Did you see my previous post?Oh, wow ... I got Cutie and 3 others at Tractor supply, they were all supposed to be Easter Eggers. We don't eat our birds, they are pets. Is there a reason why I can't keep a meat bird with the others?
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Did you see my previous post?Oh, wow ... I got Cutie and 3 others at Tractor supply, they were all supposed to be Easter Eggers. We don't eat our birds, they are pets. Is there a reason why I can't keep a meat bird with the others?
Ok, well I guess I got a mix of whatever was on hand at Tractor Supply ... we shall see We have (3) older chickens and (7) ducks. Hopefully these will grow into healthy chickens regardless of what kind they may be.I see 1 Gold Laced Wyandotte, & 1 Easter Egger.
Okay, with meat birds, they need to be on a restricted low protein diet, & lots of exercise. They can live upto 2 years depending on how they're cared for.Ok, well I guess I got a mix of whatever was on hand at Tractor Supply ... we shall see We have (3) older chickens and (7) ducks. Hopefully these will grow into healthy chickens regardless of what kind they may be.
Oh, wow ... I got Cutie and 3 others at Tractor supply, they were all supposed to be Easter Eggers. We don't eat our birds, they are pets. Is there a reason why I can't keep a meat bird with the others?
We had the conversation with our 10 year old this evening. He seems ok with having to let Cutie go. Thanks for you help and advice!So sorry but I have to agree with the others. Meat birds live really miserable lives. They're bred to gain weight extremely fast and after a certain point they can no longer walk or function. Even on a restricted diet and with exercise you're really just dragging out the inevitable. I tried desperately one year to keep a cornish x rooster alive because I didn't know any better. Many vet visits, we even did water therapy. His life was very poor and he could only move a few inches while the other chickens ran circles around him. He eventually passed but I would never do it again. It was a mistake on my part. Keeping a meat bird as a pet only ends in tears.
Pecan is a bit of a jerk already, so I was thinking rooster . We don't have any boys in out little flock, so we'll keep him if that is the case.I agree the white is Cornish X, and Pecan could be a boy - pretty pink in the comb.
We had the conversation with our 10 year old this evening. He seems ok with having to let Cutie go. Thanks for you help and advice!