How do you live with yourself eating the birds you raised?

[chicnchic]

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I think some may have missed this post from the op. I just happened to catch it. I did not read through all 15 pages yet but (and correct me if I am wrong) it seems like she is trying to find a way to be able to do it at some point.

I agree, and though she used the word "you", I don't think she intended it to be accusatory.... I honestly feel that she was basically thinking out loud...try reading it substituting "ya" for you...ya know?

I think this quote especially highlights exactly what I claim she is saying!

It has been a good thread, and if more of those who actually DO think we're all ogres drooling over the though of killing a living creature, I think they might be QUITE surprised at the responses generated by the original question.

So those of you who got your feathers all ruffled...CHILL! She really is searching, not trying to stir up trouble....go back to being the friendly, helpful community you're (we're) known for being! Ya know?

 

[EricH]

i'd rather eat an animal raised humanely and with respect than some unhealthy kfc bird. unless youre a vegetarian, quit complaining. the bird is going to be eaten one way or the other - by US or by the commercial farms - which would be best for the BIRD?

 

[NevadaRon]

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Your welcome! I'm glad that someone is inspired by my success. Here's some more "meat" for you to ponder. In figuring up the costs (other than facilities, which are reusable), I have about $900 in the project (cost of the piglets, feed, and processing), which works out to less than $2 a pound. For some very high quality meat! The lady who did the processing for me, who has been in the business for 40+ years, described them as "beautiful" hogs. Some of the bacon strips are so wide I could only fit 3 at a time in a large skillet! And they are mostly meat, too. One piece of advice I have is to buy good quality piglets. Mine were a Duroc x Hampshire cross. Durocs are known for rapid growth, while the Hampshire produces quality meat. Good luck on your venture!

 

[jodief100]

I would rather eat an animal that was able to enjoy their short life than one raised in a factory farm. My birds and other food animals have a comfortable, enjoyable, albeit short life. They are loved for who they are and what they provide. That is a better life than living in a little box and never seeing the sun.

Sometimes I am sad when we butcher an animal I raised. The day I quit feeling sad is the day I quit raising animals for meat. We should care about those animals. Their purpose is to provide us with sustenance as nature intended. Their deaths are predetermined and meaningful but their lives are over and they should be mourned.

 

[kla37]

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Your welcome! I'm glad that someone is inspired by my success. Here's some more "meat" for you to ponder. In figuring up the costs (other than facilities, which are reusable), I have about $900 in the project (cost of the piglets, feed, and processing), which works out to less than $2 a pound. For some very high quality meat! The lady who did the processing for me, who has been in the business for 40+ years, described them as "beautiful" hogs. Some of the bacon strips are so wide I could only fit 3 at a time in a large skillet! And they are mostly meat, too. One piece of advice I have is to buy good quality piglets. Mine were a Duroc x Hampshire cross. Durocs are known for rapid growth, while the Hampshire produces quality meat. Good luck on your venture!

Wish I had room to do that!

 

[dragonjaze]

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I love that thought!


Also, read "The Compassionate Carnivore" by Catherine Friend.

 

[RedfogsFlock]

Yay!! My two cents!

We have pet chickens, and we have food chickens. Pet chickens are all named & will be my pet till they die. Food birds are just that, food. They are not named, and we don't try to hold em & codell them. Our pets will come to us to be held & get treats and such. Our food birds whether it be our ducks, chickens, turkeys, etc will come to you but won't let you hold them. The night before processing day we round them all up & put them in their own coop. Makes it easier to catch them since our birds free range 24/7/365

We just held our first processing day with our youngest who's 8. I really did think we would have a hard time tears & such. He did really well. He himself said "Dad as long as my Autumn stays i'm fine." He helped pluck & gut. It wasn't very hard since day one they were referred to as food. Now let one of my original 6 die or get hurt & I bawl like a baby!

 

[augustmomx2]

Because I know that an animal has to die every time I eat meat. Eating an animal that has sacrificied its life to feed my family and I, deserves the best life before death. Raising them myself assures this. Also, you can't beat the taste

 

[bigdaddyabc]

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hilarious.....

We like ours covered in BBQ sauce.......

In fact, my youngest son just had his 5th birthday. I asked him what he wanted for dinner. He said he wanted "killed chicken", I asked for clarification so he told me the NAMES of the birds he wanted to eat. Yes, we name them, yes we like them, yes they give us eggs. It is what they do, and what they are for at our house. Maybe not your house, but definately here.

 

[pascopol]

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I do not eat my chickens besides an occasional extra rooster. There are many other better tasting gourmet birds like coturnix quail, bobwhite quail, partridges, guineas, which I raise and eat with great pleasure. Also a duck sometimes to break the monotony.

If you can't eat chickens you may wind up eating soybeans. This is no good for our economy and our great country, since soybeans are only a few things we export to try balance our trade deficit with China.

So as a person loving my country I pledged never eat soybeans or any tofu like stuff ever.

Besides..........