I am just sick and sad....

[HennyJenny]

I just had to cull a five week old turkey poult due to severe spraddle leg. I am just sick and I am so sad that I had to do it. I hope to God I don't have to do it again for a long time. I am just teary eyed sad - I just don't get that way. I'm just needed to whine outloud I guess.
Jenny

 

[Trophamus]

I'm so so sorry

you just have to remember it was for the best

 

[Jess N Jeff]

Sorry!!!!

 

[Darlasmum]

Whine away!!!- we will be your ears and shoulder. So sorry you had to go thru this experience--

 

[peterlund]

You were brave, and did a very humane thing. Pats on the back, but you know you did good.. The poor turkey might have suffered for weeks or months in another coop.

 

[CCFarms9559]

I'm so sorry. Thats a miserable thing to have to do.

 

[HennyJenny]

Thanks you guys. It's just very hard when they are so little. There just isn't much more trusting than a poult that thinks you're its flock. My husband did the only other chick I've had with spraddle leg and he was really upset that I asked him to do it - so this one I was on my own. I know it's part of having livestock but it still doesn't make it suck any less - I'm trying to think of it that the little bird trusted me to do the right thing and that this was the right thing. I know better that to nurse spraddle leg for as long as I did - that made it harder on both of us. I appreciate your kind support.

 

[Mahonri]

It's tough on a person.

I have a little roo that hatched the end of April that I'm going to have to put out of its misery. I'm not looking forward to it.
I think I'll put it in a plastic bag and then step on it's head.

 

[bambi]

It is a hard thing to do but at least we can choose to put them out of pain. Sorry you had to experience this.

 

[HennyJenny]

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Thinking about it is the worst part. I spent a week thinking about what would be the fastest way that I wouldn't screw it up. Today I came home and her good leg was out and it had to be done or I would have spent another week just getting my guts up and thinking about the "best way".