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[kajira]

I believe the meat thing must be local to you. 4-H does much more than livestock for food. Over half 4-H members are from Urban and Suburban areas.I'

Each club will have different rules and requirements - which is why he needs to know what his is, locally, before walking into it and just assuming he'll get cheap birds, or non-meat birds.

Neither of our local clubs do any kind of birds, except meat birds for butchering. My daughter wanted to show her silkies, and we found out they don't have a local show club for chickens, at all. She was pretty bummed, since the nice 4h clubs in the big cities where we used to live in WA state, did have that.

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: I'm very rural, and certainly not only meat-raising clubs. With livestock itself there is meat and dairy animals. Poultry has meat and Layers, Bantams and Fancy breeds. There is Woodworking, sewing, knitting etc.. and much more.

 

[Akrnaf2]

If you have oak trees nearby this can interest you.

I have plenty kids beat them with a hammer in the back yard and the chickens eat them

Special good.

What? I have fever, headache ,back ache ,knees ache AND i have a language barrier so.....

I pray your ankles are ok? seriously though, feel better Benny!! @CanadaChicken Morning MC!

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Mornin Kat!

What is the last thing Everyone ate? I'm hungry! I had provolone cheese and a unique pretzel as a snack, didn't take care of ma belly though.

it is morning, I am staying behind on this thread, I ate two poached eggs on toast, ten more minutes and off I go, bye

yummy!!!! have a good day!!!

Good morning everyone. I finally caught up, but I am almost finished with breakfast and it is time to head back outside as soon as I decide which project I don't really want to do today and get on it. Yesterday I was off and did a vet trip, blood draw, coop construction as I am linking two coops for the winter, cleaned a coop, and stained the coop and my goat plaything I built a couple of weeks ago. By the time I finished chores and caught up you were all asleep except Bennie. I hope you all have great and productive days, and that you feel better Bennie.

Hi Dax, good luck with whatever you end up tackling!!

Thanks Sally! If you will ever grow a pig Acorns will make it delicious! Not from personal knowledge, but the Ebirian (Spanish ) pigs is known by! If I will find the correct oak spices I will try it!( not tge pig! The acorn! )

 

[kajira]

I'm very rural, and certainly not only meat-raising clubs. With livestock itself there is meat and dairy animals. Poultry has meat and Layers, Bantams and Fancy breeds. There is Woodworking, sewing, knitting etc.. and much more.

Maybe it's because we are a border town - but ours (while very large, with lots of members) has no poultry club, besides meat and doesn't even support a layer breeds. They make you pre-order birds of their choice, that they order to participate in the chicken/poultry. You can't use your own birds that you breed yourself, either. I was under the impression that ALL 4h clubs, would have a wider variety of options for showing birds and fancy breeds, (which is what my daughter wanted to do) but here, neither of the local clubs support it. The nearest big city, is over 6 hours round trip from us, and I'm not even sure they'd let her join since we live so far away.

There is no woodworking, sewing, or knitting, though we do have a beauty pageant. They do pigs, sheep, cows, goats. They don't even have dog training competitions, or herding like some of the clubs.

 

[Akrnaf2]

This is my afternoon "coffee" erl gray tee with honey fresh ginger and lemon.

 

[casportpony]

 
I believe the meat thing must be local to you. 4-H does much more than livestock for food. Over half 4-H members are from Urban and Suburban areas.I'

Each club will have different rules and requirements - which is why he needs to know what his is, locally, before walking into it and just assuming he'll get cheap birds, or non-meat birds.

Neither of our local clubs do any kind of birds, except meat birds for butchering. My daughter wanted to show her silkies, and we found out they don't have a local show club for chickens, at all. She was pretty bummed, since the nice 4h clubs in the big cities where we used to live in WA state, did have that.

Regardless of what they have, I think going there is a good idea. Who knows, maybe he'll make some new friends?

-Kathy

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: It should be what the local community would support. If people want to expand to "Fancy Breeds" chicken and enough interest they should be able to start a club. You could talk to the county agent or someone at the university that supports 4-H in Texas. Not certain how I forgot about dogs since my vet had asked me if I would be interested in being the advisor for the dogs when the current person retired from doing it.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Hi Sally!

Hey KAT!!! I made you proud today!! I answered in just the way you would over anal gland issues on my puppy page muwwahhahhaha complete with fecal scaling charts and all!!!

Quote: Thanks Sally!
If you will ever grow a pig Acorns will make it delicious!
Not from personal knowledge, but the Ebirian (Spanish ) pigs is known by!
If I will find the correct oak spices I will try it!( not tge pig! The acorn!

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lol gotcha!!!

 

[Pensmaster]

I'm very rural, and certainly not only meat-raising clubs. With livestock itself there is meat and dairy animals. Poultry has meat and Layers, Bantams and Fancy breeds. There is Woodworking, sewing, knitting etc.. and much more.

Morning Mike. Sounds like a good club to belong too. Definitely 7 chicks out of 9-10 eggs. Hen is so protective that when I open coop she has them all back into the corner

 

[kajira]

Regardless of what they have, I think going there is a good idea. Who knows, maybe he'll make some new friends?

-Kathy

Oh, going is a good idea, i'm all for socialization for kids and making new friends I just don't want him to think he'll get cheap adult birds or con his poor mom into spending lots of money lol haha

I'm surprised with his interest in his birds, he hasn't signed up for 4h himself, I believe it's 20/yr for membership, and the meetings are only 1x a month, plus the volunteer work.