I could just cry

[PotterWatch]

I must be the odd person here. I would be perfectly happy to give away a couple of my girls... that would give me room to get more chicks of breeds I don't have yet!

 

[Cetawin]

No that would be fine if they were going to a good home...he never bothered to tell her or discuss it with her...that is the killing offense.

 

[NancyDz]

yea wrong of him to volunteer your chickens without discussing it first. See if you can find
some hens elsewhere for them and just give them the rooster with some new hens that yes your hubby pays for! Although if you do want some new chickens... and you know the others will have a great home, make the hubby buy you some new chicks or chickens or an incubator... or?? Have they built a coop yet? You could buy some chicks and by the time they are done with the coop and run, give them the roo and some chicks.

I think you should "volunteer" some of the hubbies power tools for their coop building... see how he likes parting with his stuff!

 

[onthespot]

I sometimes choose hens to go when I need to thin down. One easy, objective criteria I use, aside from hens I just don't like, or that have undesireable traits, is to just pick them up. Whichever weighs less, goes, a quick, easy, duck duck goose sort of way to choose for better food conversion raio. I like all the hens I have right now, but if I had to cut it in half, I could. It would not be all the best looking birds that stayed either. I have my favorites.

 

[ThePolishPrincess]

For the last 2 years of raising my poultry, it's been a roller-coaster every day. We started with 21 chicks, 14 being roos. When they were a few months old we re-homed 4 of the roos. I had a special place in my heart for all of them. They weren't mean, they were just too much. But the new owners had plenty of nice hens for them and they lived happily ever after.

In the weeks to come, 7 more roos were given to a neighbor because they were mean. Again I had my heart torn out because I knew they would be a dinner this time, and even though they were mean, they were still my babies and I didn't want to dis-own them. I tried to re-grow a tougher skin but I ended up crying in the end. They left and I knew they were slaughtered a week later, and apparently "Tasted great!"

Of the 3 remainders, everything was quiet for about a year. The next spring I hatched out two chicks on my own-for the first time. One was a roo, one was a hen. The roo became aggressive in time, and I couldn't deal with him just yet.

That winter, my favorite roo got sick. He ended up dying on me because I kept a feeding cup in his cage when he was in quarenteene (sp) and he got his head stuck and died there. This was the first chicken I ever lost in my care. I was devistated for weeks. I loved that little guy.

The mean roo that I hatched attacked my younger brother and went about two weeks later. By this time, I had been through so much, it didn't even scar me anymore. He left and went to the neighbor this time.

And then there were two. The origional two from that large flock almost 2 years ago. And you know what?

Everything is quieter than ever. Almost normal. Everyone is just a bit happier.
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So, okay, not a real moral here, though life can take you on incredible journies, even with just chickens. I was upset more often then I was happy with my birds. I still love them just the same. So my advice: go through with your plans and see what happens. I've learned that something will always come out and shock you anyway. Better beat fate to it.

 

[kees]

It's probably time for your husband to call them up and 'fess up that he made an oops! He also needs to apologize to you big time for not asking you how you felt.

Suzy

 

[justonemorehatch]

He should have asked first. Non chicken people don't understand the connection we have with them.

 

[mistylady]

Thank you everyone! Here's the update. The roo and the three hens that are not my pets are going. Hubby and I had a nice little talk. I asked him how he would like me to give away one of his pistols. It would have a good home.

He understands now. He went to Walmart and I have a new movie (Rocky Horror Picture Show - I adore Tim Curry) and some roses. And I can keep as many of the chicks that will hopefully hatch as I want! But no more roos! Also my request for the larger run is officially granted and I won't be putting the posts in myself! It would have been a small addition to the run if I had to put the posts in but since he is going to do it for me ... I enlarged it from 6 posts to 10! And yes I plan to use this mistake on his part to my every advantage!

 

[Whispering Winds]

Good for you!!! You handled it great!!! Would have loved to have seen the expression on your hubby's face when it "hit" him what he had done . . .

 

[KattyKillFish]

good job! you handled it great, glad you had a talk with him

I'm too submissive to disagree with my boyfriend...not that he's abusive! he really is a sweetheart, i just have no self confidence. lol!