Anyone have luck catching a feral chicken?? UPDATE: Rooster caught, no hen

[BarredRockMom]

Geeze, hey....guy in the bowler hat...put on some pants already!! They're talking about saurkraut balls & you don't want a piece a that action, I'm telling you.

We have some giant fox squirrels at our place & the one with the nachos we call...Nacho! His wife is Cheese & every little one we see is Chips. The Grey Squirrels are all named Secret Squirrel. It's like they are all on a secret mission & part of their initiation into the organization is crossing a road in front of traffic. You make it...you're in. Every time we see a dead squirrel on the side of the road, one of us chirps "Awwwwww, he didn't maaaake it!"

 

[21hens-incharge]

I'm such a softy I can't even send them knowing the outcome! At least I admit it. LOL Even if I do get grief for it.

I won't give you a hard time about it at all. It was not a decision we made lightly and it certainly was not easy to load them up.

For me it was a quality of life or rather of death decision.

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

I won't give you a hard time about it at all. It was not a decision we made lightly and it certainly was not easy to load them up.

For me it was a quality of life or rather of death decision.

Generally it's people who don't have chickens or grew up hunting or culling their own food who do. LOL
My BF keeps saying we are having chicken dinner but he can't do it either.
I have had some taken care of when they were sick. I won't let anyone suffer. I still couldn't do it myself though.

 

[BarredRockMom]

I lived in SE Iowa up until a few mo this ago. Going into town, it semed like I would always get behind a turkey truck carrying them them from a large commercial farm to the slaughter/processing plant. They all looked at me like they knew they were headed to their doom! I could almost hear them saying, “Help me...!” Now I picture them every time I go to buy turkey at the store and usually get something else.....I’m such a sucker for that kind of thing!
Speaking of store bought poultry, I hardly ever buy it after watching a documentary on the raising, processing, and slaughtering of chicken and turkey. The whole commercial process is absolutely disgusting! The documentary is a little old (2009), but worth watching.

Sorry...posted the wrong link at first. Here is the right one:

Thanks for posting this, I have been meaning to watch it!! And the way food animals are commercially raised, commercially processed & brought to consumers is completely nauseating, I agree.

My brother-in-law just toured a processing facility with his co-workers in order to view what they do & understand when injury claims are filed. He was the only one who got thru the tour, & only because he's been an avid hunter (mostly bow) all of his life & has processed his own game for tgat ling, too. Even he said that he barely made it thru. So imagine how the animals feel, knowing what's going to happen. And I cannot imagine that a "dumb" animal (who uses 100% of its brain) is not smart enough to understand. Given that people use on average 10% of their brains, who's really dumb?

 

[21hens-incharge]

Thanks for posting this, I have been meaning to watch it!! And the way food animals are commercially raised, commercially processed & brought to consumers is completely nauseating, I agree.

My brother-in-law just toured a processing facility with his co-workers in order to view what they do & understand when injury claims are filed. He was the only one who got thru the tour, & only because he's been an avid hunter (mostly bow) all of his life & has processed his own game for tgat ling, too. Even he said that he barely made it thru. So imagine how the animals feel, knowing what's going to happen. And I cannot imagine that a "dumb" animal (who uses 100% of its brain) is not smart enough to understand. Given that people use on average 10% of their brains, who's really dumb?

And that is why I sit here eating veggie soup and toast for lunch.
I find we are eating more and more veggies and less and less meat here.

 

[cottontail farm]

Ok, II've gone through 45 pages of this chicken saga. My eyes hurt. Please, someone, spoiler DID YOU EVER CATCH THE HEN?! The suspense is killing me. Did she have a nest?

 

[21hens-incharge]

So far no hen has been captured. Not on trail cam or in hand.

We are all hopeful though.

 

[BarredRockMom]

I wish I knew where to buy local. I'm close to Amish country but they are not known for the treating their animals well.

I have a family member who raises cattle but I don't have the freezer space for that either.

Yes, the majority of Amish have a much different view of correct & humane treatment of animals than most other people. When I hear "Amish" this or that, I decline to purchase because of it.

 

[pitbullmomma]

Sorry @pitbullmomma ... we eat chicken..... but trying to do it ethically.... and our chickens have a HUGELY wonderful life.... daily treats and play time with the PIC.... fermented food and clean water.[/QUOTE]


No apologies needed, Smuv! I respect that people eat meat and eat their chickens, I'm not one of those self-righteous preachy vegetarians, lol. I make chicken for my husband and beef stroganoff and stuff. Those balut eggs are just, freaking, NASTY (and I'm sure some people on here eat them, and apologies if I offend you!) Like my hub eats bloody red meat and he had to leave the room when I showed him that vid cuz he was like "If I keep watching that I will never be able to eat a chicken egg again."

Live and let live!

Cindi,
off to check out the original Minaj video

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

Yes, the majority of Amish have a much different view of correct & humane treatment of animals than most other people. When I hear "Amish" this or that, I decline to purchase because of it.

They are known for puppy mills in mid Ohio. And I'm not saying all Amish are like that. It's just hard to know who is and who isn't.