- Nov 23, 2010
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Long story short. Me and my fiance bought a 4 acre property and plan to start a small farm. My fiance was vegan for many years but has gradually started eating dairy, eggs and fish.
We have been planning on getting chickens and were really excited about it, but the more research we do, the more we realize it might not be a reality.
I am a chef, and have cooked and eaten meat my whole life. My fiance is totally against any animals being killed on our property.
After research and talking to many farmers, there seems to be a consistence that after 2 years a chicken is pretty much not laying as many eggs, so off to slaughter they go, and in with the new batch.
I guess we are both a little confused. Do all people who have chickens get eggs for two years and then kill them? Or do they let them just hang around and feed them even though they aren't producing eggs?
I've read chickens can live for 7-10 years. What about when they stop producing eggs? What do you do?
Just seems that eating eggs is just as bad as eating meat, because inevitably you are contributing to the death of an animal.
Any help out there chicken people??????
Thanks
Chris
We have been planning on getting chickens and were really excited about it, but the more research we do, the more we realize it might not be a reality.
I am a chef, and have cooked and eaten meat my whole life. My fiance is totally against any animals being killed on our property.
After research and talking to many farmers, there seems to be a consistence that after 2 years a chicken is pretty much not laying as many eggs, so off to slaughter they go, and in with the new batch.
I guess we are both a little confused. Do all people who have chickens get eggs for two years and then kill them? Or do they let them just hang around and feed them even though they aren't producing eggs?
I've read chickens can live for 7-10 years. What about when they stop producing eggs? What do you do?
Just seems that eating eggs is just as bad as eating meat, because inevitably you are contributing to the death of an animal.
Any help out there chicken people??????
Thanks
Chris