July 2022 Hatch-A-Long

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FreedomFarm13 said:
Yeah, he's actually the one that dispatched her. Normally I can do it but I was too upset this time so he handled it, bless him. It was a sad night. My daughter gave the eulogy (she's 6). It was sweet. The cats came to watch and pay their respects. She had a good send off.
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Awe so precious.
I realized the hard way if I'm gonna do all this, then as someone said I gotta be able to do the deed if and when that time comes. It was the hardest thing I've ever had to do...I knew if I had my DH do it I would never hear the end of it....as it was he was mad at me all weekend when that first little one I had worked so hard to save didn't make it.
Hopefully today will be better for yall!
 
FreedomFarm13 said:
Bad news everyone....Little Anastasia didn't make it. She had started pooing on herself and I finally realized she couldn't bend one of her legs (it would bend, I just don't think she could control it), and she started to go downhill a bit. So, I made the decision to cull her. It was very sad and we (DH and DD) had a little funeral in the backyard for her. Poor little baby. I really tried my best. I've never tried so hard to save a chick and I'm really bummed she didn't make it. It's ok though...still got 2 Lavenders and 1 Split, so I should be able to make more beautiful babies in the future (unless they're all pullets or all cockerels, in which case I'll cry). Total of 11 from this hatch and 14 from my first hatch, so I just added 25 beautiful birds to my flock! Still a pretty good end result, I think.
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So sorry you lost little Anastasia. :hugs
I know how hard it is, some people just don’t seem to understand how much these little birds mean to us. You did a wonderful job taking care of her as long as she was able to be here. Sounds like a beautiful funeral and a good experience for your daughter as well.❤️
 
FreedomFarm13 said:
Bad news everyone....Little Anastasia didn't make it. She had started pooing on herself and I finally realized she couldn't bend one of her legs (it would bend, I just don't think she could control it), and she started to go downhill a bit. So, I made the decision to cull her. It was very sad and we (DH and DD) had a little funeral in the backyard for her. Poor little baby. I really tried my best. I've never tried so hard to save a chick and I'm really bummed she didn't make it. It's ok though...still got 2 Lavenders and 1 Split, so I should be able to make more beautiful babies in the future (unless they're all pullets or all cockerels, in which case I'll cry). Total of 11 from this hatch and 14 from my first hatch, so I just added 25 beautiful birds to my flock! Still a pretty good end result, I think.
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Oh, I'm so sorry to hear about poor little Anastasia. I'm sure she knew you really tried your best and it sounds like she had a lot of love during her short little time here.
 
One has hatched. The next up still looks like this. Been about about 18 hours. I may help after lunch unless y’all think that it would be a bad idea @wolfwalker

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