ELI5 Why do so many ppl treat chickens expendable??

[z3lda3]

People do occasionally make yarn out of dog fur, mainly people with longhaired breeds that need to be brushed a lot. It's a good way to turn all that shedded fur into a cute memento

Yes and it was a beautiful sweater. But so dang itchy. She was the type that put sweaters on him in the winter, and bought Halloween costumes for him. When he went to the “bathroom” she cleaned up his poopy woopsies.

 

[z3lda3]

I do Chicken Pelts, made specifically for people who like to Fly Tie, Feather Art, or just want something unique on their wall.View attachment 3935605View attachment 3935611View attachment 3935613

Ok I’ll tell YOU something but nobody else, they’d think I was nuts. The first egg my first chicken laid, I turned into a faberge egg.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Ok I’ll tell YOU something but nobody else, they’d think I was nuts. The first egg my first chicken laid, I turned into a faberge egg.

What's a Faberge Egg?

 

[z3lda3]

What's a Faberge Egg?

A Fabergé egg (Russian: яйцо Фаберже, romanized: yaytso Faberzhe) is a jewelled egg created by the jewellery firm House of Fabergé, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

 

[SourRoses]

Mainly people like them to tie flies for fly fishing.

That's mainly from Genetic Hackle Fowl, specially bred for the purpose. Sadly most chicken feathers are not useful for it.
Some roosters grow a few feathers that can be used for the most simple, basic ties. But it's hard to get the feathers into the hands of actual fly fishers because they want the really impressive feathers grown by the industry bloodlines (cruelly, I might add, and they cull tons of female chicks to protect their "propriety" genetics).
I kept a line of Genetic Hackles (my roo flock) and while I did find a few people that super duper wanted them, they were a limited pool and I couldn't keep hatching them out. So now I'm working on blending them into my project to make the end bird a little more useful (not the high level Hackles, of course).

Custard first, and an unnamed roo, they found appreciative homes!

 

[z3lda3]

A Fabergé egg (Russian: яйцо Фаберже, romanized: yaytso Faberzhe) is a jewelled egg created by the jewellery firm House of Fabergé, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

That’s the definition. But basically I blew out the insides of the egg, painted it, decorated it ( not with jewels) and gave it a top coat to preserve it.

 

[z3lda3]

That's mainly from Genetic Hackle Fowl, specially bred for the purpose. Sadly most chicken feathers are not useful for it.
Some roosters grow a few feathers that can be used for the most simple, basic ties. But it's hard to get the feathers into the hands of actual fly fishers because they want the really impressive feathers grown by the industry bloodlines (cruelly, I might add, and they cull tons of female chicks to protect their "propriety" genetics).
I kept a line of Genetic Hackles (my roo flock) and while I did find a few people that super duper wanted them, they were a limited pool and I couldn't keep hatching them out. So now I'm working on blending them into my project to make the end bird a little more useful (not the high level Hackles, of course).

Custard first, and an unnamed roo, they found appreciative homes!

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Ooo beautiful!

 

[SourRoses]

I also want to say that I don't think it's unethical to bury or even put carcasses in the garbage where that's allowed. It is not ideal, but if the alternative is dealing with too many cockerels harming your flock, or hurting people, it's acceptable. The important part is that they were killed humanely and treated well in the time they were alive.

When my horse died we put all 1,000 pounds of him in the ground. Some people think that's a waste of meat. I think he was so much more than meat. People send horses to Mexcio to die horrible fearful deaths using cattle methods.
They are rounding up heritage herds of wild horses that are protected by federal law, all so the beef industry can profit from tax funded grazing on public land. The BLM is breaking the law to do this because they are under so much pressure from ranchers threatening to shoot the horses. (fences are not a thing in these areas, they want the cattle to roam and eat everything)
It makes me so mad I can't even advocate on the issue anymore for my own sanity.

Point is, a lot of types of animals are targeted by humans. Just walk into a shelter with cats & dogs and see the absolute waste of life and of wholehearted love. Chickens don't offer such on the same level, but they still deserve good lives and painless deaths.

 

[z3lda3]

That's mainly from Genetic Hackle Fowl, specially bred for the purpose. Sadly most chicken feathers are not useful for it.
Some roosters grow a few feathers that can be used for the most simple, basic ties. But it's hard to get the feathers into the hands of actual fly fishers because they want the really impressive feathers grown by the industry bloodlines (cruelly, I might add, and they cull tons of female chicks to protect their "propriety" genetics).
I kept a line of Genetic Hackles (my roo flock) and while I did find a few people that super duper wanted them, they were a limited pool and I couldn't keep hatching them out. So now I'm working on blending them into my project to make the end bird a little more useful (not the high level Hackles, of course).

Custard first, and an unnamed roo, they found appreciative homes!

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The bottom one looks like a lion breed! I want one!

 

[SourRoses]

You're not too far from Dennis Heltzel in Pa, also a member here (welbars . com) he still breeds them and has a lot of extra roos he leaves to free range