New Chicken Mommy

[IdyllwildAcres]

I'm not
I'm not concerned with the dust as all I do is clean anyways. I am going to use chicken diapers to control her poop. I have also ready that a higher quality diet as well as a feeding schedule vs free feeding will help balance and regulate her. I feel it is unrealistic to think any creature wouldn't be happy indoors if given adequate care and love.

Edited to control my rage.

Gary

 

[nina1993]

Edited to control my rage.

Gary

Why does this upset you so much?

 

[I Love Layers]

Like most above said the chicken would be happier outside with friends!
Trust me it is therapy enough watching a few chickens grazing happily in some green grass. And most people will agree with me.
Trying to make a chicken vegan would be like trying to make a cow a carnivore IMO.
Any animal is happier living in it's its natural environment, trust me watching my show birds run outside the one time a month they go out will definently tell you this.

Whatever you choose is your choice but think of what the animal would like best and what you think the animal would think is best for itself. Not what you think is best for it

 

[eggbert420]

 

[I Love Layers]

Why does this upset you so much?

I don't want to start a fight but it's because raising any animal like this is horrible.

 

[IdyllwildAcres]

Why does this upset you so much?

Since you asked...

Because it is selfish and cruel.

 

[harveyhorses]

They are flock animals, as much attention as you can give her, you are not a chicken. She will have nobody to talk to. This is not pampering, it's imprisoning.
Herd or flock species will have high anxiety levels when denied the company of others of their kind.

 

[Louise Waffles]

Chickens are not meant to be housepets. Chickens are meant to live in a flock, outside. They need to scratch, and dustbathe, chase and eat bugs, and BE CHICKENS.
As a vegan, you are probably very concerned about the care of animals, and I applaud that. But there has to be a line drawn. It's selfish to take an animal that's meant to be outside being an animal and keep it away from all the things that make it what it is just to satisfy your need/want for a pet. Please rethink your decision. If you are unwilling to give this bird an outdoor home with friends, please rehome it. And if you're unwilling to meet the real, actual needs of a pet, don't have one. Chickens are not vegans. Dogs are not vegans. Cats are not vegans. You cannot impose your morality on millions of years of evolution. It's UNETHICAL, and the absolute pinnacle of arrogance.
By raising a chicken inside, you are denying it adequate care. You are denying that animal the inherent right to be what it is. You are being cruel and selfish. Please, PLEASE give this chicken the happy life it's meant to have. They need a flock, and dirt, and bugs, grass and sunshine. Not to be kept by a human who will keep them stewing in their own waste in a diaper. That is by no stretch of the imagination providing love or adequate care.

 

[jjules224]

and more importantly...... it is not healthy for your children to live in a chicken coop and that's what their home will both look and smell like . Good luck with play dates !

 

[rosemarythyme]

I'm just wondering why you chose a chicken instead of another type of domesticated bird, such as a parrot or parakeet. They're highly trainable, accepting of humans as a substitute for a flock, easier to keep indoors, eat a vegan diet, and I'm sure would make a wonderful therapy animal as well as companion. I had a parakeet that would play hide and seek while flying and a cockatiel that poop trained himself so that I could take a short nap with him and he'd hold it in until I was awake and able to take him somewhere appropriate to go. I love my chickens but frankly most of them aren't all that bright and I certainly couldn't stand having them in the house more than the 5 weeks it took to brood them.