BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

[DesertChic]

OK...I'll put it another way...I HAVE ENEMIES. When I first sighed up here, I pumped heads with some of the more powerful folks. My contention that chickens were here to be used as food for a very long time and those who show birds for a hobby came to the dance quite late.


After being put in the 'penalty box' a few times, I decided to simply start this Production thread. I don't even discourage SOP folks who wish to post here...many of them do provide some very important information but I can't stand back and have someone tell me that I'm wrong for crossing breeds for my own purposes. It would be one thing if I tried to sell birds that are cross-bred as a pure breed but I don't....I I rarely even sell chickens, unless we're doing a
wholesale clearance' as has happened a couple times in the past year...

So...there you have it!!

LOL! I post pictures of my chickens on Facebook quite often. Recently, instead of my cute chicks photos I posted this one:



This was one of my non-breeding quality Bielefelder cockerels. He was delicious! And about half a dozen people messaged me, scolding me on how horrible I am for killing my chickens for food. Another two dozen asked when I'm having them over for dinner.

 

[DesertChic]

Right there is the reason why I refrain from joining a sikie thread. Those who raise silkies as second children might not care much for my breeding plans of developing a heavier meatier silkie fibro meat breed
There was a few threads discussing giant silkies, people wanting them but I didn't find anyone that actually found any, threads had few posts and were old and dead.

OMG! Thank you for saying this! I had to unsubscribe to the Silkie thread after asking if they taste any different from other chickens.

 

[Beer can]

@hellbender When I try to post pics on BYC with my phone or tablet sometimes I can't get them to go. I found if I edit the pic by cropping it to the exact same size the edited pics load first try..?

 

[collie1470]

LOL! I post pictures of my chickens on Facebook quite often. Recently, instead of my cute chicks photos I posted this one: This was one of my non-breeding quality Bielefelder cockerels. He was delicious! And about half a dozen people messaged me, scolding me on how horrible I am for killing my chickens for food. Another two dozen asked when I'm having them over for dinner.

I think I literally just drooled a bit. THAT. That looks heavenly.

 

[Kev]

OMG! Thank you for saying this! I had to unsubscribe to the Silkie thread after asking if they taste any different from other chickens.

It's not so easy to unsubscribe when it happens face to face...

Me: I've eaten some of them, tastes pretty good...

Person: either

and/or

doesn't help much pointing out they ARE chickens.........................

 

[collie1470]

But yeah...I'm pretty sure I'm going to lose a few friends over the quest for tasty and productive animals XD

Partially because I'm looking at rabbits, too lol. Partially because I know a lot of people who are totally against eating animals

 

[Kev]

LOL! I post pictures of my chickens on Facebook quite often. Recently, instead of my cute chicks photos I posted this one:



This was one of my non-breeding quality Bielefelder cockerels. He was delicious! And about half a dozen people messaged me, scolding me on how horrible I am for killing my chickens for food. Another two dozen asked when I'm having them over for dinner.

What, you butchered, dressed and cooked that? And you're new to the hobby... very impressed! That's a way better looking carcass than I produce, lol!

I agree that looks SO delicious... can I stop by sometime...?

 

[HeritageGoose13]

OMG! Thank you for saying this! I had to unsubscribe to the Silkie thread after asking if they taste any different from other chickens.

Apparently you can't eat "cute" chickens just the "ugly" ones.

 

[collie1470]

Apparently you can't eat "cute" chickens just the "ugly" ones.

Aren't most of them cute? Lol. I guess you can only eat them while they molt XD

 

[Beer can]

@DesertChic, That does look yummy!
Those in disapproval probably get their chicken from the store where no innocent animals are harmed?
I just read through the silkie threads for a little bit when I got mine and decided 'nope, not discussing raising them for meat here!' Lol