was loading those babies in that box. I even called twice to make sure they were doing ok on the ride home.
I love hatching and raising babies. I really didn't think it would be this hard.

 

[True Grit]

Aww that is so sweet. Reminds me of when Phoebe on "Friends" was surrogate Mom to triplets and gave them to her brother. It's nice of you.

 

[gryeyes]

I only brooded chicks bought at the feed store, but I just cannot bring myself to get rid of the 3 bantam roosters... plus there's a fourth one a few weeks younger than those extra roos. *sigh*

The LF pullets find them obnoxious, but my LF rooster, Carl, keeps them in line. Without even trying to kill them or anything. Given that they're not endangering themselves, I just don't wanna give 'em up.

See, it's obvious *I* can't let them go.

 

[theoldchick]

Very difficult to give up chicks. They are cuter than kids!

 

[chick4chicks]

i am with ya, I don't know if I can do it either. I have 2 banty hens that hatched me 18 chicks, 1 passed away so I have 17 but I don't know if I can part with any.

will wait and see they are 4 weeks old now. If I knew they were going to a good home I think I could part with a few.

 

[vetgirl00us]

This is why since March I have about 100 chickens. No one can take care of them like I do and I'm addicted to being a "mommy" every 21 days lol