Shark snipers Wine dots NEW HATCHES and puppies 1/24/2011 update

[LovinMyPeeps]

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Sorry about the chick blessed

I had one of mine born evicerated earlier this hatch and had to cull. It's aweful but necessary. If it is not possible for you to give total care to the chick and then potentially chicken, then you have to thing about the long term consequences too. I am also having a bit of an ethical dilema in regards to TSC and the chicks. The reason they're willing to give me them cheap is because they're getting "too big and too old". I want to take them. I want to find them homes, or give them a place to live and proper food and care. I struggle with my lack of room, my neighbors, the need for more land (more money) I want to buy them. But at what risk to my flock if they make too much noise, or the village decides I have too many. What then? I feel so bad for those chicks. I walked away today, but not sure I can on Thursday. I dont do meat chickens, I eat chicken, but struggle with the idea of raising them to give away or sell to be slaughtered... what should I do? They got MORE they hadn't even sold what they had... now their packed in a brooder... I am so ticked at TSC I don't really have words for it. Chick days where they aren't pre-ordered are a seriously bad idea. People buy them on impulse. One of the guys even told me a woman came back in and said all 6 bantams she bought died... now you CANT tell me they were all diseased and fell over. She just probably had NO idea how to care for them... or they were easter pets and the kids squeezed them... who knows... I am struggling with this... I know I can't save the world, but this literally has me in tears.

 

[sonew123]

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Sorry about the chick blessed

I had one of mine born evicerated earlier this hatch and had to cull. It's aweful but necessary. If it is not possible for you to give total care to the chick and then potentially chicken, then you have to thing about the long term consequences too. I am also having a bit of an ethical dilema in regards to TSC and the chicks. The reason they're willing to give me them cheap is because they're getting "too big and too old". I want to take them. I want to find them homes, or give them a place to live and proper food and care. I struggle with my lack of room, my neighbors, the need for more land (more money) I want to buy them. But at what risk to my flock if they make too much noise, or the village decides I have too many. What then? I feel so bad for those chicks. I walked away today, but not sure I can on Thursday. I dont do meat chickens, I eat chicken, but struggle with the idea of raising them to give away or sell to be slaughtered... what should I do? They got MORE they hadn't even sold what they had... now their packed in a brooder... I am so ticked at TSC I don't really have words for it. Chick days where they aren't pre-ordered are a seriously bad idea. People buy them on impulse. One of the guys even told me a woman came back in and said all 6 bantams she bought died... now you CANT tell me they were all diseased and fell over. She just probably had NO idea how to care for them... or they were easter pets and the kids squeezed them... who knows... I am struggling with this... I know I can't save the world, but this literally has me in tears.

Im sorry hunny...I know its hard but you cant save them all:-( It would be nice though...I have been in so many situations where I wanted to "save" them but I would have seriously jeapordized my flocks health and such:-( I pray those babies were bought up before Thursday so youll feel so much better. I have to tell you though-I cant walk into TSC not Spring time or I would come home with some everytime-SO I buy everything local for a reason! LOL The season for cute fluffy bunnies and chicks sucks for them! They shouldnt sell them until after Easter to prevent all the unwanted and abandoned animals:-(

 

[blessedchickenmama7]

Lovin,

I know both you and hubby are right. And I am like you with TSC. I can't go in there without buying. So I'm not going.

But I feel you on the TSC conditions. When I went in there and got the ducks, a couple days later the litter was soaking wet and smelly. And the ducks didn't seem like they were selling. They had about 100 ducks in that watering trough and had obviously just added some babies in with the older ones. You can guess how that was going. I couldn't afford them and really, ducks are fun but chicks are what I need to be working on since I am literally starting over.

It hurts my heart, too. I don't have a problem with meat chickens, or for selling them for that if I've raised them for that. I grew up with my Pawpaw killing Sunday dinner on Saturday

But I can't do it. And those chicks were not raised in the house and as pets like mine are. They were from broodies. If you know going into it that they are being raised for that purpose, it really is easier. My problem is just doing the deed.

With my little chick, I've done sugar water, tape, isolated it, held it and loved it. I think hubby thinks he's teaching me a lesson, but I just wish he'd do it. I think the truth is he's more of a softie than he will admit...

Maybe if you did get the chicks, you could Craigslist them for a dollar or so just to break even. I know what you mean about too many, though.

Sometimes life just isn't kind to animals, and no matter what we do, it's not enough. It helps me to remember to be thankful for those God has chosen to let me keep as a part of my life, but it still hurts to see others I can't have.

 

[JenEric Farms]

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You have a kind soul!

 

[Phage]

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phage, here is another way but not as good. ut your hand in the brooder with the chicks, if any of them come up to you to peck you, usually those are boys. I've been having more girls then boys almost 2:1.

Ok... they are still looking like girls. I will take some pics and post them.

 

[Nava]

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$25- 6 eggs including shiping

 

[Phage]

pics of Hoppys blrw chicks. Any guess on sexes?

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[Phage]

Also Natalie I have 2 birds that I think??? came from your eggs. One is ??/silkie/EE, the other ??polish/EE

Look at those cool feet on the silkie cross.

Any ideas on sexes?

 

[sonew123]

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$25- 6 eggs including shiping

thanks Nava-she called in sick today so Im busy covering her butt! argh

 

[sonew123]

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LOL...that is not a silkie cross-it does have 5 toes because the dad is half favorelle half amaracauna-favorelle's have 5 toes-and that my dear is so looking like daddy! the other is a cross with my SQ silver laced polish and my Silver laced Wynadotte-I have the same chick but not as distinguished as yours:-*(