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[Nava]

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here's one who is close by look her up

ChickenLoverChrista .............Fort Pierce

 

[ItsAZOO32]

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From these pictures on my tiny iPhone butter doesn't look like a roo

am I wrong?

I do believe you are wrong.Sure looks like a roo to me.But in the long run he will prove hat he is.

How old is he? Sorry.. yeah.. I can't see pics too well on my iphone.. so small

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Here are our newest hatchlings

Call ducklings, peachicks, blue bantam Cochins, white crested blue polish, and Marans (blue and black split)


Shellie

 

[ItsAZOO32]

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What are those with the vaulted heads?

 

[Nava]

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are those brown ones Khaki Campbell's?

they are cute,

now I want to start my bator again

 

[Floridachicken1958]

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I really like the brown 1 in the picture & the blonde hiding under the black 1.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Nava, nope all call ducklings. You want Khaki's? I am always looking for an excuse to keep the bators running lol oh FYI just bought 3

blue splash Sebastopols from Jean lol.

Jess.. White crest blue polish, aren't they cute?


Growing my blue stock, hoping to have mainly a focus on blue toned chickens.

 

[lyric]

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Welcome Amy! From another newbie who doesn't even have the chicks . . . YET. We're pushing for Fall.

 

[lyric]

We were talking about chicks the other day and hubby mentioned about some dying which prompts my ? to the group: is it difficult to keep baby chicks and see them thrive? I know death is a fact of life, but I'm here to learn all that i can and to be ready when we bring our babes home.

It reads as if many folk here have chickens as pets vs. for family eating. Is this correct or no? I don't want to be writing something and offend anyone.

In my mind we would have chickens and I would treat them as pets but when come time to butcher, the family's got to eat. Is that a realistic view or am I joshing myself?

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

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Never name anything you will potentially eat. Pets are pets and those mention for the freezer have no name ever. Chicks are not hard to raise with some basic knowledge and common sense. (food and water, shelter) these are some poultry that are harder to hatch and harder to make it to adulthood ( call ducks=hard to hatch, Peafowl=hard to raise) but this doesn't mean it can't be done either.

We are prepping to order a set of meat chickens soon, we also raise rabbits and quail both for food. At the same time we have some rabbits who are bred for pet purpose.

It's based on your needs/wants and what you are willing to do. If you want food then you must be willing to butcher. It isn't cost effective to raise and then pay someone else to butcher for you.

I feel you can have both pets and food animals, but you have to view them differently.