Maine Hntr Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 A little off topic for these forums but I figured I'd try and get something going... anyone have chickens or farm animals? My wife and I moved to a fairly rural area two years ago and we decided to get chickens this past spring, for eggs and for my daughters to enjoy and experience. The last 5 or 6 weeks we've lost two to what I think are hawks, we've lost a couple as pullets as well due to either hawks or something else. The few times we've lost them I haven't sugar coated anything, just told my young daughters straight up, something killed the chickens and they have been ok with every kill.. anyone else have birds, predator issues? I think it's good for the kids to see the circle of life and how the food chain works.. although I wish it wouldn't happen as often as it does! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 Kids accept life as it happens, we had animals still born or lost a cow or calf, sometimes a cat or dog. Life goes on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im your huckleberry Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 Reminds me of the first time took my daughter coyote hunting at the young age of four. Shot my first one brought it to the GM, my daughter says you shot a dog, I said yes well her lip started quivering and I said but it's a bad dog. Her lip stopped and then I explained it was a wild dog called a coyote and there were to many I was controlling the population so we would have a good deer population. Must have said something right she always asked to go again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 We did, my oldest daughter raised them as part of a 4h project through school. Yotes got most of them. We have had cows on our farm most the time we have had it, kids know we have lost some along the way, sometimes things happen. We spent a fortune trying to keep one calf alive this year in vet bills only to have it not make it, now cows are way down and can't sell the calves we have ready. Been a bad year for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archerjg Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 We have raised chickens, turkeys, and other assorted farm animals my entire life and my wife and I plan to raise our children with animals and teach them how the circle of life works. Archerjg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 Speaking of losing chickens...we had a logging job, and we passed a farm that had an "Eggs For Sale" sign...one day a Fox was trotting down the road from the farm with a chicken in his mouth, think he had a grin on his face too! Saw him several times, he knew a good deal when he saw it...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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