Teenager refuses to kill her chicken for a class project

[ChickieBooBoo]

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I agree, growing until it could hardy walk and then having a heart attack... I would rather have my throat slit personally

 

[incubatingisfun]

can you put a cornishx on a diet and free range it so it doesnt get to big

 

[debilorrah]

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Actually meat birds naturally grow and grow and grow. We learned that the hard with our turkeys. We had every intention of processing them, then Ken grew attached and they finally crushed themselves. Which I leave solely on his shoulders. We did not know they were meat birds when we bought them either. Not enough research on our part. But once we knew I personally had every intention of processing them, well having them processed for us because I can't do it.

I am sure that this young lady developed an attachment to this bird, and found that she couldn't do it either. Who in their right mind asks a 16 year old to NAME a chicken and then plan to kill it?

I am equally sure she is lacking in information about different breeds of chickens, what meat birds are, etc. It is for this reason that I wish people would reach out to her and offer information to guide her in the future instead of telling her how wrong she was.

 

[Rozzie]

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I'd rather die of a heart attack than have someone hang me upside down and cut my throat.

Just sayin'

 

[Chickerdoodle13]

I've known people who have had cornish Xs for quite awhile on a restrictive diet. You just have to feed them a set amount of food once or twice a day instead of free feeding. Heck, I have a friend who still has a white meatie turkey we got from ag class eight years ago! I'm still shocked that thing is still alive, but she's always been careful with it's diet. She also lets her free range and I'm sure the exercise helps.

 

[Rozzie]

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I've had them twice in my life as pets. In both instances I had the Roo's for about three years before they died. They had plenty of room to roam & no special diet - they ate the same food everyone else had.

The first one was when I was perhaps 10 or 12. I carried that rooster around, loved on it, etc. If I wasn't carrying it around, it followed me around like a dog. The second time was as an adult. I rescued several Cornish that were left outside a commercial operation to die of hypothermia. They would go in, gather up whatever animals they decided to cull (some for obvious reasons like deformities or injuries, but others just because they weren't growing as fast) toss them in five gallon buckets and set it outside in the cold. I took 4 of the ones I thought had the best chance of survival home with me. (They were awfully cold by then and I had a long drive before I could do much for them.) I saved two and had them for years. They were VERY much pets. I could no more have slit their throats than a kittens throat.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

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You know something, I really like you, and your forwardness, and your humorous posts. In this instance, I wish you would remember you are talking to and about a 16 year old child. I am sure she is not nearly as educated about chickens as some people on this forum are. Hence, I am asking you to give her a break and try to be kind with your words. Please.

I dont think I was being rude. But I am not going to treat a 16 year old as a child. Especially one that is grown up enough to get on the news an tell how she concocted a plan to bring a large bag to school so she can steal government property. I think she should have been charged, not given the option to pay for the bird. Theft is never the right thing. Telling her she did the right thing is just going to encourage her to go out an do something worse an more drastic next time she sees something she doesn't like.

 

[PineappleMama]

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And that's why I also said that it was the school's responsibility to make sure parents and students were fully aware of the requirements not only for the generic credit diploma, but also what exactly would be required in a given class.

In this case it was failure to communicate on both sides... after the fact the school was willing to sell the chicken, etc... so they aren't totally psycho about it... I think had you and your parents taken this to a higher level, higher than the teacher, then maybe it could have been left at you going to something else, instead of becoming this huge blown up thing where a student ends up punished and a school ends up, yet again, looking like the evil bad guy.

You said this was a required class? In ours, admittedly over 10 years ago, you were required to have 3 science credits to graduate... physical science was required, Bio was required... but the third credit you had a choice. At our school, not every school, you could take Geology, Chemistry, Physics... any one of those would count towards that third needed credit... or for honors the 3rd and 4th...

So, which was is this class done? Required like Bio is here... EVERY student has to take it or no diploma. Or was it like Geology/Chem is down here where it's your choice which science you take so long as you take and pass one of them? Just curious, things have changed a lot just in the last decade, and throw in different districts and there's just no telling what all differences you might find.

 

[Cetawin]

Well signing up for a class that is titled "Animal Science and Food Production Class?" does not indicate you will be asked to kill an animal you raised. I took similar classes in HS and College and was never asked to slaughter the animal. I was expected to STUDY these things not perform the process.

Personally, suggesting (as someone stated) that she should have sought legal methods to solve the problem is a load hog wash....having retired from law I can tell you the chicken would have ben dead, cooked and digested before that approach or a petition worked.

She believed in something, she took action and as a parent, were she my daughter, I would be standing right beside her holding the chicken and telling the school staff what I thought of them, their failure to get permission for such a class and then marched the chicken to the school board and gave them the what for.

This "go with the flow" attitude people take and expecting adult actions from minors is buffalo dung.


I say RIGHT ON Steal the Chicken and I will help you.


Ooooh here is a novel idea...why not TEACH the class about the birds and about the process, explaining then whys, the hows. The fact the bird is a cornish cross has JACK to do with it. Cornish Crosses have lived years happily...the cornish meat birds are the ones who have the trouble in a short time. How about TEACH students that?

 

[debilorrah]

Sharing a personal message. This child only wants what is best for Chicklett at this point. Debating her responsibility in the matter is pretty much a done deal:

I only need to know in depth knowledge about Chicklett though...he is on a restricted diet, getting ample exercise and we work with him a lot to gain strength without pain or his legs giving out. Karen Davis, the president of United Poultry Concerns works closely with me and sends me a plethora of information on chickens etc. I'm not looking to become a chicken showing/breed expert. I'm wanting to speak out against abuse of chickens and others in the mass-production meat industry. I want to raise awareness about the indifference we show toward these beautiful birds. But, I have no intention of becoming an individual chicken breed/showing/meat/egg laying advisor for any reason so not sure why anyone would be discussing that anyway?? I have people message me a great deal that have long-living meat birds. I have hope for Chicklett. Thank you for caring enough to write to me...you are very thoughtful.

After reading this, I have a pretty hard time having any ill thoughts toward this young lady.