I am an animal lover and one of my favorite animal are chickens. I reared 5 cockerels last year and it was one of the most stressful but best time of my life
My mom bought five cockerels and when she brought them, I was kind of scared to touch them. I love animals but touching or carrying them was a problem for me. It took some weeks but I was later able to carry them after a while. I built a chicken house for them after some time and they really seem to like it. They were very calm and cute looking creatures until they started growing.
After some weeks, they were already more than twice their size when we bought them. But not only did their size doubled, their attitude also doubled. They would burst out of their house and start running up and down. They would hide under cars or even jump on top of them. The seemingly cute chicks became walking disasters, it was so much that even our neighbors already gave them names. A couple of months after, they were already big and ready to "eat" as per my mom. But the problem was, I wasn't rearing them to eat them. I had become so fond of the chickens that I checked on them immediately I woke up and I'll also check on them before going to sleep. It was all good until I learnt of my mom's "true intentions"
It was during the idul fitri period. I heard my chickens shouting in the night while I was trying to fall asleep, without looking elsewhere, I ran outside to check what was happening. I saw my mom with a knife, cutting one of my chickens' head. I knew, I knew.....but still, I was pained. I didn't think it would be over for my chickens so soon. My mom asked me to bring out another one but, I was too depressed to do anything. My mom ended up killing three and we sold two. I ate it but it still pained me to think that my chickens that I had formed bonds with were gone. I forgot about them after a few months but now, I have just bought another four chickens again. I hope they grow up well as I'll want to share my experience with them.
