How to house a chicken too big to go through coop door?

[kinkachy000]

I have used a large dog kennel, similar to this.
https://www.amazon.com/Ruff-Maxx-Po...sr=8-56&keywords=large+dog+kennels+and+crates

Thanks! I will definitely look for one.

 

[kinkachy000]

That is understandable. I couldn't kill him either. A rabbit hutch gives him the space he needs. I won't put him by himself I would give him a couple friends. He is blessed to have you as his person.

Thank you for the kind words. I want to make his life special, since it will most likely be very short. He has two cochin girlfriends that I will put with him at night, so he isn't lonely anymore.

 

[kinkachy000]

What about a dog house with cinder blocks under it so he's off the ground a bit.

Good idea! Thanks!

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

This is so sad... I was the person who told you he was a Cornish, it is so sad that we would ever try to breed a bird that cannot even sustain life! WHY. people and their SELFISH GREEDY NATURE

 

[kinkachy000]

This is so sad... I was the person who told you he was a Cornish, it is so sad that we would ever try to breed a bird that cannot even sustain life! WHY. people and their SELFISH GREEDY NATURE

It's very sad, but I'm very glad that you told me what he was. Since then, I have learned so much on how to own and treat broiler birds; primarily how to give them the longest and best life possible. I will spoil him up until the end (and by that I mean making him work and exercise for his food). Having him is definitely a mind-opener to how greedy people can be. It is so very selfish to create an organism that can't even live more than a year before that cannot walk or have a heart attack. I'm so sad because he has easily become my absolute favorite, and I know that his life is already more than half way over.

 

[kinkachy000]

I'm with HC on this. Time to start thinking of him as a turkey and Thanksgiving came early this year!

Sorry, but no. I cannot cull him, nor send him off to his death by someone else. I wouldn't be able to kill any of my animals (unless it was absolutely necessary, say like after a savage animal attack).

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

@kinkachy000 I understand that your Cornish cross is a pet, as was my pullet Eleanor. If you feel that his quality of life is starting to diminish then you should have a vet put him to sleep.

 

[kinkachy000]

@kinkachy000 I understand that your Cornish cross is a pet, as was my pullet Eleanor. If you feel that his quality of life is starting to diminish then you should have a vet put him to sleep.

Thank you for these kind words.

At the moment he is still living a really great life. He can walk and even run, he can eat and drink by himself - he is living a pretty normal life. If there comes to a point where he cannot walk anymore, then yes, I will put him down. I'm not going to be cruel to him just for my own selfishness. I want only the best for him, and that's what I'm trying to do. Thats what this thread was for....how to give him a better life, with his own personal coop. Not to be continously told just to kill him and eat his corpse. I'm not going to kill him and eat him, to me that's not something I could not to something I love. If and when the time comes, I already have a vet that can humanely euthanize him.

 

[llombardo]

You are doing what is best for your situation. I don't even know this boy and I feel sad. He sounds like such a precious creature. He deserves to live and die with dignity. When the time comes, I would also opt for a vet to put him to sleep. It's amazing how fast you can get attached to these creatures. They have personalities for sure. Wishing you and him tbe very best.

 

[Chickassan]

I know you don't want to pick him up but will he step up on your arm if you put it under? Iv'e got a fat bird too and carry her like a chunky falcon. It seems like if the feet are on something they do ok.