Our only predator so far.....11 year old boy

[littlerattie]

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I think this is fantastic advice!
I would not think this should be a friendship stopping issue. It can be handled in a way that will teach the boy a GOOD (as opposed to a "good" lesson) lesson. Being mean to a kid for being mean to a chicken is kind of. Well. As bad as kicking the chicken in the first place! Bringing that boy to meet your chickens might go a long way to teaching him how to be caring. Let him hold one (or more!) and tell him how fragile they are, how beneficial they are, that they have personalities, etc, etc. And I think he SHOULD be told that kicking a chicken can kill it.
On the other hand... I would watch that kid like a hawk! And be ready to pounce!

 

[kgw]

My mexican neighbors kid kicked a cat. They have a thing they call "pardoname", Not sure what it means but you take the kid inside and out of site so no one calls DSHS.

 

[chickensioux]

Wow.....they might have serious trouble with that one. So sorry for the loss of your hen.

 

[thespinningcottage]

As a teacher, I have often observed children stray out of line for the sole purpose of stepping on a bug or kicking at a frog. This kind of mindless behavior is present in some young children and can usually be corrected, but when observed in 8+ year olds, is worrisome. Those kids often have social issues and troubled home lives. This situation needs to be addressed, whether the 11 year old killed your chicken or not. Perhaps you could say something like, "I'm not sure if that is why the chicken died, but his behavior may very well have caused it." I'm so sorry that happened to your bird.

 

[Cetawin]

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Exactly! 98% of all serial killers abused and killed animals as children and they progressed to humans. The child needs to be put in his place immediately. If it were one of my kids, they would be praying someone could get me off their butt because I would wear their backsides out.

If you know the kid and his family well enough for them to be at your place, you know them well enough to go talk to them. I would have the little toerag as my coop slave for the summer, he would be burying my girl and he would be probably have the fear of ME put into him. I would also advise him and the parents that animal abuse is against the law and people are arrested for it. He needs to understand all aspects of the seriousness of what he has done.

I am so so sorry for your girl, she certainly did not ask for that treatment and I would make sure the little toerag paid for it and learned a hard lesson.

 

[DelcoChix]

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"Pardoname" = "Pardon me or Excuse Me..."
"Lo Siento" is what you want to hear..."I'm Sorry"

 

[RoosterMania]

OP, sorry about your loss.

However... the reactions of a lot of people on this forum are very concerning. Is this site in any way affiliated with any of the animal rights terrorist groups in our country?

 

[fancbrd4me02]

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What is this country coming to that people can't ask that chicldren be disciplined for thier bad behavior anymore? I am so sick of indulgent mommys and daddys who get offended any time someone wants them to reign in thier darlings. Back in the day, that childs parents might have taken some responsibility for that kid, and maybe would have had him apoligize. Nowadays, it's "How dare you hold my little babkins or me responsible for his actions!?!" Or, if you object to my chicken kicking kid, then you are overreacting?!? Personally, it the parents and defenders of these kind of childrens bad behavior that I find outrageous.

 

[redhen]

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What DOES that have to do with a little socio-path Damien kid kicking and killing chickens??

 

[bobbi-j]

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What DOES that have to do with a little socio-path Damien kid kicking and killing chickens??

Maybe it has to do with all the name-calling of this child? It's wrong for the kid to kick at the chickens. We've established that. What does anyone gain by calling this child names? That's not as physically vicious as kicking at the chickens, but it's just as immature in my book.