Joined: 16 Dec 2004 Posts: 22789 Location: Montgomeryshire
Posted: Tue May 17, 05 10:03 am Post subject:
Madman wrote:
... to bring something up, care for it, feed it, vaccinate it when required, and then twist its neck and prep it for the table.....I think I would find it traumatic. Very puzzling that.
I was "fortunate" the first time around because a feral cat got into the pen and made a mess of two birds. They were too far gone to rescue, and had to be put down straight away. I think that helped me get over the hurdle of killing something that I had reared.
That said, I definitely have a mental separation between the birds for eating and my layers. One of my girls has been in hospital since the weekend after an accident involving a fence panel and the cockerel (don't ask!). I was starting to think that we would have to dispatch her, and was really dreading it. Much to my relief she is looking a lot perkier today and has started to complain about being locked up on her own, which is a good sign .
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