➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

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jwyles said:
:lau I was waiting for someone to catch it. I may have had a glass (or a three) of Chardonnay... let's just say I'm still sipping... to celebrate an entire week off I get for Gordon! :woot
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I saw it before I saw the bow!
 
Ursuline Chick said:
Don't know if it was the storm or my hurricane PTSD, but they were crowing their heads off Tuesday morning. Had hardly crowed at all before. DH and I had to go to work, so couldn't stay outside and try to keep them calm and was afraid a**wipe neighbor would report us while we were at work and DD would have to deal with it alone. Last time she reported me it was Good Friday (years ago), I thought that was a "nice" touch and spoke volumes for what kind of person she is. Sadly it was easier to cull them than to leave DD to deal with the problem. I have teased about them making good chicken and dumplings, but I am not sure I could eat it. They were the best 3 of the 6 cockerels and I was still hoping to rehome them. At least they had a nice if short life.
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I’m so sorry Urs. :( You’re right, at the very least they had a good and painfree life with you. Your neighbor sounds like a real piece of work.. come move out into the country with me hehe.

I’m with you, why should people be punished for housing animals that make them more self-sufficient and provide such a wholesome hobby? Why are people allowed to chain a dog up outside for hours and blast patio music until 2am but they can’t handle the sweet music of a rooster crow?
 
New coop is almost finished. I would have done a step by step thread but I literally went to work and came home to it being almost complete. My brother in law does good work! We still have a few odds and ends to finish before we move the girls in, but I know they'll be happier with their new digs.

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sdm111 said:
yeah gamefowl keepers are portrayed as illicit drug dealing gamblers which could not be further from the truth. They're blue collar working folks that take care of their family are there for their kids and usually have been keeping them for generations long passing down to each generation the blood line they keep and refined for the next generation to take the helm and pass it down. Alot of people don't understand the culture and to want to make them illegal to even own is real easy to say if you don't know or care but to some people they are their lives it's what they do they raise their chickens and they look forward to teaching anyone that will listen. I don't know how many people absolutely love looking at mine in person or in pics saying how beautiful they are and when I tell them what they are it's like they do a 180 just cause of a stigma and it's not fair to them. Same with pitbulls just cause you have them don't mean you fight them. I'll give a real example about 5 or 6 yrs ago a man by me was raided and the powers to be confiscated 700 chickens approx 400 roosters all game chickens it was on the news they even said how nice and clean the farm was and how healthy the birds were. they said they seized them to rescue. THEN after a couple days couldn't handle the number and EUTHANIZED every single one. Now what kind of **** is that. Seized for a "better life" then killed by the same people. Anyway I digress
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Sdm I agree that's ridiculous and unfortunate. Pits are finally beginning to get a fan base bc of education. Maybe an advocate for game breeds and their amazing rich history could do the same for the birds. I kept a pit that was from very old bloodlines (she was Adba registered which I'm not even sure exists anymore). She was from old fighting lines but her breeders were law abiders and kept the lineage alive by putting them in pulling contests. Her father was so high strung, he was one enormous solid muscle and gorgeous. My hubby worked with the breeder and was offered pick of the litter bc he knew she'd be a pet. Our girl was stunning, pure orange and white with matching eyes. A full 60lbs and big. With all of her bad "genes" I was able to socialize her and train her and she was the sweetest dog alive. Don't get me wrong... I NEVER want another. She was neurotic unless she was worn out and really needed to be with people with a high intensity lifestyle, which I accommodated for her until I got pregnant, but after that she was too much to handle (although I did and kept her until she passed at 14) All that to say that these breeds people deem as bad are actually some of the most amazing animals to have if you know what you're getting into. The key is education and for the right people to know about the breed so they can rightfully get into it, support it and advocate for it.
 
Pugsabi said:
New coop is almost finished. I would have done a step by step thread but I literally went to work and came home to it being almost complete. My brother in law does good work! We still have a few odds and ends to finish before we move the girls in, but I know they'll be happier with their new digs.

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Awesome!!! Congrats Saab!
I love it.
 

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