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Sorry to dig up this old topic...But I have a funny story. I'm a potter who uses a shared atelier space. One of the other clay enthusiasts had rolled out clay, cut it into heart shapes, and then wrapped it in a piece of old bed sheet, put it between two boards, folded plastic around the whole...

I do go to the supermarket almost every day to buy food just for that day. Sometimes I get some frozen foods to have some backup for days when I can't go, but mostly I just get fresh food. It's easy because distances are small and the population density is high, which means I have several...

I did see things like crocodile and insect burgers a few years ago, but I don't think they caught on.

Merry christmas everybody! It's interesting to hear what birds are available around the globe.

We're in the wrong thread, and also, I'm not going into discussion with you on ideological matters.

Well, we can be reasonably sure that at 9 days of incubation the nervous system and brain of the embryo are only partially formed, and therefore the embryo has little in the way of awareness. Whereas we can be sure that a chicken that struggled its way out of an egg has a fully developed brain...

Thank you!

Also, this procedure might add a little to the price, but I would personally pay a little more for a cruelty free egg. And I assume many with me. Also- the farmer does no longer have to sex and kill half of the chickens that hatch. There must be a lot of money saved that way?

from what I read they use a laser to make a very small hole, and then the egg is placed in an environment with low air pressure, which forces a small amount of the contents out of the egg, whithout having the risk of contamination that would come from penetrating the egg with a needle. Very...

I guess the partridge didn't want to share his tree and things got out of hand?

Thanks! What a friendly place this is!

An interesting story I saw in the newspaper today- The University of Leipzig and a Dutch company named Hatchtech have developed a method to sex eggs at 9 days of incubation on an industrial scale. A small hole is lazered in the eggs, a drop of fluid is extracted and tested for hormones. This...

Thank goodness no. I just saw an article about eggs being sold in the German market called respeggt..They have developed a way to sex 9 day old eggs, so that they can be culled early and no male chicks have to be killed after hatching. Any development that makes the industry a bit less cruel...

I've had pet birds, I've had canaries and Pekin robins, but the thought of birds in cages is something that does not sit well with me. So I enjoy going out and spot birds in the wild, and that's all I need. And I have a nice place that I can go to to interact with 4 friendly chickens. I feel...

I've tried them once and I'm at a loss on what the appeal is. Not all of the things I mentioned are on sale all year round, though. At least not in regular supermarkets.

That's a great picture! Yes, rabbit, frog legs, escargots...I've seen insect burgers in the past. Horse meat is also commonly eaten. I guess Belgians are just in for anything.

I love a good walk trough a supermarket in this time of year, and see what is on offer. It turns out to be quite a long list, but one thing that I assume is not seen so often in other parts of the world is capons. Yes, castrated roosters. They are supposed to be much larger and juicier than...

Well here is my favourite, Merlot, with her beautiful finely drawn feathers and fluffy butt. I'm a bit of a potter, so I made a bowl for their eggs a few years ago. It has a little chick in it, but unfortunately no eggs right now.

Oh and a more general question. I'm reading trough Pyxis' wonderful emu thread, but I can't see any of the pictures. I can only see the videos. Is that a problem on my side or a problem with the forum?

What a kind welcome! Thank you all! And yes, I do have some questions. I assume I should post these in the appropriate subforums?