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Thank you for not being mad at me for saying that. I see it in other threads in the forum (and I know you do, too) where folks are just on buying frenzies collecting all the cute chicks and not giving any consideration to how they'll deal with the adult birds, letting broodies sit on one hatch after another and not having a clue what do to with the cockerels, wondering why their birds are mean when they have a dozen birds in a 4x6 coop, et al, and then giggling about chicken math when it's just a form of animal hoarding.
So thank you for not being one of those people and thank you for not being mad at me for asking.
Of course not!! I totally agree people, specially new ones, often need guidance. I think when we say "addicted" we are not kidding
Rght now I am not working, hubby semi-retired, never had kids, so the animals are the babies. I can see chicks from three windows in my house. I watch them day and night and spend time with them. But what happens if things change? I start work, some one dies, gets sick, divorced? I always have a plan B. If I go to plan B, I make a plan C. No one should be making hard decisions if they are upset and stressed and emotional. I like everything with animals thought out before hand.
God kept telling me to get some chicks, to be a therapy for me. I argued but He won, as usual, right? They make me laugh and bring me joy.
My expertise is dogs, with years of rescue work. Any time anyone had worked with rescue, we hear the stupid excuses.
Some one allergic
Dog barking all day while we are at work
Puppy chewing stuff up.
Too big and rowdy, blah blah blah. And I am afraid with my breeds, sometimes the dog is protective, owner does not LISTEN, and some one gets bit. I must talk to them politely and sweetly till I get dog back. Once that happens, I speak plainly, and you were just WAY nicer to me.
) I highly suspect chicks are the same as puppies. "Oooh! He is do cute" Yes, they are ALL like that, then they are DOGS!
Things would go so much better if people would LISTEN. But as Ron White says, " You can't fix stupid." I vote you keep reminding others.
Lisa
I wish I had known how tenacious raccoons are! We didn't lose any, but last night we found the mother inside our supposedly secure run, with her kits on the roof! She went through a 3" space above the door. DH is closing it up at this moment.
