tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803077911271184236.post7186826525804677792..comments2023-05-18T13:51:01.842-07:00Comments on Henny Penny Rose Cottage: Goodbye my dear sweet HannahMeghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04671280594083235951noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803077911271184236.post-4710947982345524282011-03-28T07:26:22.511-07:002011-03-28T07:26:22.511-07:00Thank you for posting this Meghan. I own over 50 c...Thank you for posting this Meghan. I own over 50 chickens and it does not get easier with more. Each one has there own personality and it is hard not to be attached to each and every one. Yes, you said it correctly, they are not bred to be pets, that is our doing, we must never forget our responsibility to our animals, pets or not.<br />This is the hardest part of raising animals. When I first got my girls, I had a separate small coop that I used as a "hospital" for sick ones. No matter what I did, they did not get better, just suffered more and I risked the other chickens well being. So, I now kill my sick birds. Thankfully, it does not happen often. They bring me so much joy as well as adding to my "business". I would never dream of not doing the right thing for them, no matter how hard it is for me.<br />Hannah was a beautiful girl! Thanks for your story!Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05463896334279912531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803077911271184236.post-65105840928856759402011-03-24T05:08:22.377-07:002011-03-24T05:08:22.377-07:00Thank you both, it was definetly not easy but I wa...Thank you both, it was definetly not easy but I was so releived when I heard the shot and knew it was over. I don't want to discourage anyone from keeping chickens, I just want to prepare people that you will have to deal with this sort of thing at some time or another. But though there can be some unpleasant things you have to deal with sometimes I would never ever not keep chickens because of it. I enjoy them too much, I love looking out my backyard and seeing them in their run or watching them roam the backyard when I let them out. This sounds crazy but they are relaxing to me and bring a smile to my face. They are not dogs and cats but there is something about a chicken...Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04671280594083235951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803077911271184236.post-33099707102163577032011-03-23T12:34:42.709-07:002011-03-23T12:34:42.709-07:00Ugh... I'm so sorry that you had to do this, b...Ugh... I'm so sorry that you had to do this, but it was clearly the right thing. I have euthanized our very old and suffering cat and rottweiler, staying with them until the end also... because it is just as Connie above says..granting them peace when they are really suffering.Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803077911271184236.post-36532116144818770292011-03-23T09:38:41.345-07:002011-03-23T09:38:41.345-07:00What you did was the ultimate act of kindness. Re...What you did was the ultimate act of kindness. Rest in peace, sweet Hannah. <br /><br />This is the main thing that keeps me from pushing the Husband to allow me to keep chickens. One day, I will make peace with the inevitable circle of life, and my place in it, but I'm not there yet. I have no hesitation taking a suffering cat or dog to the vet to be euthanized, and I stay with them till the end ... no matter how the end comes, it is a sacred priviledge to have the power to grant our pets peace in their time of suffering.Connie in Hartwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127877285792861166noreply@blogger.com