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LisaYolkUm said:
Aurora-----------I am also so sorry to hear bout this.......................after getting attached etc............makes it so much worse..............it will be awful with the kiddos too.............but at least you all can share this emotion together..........not sure that will make it that much better but you will share a tragic bond.

I am feeling very bummed and not sure if I can keep coming to this site and bear seeing chick pics!

I feel this is a really stupid injustice by a family member!

they don't realize its not that big of a change from what I already have.

brooding outdoors is not an option a this time.............I don't think my hens would teach the chicks and its too cold

and basement and shed have been all nixed................basically NO MORE is the statement

I only have 4 and I had the whole 50th birthday party coop thing planned...............

one important life lesson that I am learning ( in pun format ) is

NEVER COUNT YOUR CHICKS BEFORE THEY HATCH!

in so many ways..............

this will stick with me!

I am thinking after some recovery time..............this family drama-------will lead me to get quail much sooner!
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Lisa:

JMO, get your chicks....the other side of family stuff is they can't evict you(they'll be hell to pay at family gatherings)....put the brooder out of the way and be low profile...in a few weeks the problem will take care of itself....my two cents....
 
wingstone said:
just wanted to say, when I am at work in a grease pit (my view of the place, actually a bakery)...I am in jeans and t shirt....when home I am in chicken tending clothes........I am now in good clothes to go to a funeral and I am sweaty and uncomfortable,,,,,,,maybe I really am a country hick...
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Well Wing:

Funerals tend to be a bit stressful....hope things go well....
 
stake said:
Lisa:

JMO, get your chicks....the other side of family stuff is they can't evict you(they'll be hell to pay at family gatherings)....put the brooder out of the way and be low profile...in a few weeks the problem will take care of itself....my two cents....
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LOL, I bet it's far from that simple, family dynamics never are. Even if she pulled that off, I bet the long term cost could be a lot more. Imagine if they simple came and took all the chickens when she wasn't there, or some other sillyness. Best to try to get along -- even with the most trying of relatives. It is funny to think about the options though -- turkeys, ducks, a baby emu?
 
MotorcycleChick said:
:oops: Did Stake just say I have a big rack?
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I was wondering that too. Lol! :p

heatherscooby77 said:
The Lebanon Valley Poultry Fanciers meeting are held at the, Lebanon County Extension Office (cold weather).  The address is:  2120 Cornwall Rd, Lebanon, PA 17042
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Thanks! I will keep it in mind!


Auroradream26 said:
I am so heart broken right now and can't stop crying. My dogs managed to break into my brooder and killed every one of my chicks. They were only alone for 5 minutes :( as terrible as I'm feeling right now, I can't imagine how bad this is going to be when my kids get home.
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I'm so sorry for your loss! :hit. When you are ready to try again, I would be glad to help you with some techniques to help your pooch leave them alone. We have a 5 year old excitable pitbull and we have had great success so far. I knew how you feel. Years ago my husbands Husky got my pet Cockatiel. (My fault for letting a strange dog in the house for sure though).


motherhen71185 said:
Just popping on to let everyone know I am still alive. It's been a while! Hope everyone is doing well. Welcome to all the new people and congrats on all the chicks. :) I will be on maternity leave in a few weeks and will have PLENTY of time to come on here and bug everyone! :)
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dheltzel said:
LOL, I bet it's far from that simple, family dynamics never are. Even if she pulled that off, I bet the long term cost could be a lot more. Imagine if they simple came and took all the chickens when she wasn't there, or some other sillyness. Best to try to get along -- even with the most trying of relatives. It is funny to think about the options though -- turkeys, ducks, a baby emu?
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DH:

Agree its never simple...but, in all things it is your life and to aqueous to others demands...., be sure before you surrender to other peoples demands....even if their are down stream implications....they are adjudicated in the future and nobody knows whats out there..my two cents
 
Auroradream26 said:
I am so heart broken right now and can't stop crying. My dogs managed to break into my brooder and killed every one of my chicks. They were only alone for 5 minutes
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as terrible as I'm feeling right now, I can't imagine how bad this is going to be when my kids get home.
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I try not to be too quick to say I understand someone else's feelings, but I really can identify with you now. We have animals that are dependent on us to make good decisions for them and when something bad happens how can we not feel as though it's our fault. I am still beating myself up over some losses that happened back in December. Deaths that were entirely preventable and caused directly by decisions I made. I have learned from those tragedies and so their deaths were not entirely in vain, though it is still clearly my fault that it happened.

It's tough to move on, but in the end there is no benefit to anyone, animal or people, by not doing so.
 
okay all................families and relationships are all very unique.............and I rarely try to resolve them with a group of people online............however


I will say that when people you care about...............who have gone to bat for you and pulled you out of tough times ............loaned money in tight times and

helped you out in many ways................when these kinds of people...........act weirdly.........its never an easy decision


also I am a renter...........not a home owner or property owner

I also share the property with another..................

so there are some considerations...................


if this was MY HOME and MY PROPERTY.................then it would not matter...........I could do what I want................and in so many ways I do................but this is

someone else's property and rental income that they feel is being threatened................although I think that is not the case..................its not really up to me.................

so darn it............I am up a creek with no paddle on this one

if I really want to do what I want I gotta have my own place and not owe anyone anything........................then I have free choice.....................

all this over 4 little adorable fluffy chicks? UGH

but so it is...................


hopefully I will learn from this....................

either get busier to be a home owner............or
be a better persuader?--------my plan was not that great........maybe-----------------it was bring in the fluff balls and pray for fall in love effect to kick in...............I think the surprise factor backfired on me!

or just learn to cope with it and enjoy the hens I have for now..............

I still have all the veggie and fruit gardening work to do................so its not like I will be idle.................maybe this will earn me some points in the future for further chicks...........


it still is a bummer but I am trying to be an adult ( while feeling like a kid) and do the right thing..............
 

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