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

[ShrekDawg]

Or you make the decision to reduce your feed bill, you don't have time to butcher them yourself and so you sell to the butcher. Did not want to advertise and have folks coming on the place to pick up sale birds and risk issues with bio security. Sold 41 of 42 ducks and 41 nice sized roosters. Still have 10 roosters to go to the freezer and the one duck hen.
Buying 800 pounds of feed every 2 weeks.

 

[CSAchook]

Oh, Bones. So wise... or so I thought. How very wrong you are. Call me a sucker, but I totally disagree. I have had many breeds, but only the brabanters have made me fully satisfied to have chickens. They are my unicorn breed. Of course, my unicorn is not the same as someone else's, but all other breeds I've tried do not even compare.

I double dog dare you to compare my Simone to some filthy sex link. Do it, and see what happens. I'll take your fancy hat collection and slightly muss them. Worse, I'll take Tad's hats too.

So I am not sure I can get what is in my head to come across on the page, but I will try again. I do believe that different breeds have different characteristics. And we as chicken keepers certainly have our preferences among breeds. And if K had already had a good, solid plan to expand because she needed more birds/ wanted bigger flocks, then I would say, by all means, try new breeds while you are at it. My concern is that someone who otherwise would not be getting more birds this year, who has some very good reasons for NOT getting more birds this year, has ordered solely for the purpose of trying this breed. I am concerned that she has built this breed up so much in her mind that it is impossible for reality to equal the dream. Even amazing birds are still chickens, with at lest some of the same up sides and at some of the same downsides. At other times she has mentioned being less interested in her birds or wanting to down size and I really do not think adding more birds, of any breed, will change that. That is what I mean when I say “chickens are all just chickens at their most basic level”.

Also Kelsey, I mean no disrespect by referring to you in the third person. It just made things clearer when replying to Conan. And ultimately this is all your call and your call alone. But my 2 cents is don’t do it. Not until you have at least gotten some practice subtracting.

 

[Conan]

So I am not sure I can get what is in my head to come across on the page, but I will try again. I do believe that different breeds have different characteristics. And we as chicken keepers certainly have our preferences among breeds. And if K had already had a good, solid plan to expand because she needed more birds/ wanted bigger flocks, then I would say, by all means, try new breeds while you are at it. My concern is that someone who otherwise would not be getting more birds this year, who has some very good reasons for NOT getting more birds this year, has ordered solely for the purpose of trying this breed. I am concerned that she has built this breed up so much in her mind that it is impossible for reality to equal the dream. Even amazing birds are still chickens, with at lest some of the same up sides and at some of the same downsides. At other times she has mentioned being less interested in her birds or wanting to down size and I really do not think adding more birds, of any breed will change that. That is what I mean when I say “chickens are all just chickens at their most basic level”.

Also Kelsey, I mean no disrespect by referring to you in the third person. It just made things clearer when replying to Conan. And ultimately this is all your call and your call alone. But my 2 cents is don’t do it. Not until you have at least gotten some practice subtracting.

You got all serious. I was just poking fun at you and your hat collection.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Btw I made a cake tonight.

 

[CSAchook]

You got all serious. I was just poking fun at you and your hat collection.

I didn’t see the hat part until after I replied I feel like such a dork

 

[Conan]

I didn’t see the hat part until after I replied I feel like such a dork

You are a dork. That's fine, though. A refined, educated dork wearing a fancy hat is the best kind of dork.

 

[ShrekDawg]

You got all serious. I was just poking fun at you and your hat collection.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I didn’t see the hat part until after I replied I feel like such a dork

You are a dork. That's fine, though. A refined, educated dork wearing a fancy hat is the best kind of dork.

 

[CSAchook]

You are a dork. That's fine, though. A refined, educated dork wearing a fancy hat is the best kind of dork.

Don’t forget the tea sipping. I do that too.

I am have spent a large portion of my week trying to get ready for a last minute research trip and I think my brain is totally scrambled

 

[Conan]

See!? This is why I want to try them. Because they seem absolutely amazing.

And I really do think certain breeds stand out.

Like for instance, my Australorps and Orpingtons I would be perfectly happy to not have again. I like them but they don’t really have much personality. And if I were to add more, I think Bones would be right. They’re just chickens.

But my Leghorn is extremely personable and way different than the others.

I have a feeling the Brabanters are the same way.

Bones make a valid point, K. They are amazing birds. I love mine to pieces. I will never be without them. My situation is much different than yours, though.

How about you butcher 5 of your birds, and then you can get five more sexed pullets? Sound fair?