July of 2022 I received my shipment from Feather Lover’s Farm: a couple Malaysian Samara chicks, a couple of cream legbars, a black copper marans, and two free chicks. They arrived when they were expected, in the most flimsy of cardboard, and I would have thought for 69 dollars shipping that the container would have had some sort of substance to it. I honestly don’t know how the chicks actually managed to get to me, in the flimsy container they were shipped in. I opened the box, and one of the Malaysians was stuck in the nesting mat DOA. They issued a gift certificate, I asked if that included the shipping, and of course not. A couple days later, one of the free chicks they sent got weak and died. I spent a tremendous amount of time with these babies up until they were ready to go out with the rest of my birds, about 3 months. This spring, I was attacked by a rooster for the very first time in my life. I honestly didn’t even know it was happening, I felt a flap of wings going on behind me. Then it was a week later, while I was talking to someone outside of the barn, I heard the most horrendous cry, I ran in the barn and my tiny 5 pound toy Aussie was getting attacked by this Malaysian rooster! Ever since that day I’ve been dealing with this bastard of a bird. I thought I could tame it out of him, but no. Every day him and I have a standoff, and I’ve had enough. I’ve contacted FLF, and am waiting for their response. I’m not one to kill an animal but I feel like that’s what needs to be done. I need peace on this farm. I feel like this bird must have been bred to fight, and I accidentally received it. His comb is the most intense red. I have had chickens now for 7 years, and I’m not real experienced with them, but I am good when it comes to my intuition, and this bird comes from birds that are extremely defensive.
