Do you spoil

[Quarterhorses1]

They're spoiled in the sense that I only eat the extra males. I don't process the females after they stop laying

Is that spoiling though? I’ve never thought of eating one of my birds, male , female, old, new, mean or nice. I could never do such a thing I get WAYYYYY too attached. I’m vegetarian

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Is that spoiling though? I’ve never thought of eating one of my birds, male , female, old, new, mean or nice. I could never do such a thing I get WAYYYYY too attached. I’m vegetarian

It's spoiling compared to how some people keep them. After all, a bird that doesn't lay anymore eats at least as much as one that is laying reliably

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

Is that spoiling though? I’ve never thought of eating one of my birds, male , female, old, new, mean or nice. I could never do such a thing I get WAYYYYY too attached. I’m vegetarian

I am like you @Quarterhorses1 could never do that to one of my babies no matter gender, age, laying or not I love them WAY TO MUCH! Except I am not vegetarian.

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

I put grapes, blueberries, watermelon, kale, and honeydew or cantelope on a bowl with really cold water and ice so it gets cold, dump out the water and serve it and they go crazy for it

OMG I can't wait to try that!

 

[Quarterhorses1]

It's spoiling compared to how some people keep them. After all, a bird that doesn't lay anymore eats at least as much as one that is laying reliably we

So you think it’s fair to quit loving a horse after it’s not rideable? Or a cow that can’t produce milk? I don’t consider that spoiling.

 

[Quarterhorses1]

OMG I can't wait to try that!

Mine go CRAZY for it. I also make a winter time kale soup that they fight for. They get oatmeal too

 

[Quarterhorses1]

I am like you @Quarterhorses1 could never do that to one of my babies no matter gender, age, laying or not I love them WAY TO MUCH! Except I am not vegetarian.

Yeah it doesn’t matter if you’re a vegetarian or not I could NEVER

 

[JacinLarkwell]

So you think it’s fair to quit loving a horse after it’s not rideable? Or a cow that can’t produce milk? I don’t consider that spoiling.

I never said I quit loving them. I do keep my females after they stop laying because I enjoy watching them enough that I'm willing to pay for their feed from my entertainment budget. But not everyone does, so I do consider my birds spoiled in that regard. And actually yes, if my cow didn't make milk, I'd probably use it for meat, just like I use my extra cockerels for meat. Better than just composting them imo

 

[Quarterhorses1]

I never said I quit loving them. I do keep my females after they stop laying because I enjoy watching them enough that I'm willing to pay for their feed from my entertainment budget. But not everyone does, so I do consider my birds spoiled in that regard. And actually yes, if my cow didn't make milk, I'd probably use it for meat, just like I use my extra cockerels for meat. Better than just composting them imo

Pretty sure killing and eating something means you don’t exactly love it. “Extra “ doesn’t really make sense because you got them…. Anyways you do you and I’ll do me

 

[nuthatched]

Pretty sure killing and eating something means you don’t exactly love it. “Extra “ doesn’t really make sense because you got them…. Anyways you do you and I’ll do me

Raising animals that could be used for meat and actually doing so doesn't mean one doesn't care about them. for thousands of years, that's how livestock keeping is. if you can't produce, aren't of any of use, you get eaten or sold. most people couldn't afford anything else. It wasn't until the last two or three generations where people have been disconnected from where food come from, farming in general and have developed over attachments to livestock-type animals has this became a huge ethical thing.
I'd personally rather eat an animal that had a full life out in the wild, like a deer or an animal that was lovingly cared for by a small farmer than your average grocery store meat. :]