Should I get rid of all of my birds? Advice much appreciated

[Ruby Rogue]

To me.. maybe Mom needs something to focus on.. and she is way more important than ANY of those animals!

I totally agree!

 

[LaFleche]

I'm thinking it will be in the best interest of the birds to send them away, but I'll also feel extremely guilty because my mom has put all that work into the coop and brooder.

Whats the right thing to do here?

If I remember well there are also three dogs to take care of, one of them causing trouble recently?

You will soon be leaving for a long time and your mother will have to deal all alone with all the duties and responsabilities that come with all the animals that stay behind.

So to not overwhelm her and also stop you worrying about the what ifs etc. I would do as mentioned above and sell all the poultry except for the Cemani. This will leave enough time to take proper care for the remaining dogs and Cemani and the breeding project.

As soon as you will be back home to stay, you will be able to plan and build the necessary pools, coops, runs etc. and expand the poultry keeping to your liking.

 

[LaFleche]

My mom has bad ADD and has a tendency to forget a lot of things, especially when she's stressed, which is very often. I fear she will forget to feed the birds or replace their water every couple of days because she'll be tired form work and not bother checking, then when she remembers just throw a bunch of food in there and they be fine.

What is ADD?

Your description of your mothers "tendencies" convinces me even more that she needs a break to relax some more and care for herself instead of caring for your animals.

Mothers tend do burn themselves out trying to meet all the requests of their loved ones, so as a responsible child, do not take advantage of her good will.

 

[Ruby Rogue]

ADD = attention deficit disorder.

She may benefit from having to argue less with her children and spend more time with her animals, but who am I to advise.

 

[LaFleche]

ADD = attention deficit disorder.

Thank you.

 

[springvalley123]

So I have 2 turkeys, 6 guineas, 2 ducks, 2 geese, and 9 chickens who i all love VERY much. I absolutely adore them and I dont want anything to happen to them.
Recently, I've endured a fowl pox outbreak, bumblefoot, a snapped wing, a torn ligament, and a vitamin deficiency almost back to back. None of them were extreme and we all fixed withing a couple of days except for the fowl pox and broken wing.
I wasnt able to get any of these seen by a vet, because we are on the lower side of money and my mom doesn't even believe in taking a bird to the vet. While minor, I realized how saddening and worrying it is to have anything bad happen to the birds and not knowing what to do.

My mom has been working really hard and spending a lot of money on making them a new coop, so I feel really guilty saying I want to get rid of them now after it's almost done.
Another thing is that I have Ayam Cemanis, and my mom has been wanting to keep them just to sell the babies. I don't think thats a very good idea, as she is busy all the time and I dont think shed be good at hatching and finding good buyers. Not that she won't take care of the chickens, but she won't have the time she wants to have.

When I mentioned selling them, she got mad about the coop and specifically said "You can sell all but the Cemanis", because she thinks that they will be able to produce a sole income, which i think is kind of insane given that I only have 4 cemani hens. Id believe it if it was a full scale operation, but it isn't.

I'm shipping off for the Navy in 30 days, so I won't be here to make sure they are getting the care they need. But I desperately love my chickens, and my mom wants to keep them for money and for the work she put into the coop already.

What on earth do I do? I was thinking send all to a rescue except the ducks, geese, and guineas, then sell the cemanis. However, I can't find anyone who will take my chickens and injured turkey that is closer than 2 hours away...please give any advice or recommendations. I'm pretty lost

Thank you for your service to our country.
I used to have chickens and ducks, and found that just selling the ducks eliminated about 10 minutes of work a day of work, like getting a vacation.
So, selling just the ducks and geese would give you some nice relief from cleaning small pools/tubs and keep the place cleaner.
Since you and mom like the chickens, for different reasons, maybe just keeping them would be the thing to do. You'd still get the use out of the coop, and maybe she could handle the chickens while you're deployed, if it were just them, maybe if you eliminated other distractions besides the birds? Then at least she'd have a chance to try to sell chicks, and if/when there were any nagging "if only you'd let me..." would be eliminated.
best of luck, and again, thanks for your service.

 

[LaFleche]

Yes, I did remember right:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/suddenly-aggressive-dog.1380999/

What became of it?

 

[FeatherLace]

Yes, I did remember right:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/suddenly-aggressive-dog.1380999/

What became of it?

Shes mostly fine now. Wears a muzzle any time she goes outside and hasn't gotten in any more fights with the pets inside the house

 

[LaFleche]

Shes mostly fine now. Wears a muzzle any time she goes outside and hasn't gotten in any more fights with the pets inside the house

That's good to hear.

 

[Birdielee]

Wow. Yeah, I didn't realize you were the same person with the dogs. Did anything come of the "take care of servicepersons' dogs" organizations? I'd figure someone would be happy to take care of the minpin that your mom isn't a fan of, at least.