How to raise Backyard Chickens: Re: [CHICKENS-101] a little rant

Friday, July 6, 2012

Re: [CHICKENS-101] a little rant

You are providing food, water, shelter and safety to your chickens and duck. I think your "friend" was out of line and most likely said she set the rabbits free was an excuse for not wanting to take care of them. Don't beat your self up. My chickens (and most peeps) would be eaten by something higher on the food chain if I didn't see that they were in a safe coop at night, suffering in this heat if I did not provide food and water, etc. I think I will keep being "wrong" and enjoy my healthy, happy birds for a long time to come. Susan in Conyers.

From: "busdriver9799@yahoo.com" <busdriver9799@yahoo.com>
To: "CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com" <CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, July 6, 2012 1:55 AM
Subject: [CHICKENS-101] a little rant

Hi, I don't post often but I think I will this time. Maybe somebody smarter than me might have an opinion. I have 12 chickens and 1 duck. The enclosed area is about 50' by 100', the coop is about 10by 10. They get fresh water everyday plenty of chicken food and leftovers. A friend of mine was over today and looking at the animals. She started telling me how sorry she felt for the chickens being kept in a cage like that. Animals should allowed to be free not cooped up. The duck is a rescue. She had a mangled wing and injured foot. The man who had her was just going to kill her and throw her away. My daughter took her and nursed her back to health. My friend accused me of not taking good enough care of our animals! I should let them loose in the wild, she did that to her kids rabbits. I was fuming. I don't know how to defend myself or if I should even try. But I can say I do everything I can to make sure our animals are well cared for and have plenty of room to roam. Thanks for reading this and letting me vent. Angela