QUICK!!! What to tell the kids.

[THunter]

Like I said before, my Granny told me when I wasn't but 3 or 4, not to get attached to dinner. Kids can handle the truth much better than folks give them credit for. Don't let the government trick you into thinking the need counseling when their pets die, or get cooked. Kids need to know from day one, that death is a part of life and seeing it drives that point home. They will be more careful as they grow up when they realize they're not immortal. Actually living on a farm and seeing things killed and eaten is probably the best way to teach that life lesson. Good luck!

 

[cybercat]

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First of all, this was originally posted back in February. They more than likely have already dealt with issue one way or another.

Second, non-human-aggressive roos are NOT RARE, not at all. I've kept chickens for about 15 years, and had ONE human aggressive roo. And I've had dozens of full grown roos.

Third, "just being a bit rough on the hens" isn't quite what they were dealing with. He was very rough on the hens. I've had hens traumatized, and some injured, by roos who were mean to them. I eat those. There are way too many perfectly nice, protective, kind-to-the-hens roos, who are also not human aggressive, to put up with a bad one. Those bad behaviors can also be genetic, so breeding them can pass the problem along to resurface later.

Jenny you are right in that I did not notice the date my bad.

My comments were to the orignal poster not you. You have no idea how rough this roo was, but by the words written is was not as bad as sever trama to the hens. If it was then yes the roo should be gotten rid of one way or another. Selling them is perfer than killing when young children are involved. And confining is even better if the children are attached till they are older. So do not jump on me for giving a suggestion of not killing a roo that the kids love.

Enough said on this.

 

[Brassmaster]

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My kids were a bit older but when the time came for the pets/4H projects to move along.. I simply told them that they went to an Amish farm. In my case I wasn't lying since the Amish lady was nice enought to butcher them for me. It was just not mentioned to the kids that several chickens showed up in our freezer about the same time.