Not feeding chickens

[Henrybelle]

Feed them ! Feed them! (Chanting) lol

 

[Henrybelle]

Yours and hers

 

[Jennifer678]

my ladies get pellets all day and they free range they also get veggies , oats , corn and many other things . they are my responsibility to make sure they are getting what is necessary. please feed hers . as it' heart breaking to hear they are hungry

 

[mixedbreeds]

That’s a terrible situation for you but if you feed them without her knowing the chicks will be healthy then she will say see you don’t know what your talking about. By the way she hasn’t got a clue how to raise animals and as someone else said shouldn’t have them. Sorry just being honest, good luck

 

[red horse ranch]

Soo I'm coming to this group with a question. I've been sort of sick to my stomach how my roommate raises animals. Because of this I decided to raise my three chickens separate from hers. I've raised the 6 birds from babies to now, for two months. She finally got her coop "ready" and they've moved in. They all hang or during the day free ranging. But she refuses to feed her chickens AT all when she puts them up. They're from what I can tell, starving. I feed mine and they go crazy and her three run for my food but I close them off, allowing her to raise her chickens how she wants. This is the second night where they are totally in her care. It breaks my heart knowing they're going to bed hungry. Am I projecting? Am I wrong? She says they need to find their own food. It's just starting to be spring up here in New York, Catskill's. yes they probably are finding food during the day, no doubt. But I really still think they need some feed before bed...

She keeps saying she has experience and worked on farms and it's not just a "hobby" or "pets".. mocking me. Saying what I read online and on blogs is wrong..

I told her she was being cruel and it caused some awkwardness. I feel like I need to just separate myself from those chicks, but it's hard since animal welfare is so important to me. As well, raising them for two months I feel so attached to them.


In your honest opinion.. what do you think? Should they get some feed.. will they be ok?

This post kept me awake last night! It makes me furious to see animals abused, especially little ones like this. It IS CRUEL to not feed them! 2 month old chicks still need grower feed available at all times since their bodies are still developing. Since you have been feeding them for two months those babies look to you to feed them. And it's up to you to make sure they get fed whether your 'friend' likes it or not. She doesn't know what she is talking about!

In a farm environment there is a lot more food available for free ranging chickens than there is in a town yard. Manure and spilled feed and many more bugs. Grass and a few early bugs in the yard is NOT going to make those chicks healthy.

Please let us know how the chicks are doing. Sorry if I am ranting again but I couldn't let this go without saying how I felt.

 

[ButteCA]

This post kept me awake last night! It makes me furious to see animals abused, especially little ones like this. It IS CRUEL to not feed them! 2 month old chicks still need grower feed available at all times since their bodies are still developing. Since you have been feeding them for two months those babies look to you to feed them. And it's up to you to make sure they get fed whether your 'friend' likes it or not. She doesn't know what she is talking about!

In a farm environment there is a lot more food available for free ranging chickens than there is in a town yard. Manure and spilled feed and many more bugs. Grass and a few early bugs in the yard is NOT going to make those chicks healthy.

Please let us know how the chicks are doing. Sorry if I am ranting again but I couldn't let this go without saying how I felt.

Exactly! I live in cattle property turned orchards. There are so many piles of manure and so much tall grass for my chickens to find food in. But I fed them as chicks and so they still are dependent on humans.

 

[Chickens 4Ever]

Its disgusting to see people acting like this way to their own pets they wanted. I have neighbors that do that and I will see them feed em (sometimes). I say you should feed them or ask if she would want to give them to you. I know how you feel about letting her not feed her chicks and if I was in your situation I would feed them myself. Hopefully she will feed them or you could give them away when she is gone to a good home. I feel pity on those little chicks.

 

[Henrybelle]

I say show her all these responses maybe you can guilt her into feeding them if she doesn’t come around. Obviously you can’t force her to read but maybe she needs to hear it from more than just one source(you).

 

[BarredRockMom]

I agree with everyone who says that you should feed them.
I agree that having animals and depriving them of ANY of the basic needs in life is cruel & abusive.
I also agree that she is a complete ass.
To be fair, that part was read between the lines, but I'm stating it flat out.

You, OP, know these things too. No matter what you do, she's going to run her uninformed mouth. As long as the chickens don't suffer, suck it up & feed them all.

Otherwise, call Animal Welfare Officers & report her. Even that will (likely) not stop her, as a) ya can't fix stupid & b) she already knows everything.

Amazingly enough, for someone with such a high opinion of her own "intelligence", she's either incapable of learning or just refuses to do so. It's odd that I don't recall stupidity, stubbornness or willfull ignorance as traits that smart people brag about. Loudmouth blowhards, however, do. They're just too stupid NOT to announce it.

Good luck & know that if any one of a number of people on this site were closer, there would likely be some chicken-napping going on. Sadly, we're more law-abiding than that. A good, old fashioned chicken caper would fix the immediate issue but not dissuade any future forays into incorrect animal husbandry, I'm afraid.

And for the love of all that's sacred in Chickendom, get away from this "person". Do whatever you can to disentangle your affairs & hit the road. This is complete bs & NO way to live.

 

[red horse ranch]

Right on @BarredRockMom ! You said what a lot of us are thinking about the so called 'friend'. If she is willing to treat animals this way then she will treat people bad too!