Eating a Peacock

[bdfive]

I'm scared to look at the link.

LOL, let me under that chair with you kuntrygirl. I had a peahen break her neck so could have eaten her. Didn't....cried all the time I dug out rocks here in the hill country of TX to bury her next to the pen where her juvenile chicks were. Don't think I could ever eat one of my own. Seems it's just as good to dine on chicken or turkey bought at the grocery store.

 

[Haunted55]

LOL, let me under that chair with you kuntrygirl. I had a peahen break her neck so could have eaten her. Didn't....cried all the time I dug out rocks here in the hill country of TX to bury her next to the pen where her juvenile chicks were. Don't think I could ever eat one of my own. Seems it's just as good to dine on chicken or turkey bought at the grocery store.

I've been there with my ducks and silly as it sounds, I did the same thing. But, I could and would eat the peafowl if I become over run with them. I still think it's a better way to go than living with someone who won't care for them properly.

 

[bluenkimchi]

"A man's trash is an other man's treasure", so in this case a person's peafowl/geese/pet is an other man's dinner? Very interesting thread indeed. Come to think of it I actually had both squirrel and rat before. It was back in high school in biology class, we had a fear factor course. No, these were not wild but home raised by the science teacher. Taste just like squirrel except a little sweeter, very lean and doesn't have the gameness of squirrel. Speaking of rodents people eat guinea pigs (cuy) in Peru and other parts of South America as a protein source and raised them just like any other live stock. Am I weird for thinking what we see as cute and cuddly/furry being on the menu?

 

[Haunted55]

"A man's trash is an other man's treasure", so in this case a person's peafowl/geese/pet is an other man's dinner? Very interesting thread indeed. Come to think of it I actually had both squirrel and rat before. It was back in high school in biology class, we had a fear factor course. No, these were not wild but home raised by the science teacher. Taste just like squirrel except a little sweeter, very lean and doesn't have the gameness of squirrel. Speaking of rodents people eat guinea pigs (cuy) in Peru and other parts of South America as a protein source and raised them just like any other live stock. Am I weird for thinking what we see as cute and cuddly/furry being on the menu?

I don't think so. Just look at our society, there are a lot of people who can't eat meat because it had a face. That's fine if they feel that way. I won't throw stones, but I am not one of them and would rather see an animal I raised come to an end at my hand than to be abused somewhere else.

Lambs are a perfect example of cute and cuddly for food. Children's nursery ryhmes are full of lambs and such. How many of us enjoy lamb chops or leg of lamb? It's all relative in the end.

 

[casportpony]

Braised leg of lamb, veal and foie gras, just a few of my favorites...

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[destinduck]

Love it! My brother has the bumper sticker Ya made me hungry.

 

[kuntrygirl]

I'm scared to look at the link.

LOL, let me under that chair with you kuntrygirl.  I had a peahen break her neck so could have eaten her.  Didn't....cried all the time I dug out rocks here in the hill country of TX to bury her next to the pen where her juvenile chicks were.  Don't think I could ever eat one of my own.  Seems it's just as good to dine on chicken or turkey bought at the grocery store.

I agree with you.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Braised leg of lamb, veal and foie gras, just a few of my favorites...

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When we slaughtered our first sheep, I cried like a baby WHILE AT the butcher. I cried for days. After I had a taste of the lamp, I was wondering when were we going to take the next ram to the butcher.

 

[kuntrygirl]

"A man's trash is an other man's treasure", so in this case a person's peafowl/geese/pet is an other man's dinner? Very interesting thread indeed. Come to think of it I actually had both squirrel and rat before. It was back in high school in biology class, we had a fear factor course. No, these were not wild but home raised by the science teacher. Taste just like squirrel except a little sweeter, very lean and doesn't have the gameness of squirrel. Speaking of rodents people eat guinea pigs (cuy) in Peru  and other parts of  South America as a protein source and raised them just like any other live stock. Am I weird for thinking what we see as cute and cuddly/furry being on the menu?

I don't think so.  Just look at our society, there are a lot of people who can't eat meat because it had a face.  That's fine if they feel that way.  I won't throw stones, but I am not one of them and would rather see an animal I raised come to an end at my hand than to be abused somewhere else. 

Lambs are a perfect example of cute and cuddly for food.  Children's nursery ryhmes are full of lambs and such.  How many of us enjoy lamb chops or leg of lamb?  It's all relative in the end.

I had a problem eating my own lamb at first. But now.............. I count the days that I take one to the butcher.

 

[Haunted55]

Braised leg of lamb, veal and foie gras, just a few of my favorites...

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ROFLMAO!!!!! Oh that is soooo bad it's good! Seriously though, that's why I have geese and ducks and chickens and pigs.....I like to eat and I know what I am raising is so very much better than what I could buy. The only ammonia my meat sees is shoveled out as needed.