Incubators Anonymous

[discoveregg]

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Not terrible! Better than him sitting in front of the TV, that's for sure

Wish I had started hatching chicks when my kids were younger.

 

[LilyD]

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Not terrible! Better than him sitting in front of the TV, that's for sure

Wish I had started hatching chicks when my kids were younger.

I can honestly say that has never been a problem here. He is right now out riding bikes before bed and he said he would put the chickens to bed for me before he came in . He really loves them. He calls them his food pets lol. They are pets while we have them and they make us eggs to eat plus when they get older we eat them too. They are the most loved food that ever existed hehe. They sit and play with us in the evenings and then once they are old enough they play outside and will follow us around the yard. It is too cool.

 

[discoveregg]

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Not terrible! Better than him sitting in front of the TV, that's for sure

Wish I had started hatching chicks when my kids were younger.

I can honestly say that has never been a problem here. He is right now out riding bikes before bed and he said he would put the chickens to bed for me before he came in . He really loves them. He calls them his food pets lol. They are pets while we have them and they make us eggs to eat plus when they get older we eat them too. They are the most loved food that ever existed hehe. They sit and play with us in the evenings and then once they are old enough they play outside and will follow us around the yard. It is too cool.

I'm impressed with your son

How old is he? I think it's great that he understands where his food comes from. Most kids don't. My 19 year old daughter has 2 hens. She will eat the eggs but is appalled at the thought of processing chickens for food. She just loves them too much...lol...
She's flying out for a visit this Saturday, I'm sure that she'll be horrified to learn that I'm going to a "processing party" with some local ladies. They volunteered to teach me. I feel blessed

 

[Rachel'sFlock]

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I was so fortunate to have our family from ND come for a visit and give me a clinic on processing. I did the first roo on my own, and suffice it to say I made a hot mess of it. So awful it was, I never wanted to do it again, but still had 3 left to do.
Lucky for me they came and helped me and taught me all they know (normally they do 100 at a time, so my 2 was a walk in the park for them!).
Now, I am confident and am able to do things correctly, humanely and with the deep reverence for the Circle of Life it represents to me and my family.

 

[LilyD]

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I can honestly say that has never been a problem here. He is right now out riding bikes before bed and he said he would put the chickens to bed for me before he came in . He really loves them. He calls them his food pets lol. They are pets while we have them and they make us eggs to eat plus when they get older we eat them too. They are the most loved food that ever existed hehe. They sit and play with us in the evenings and then once they are old enough they play outside and will follow us around the yard. It is too cool.

I'm impressed with your son

How old is he? I think it's great that he understands where his food comes from. Most kids don't. My 19 year old daughter has 2 hens. She will eat the eggs but is appalled at the thought of processing chickens for food. She just loves them too much...lol...
She's flying out for a visit this Saturday, I'm sure that she'll be horrified to learn that I'm going to a "processing party" with some local ladies. They volunteered to teach me. I feel blessed

He is 15 right now and this is our second year growing our own meat food. We have done pigs, chicken, goat and sheep. We had to have long talks last year about how even though they were cute they still had to serve a purpose. They were either egg layers or they were dinner. I think what helped him is taking Biology of Nutrition in high school this year. They made him watch the video Where your food comes from, which is all about the raising pens for the animals in the store and the slaughter houses where they go. He appreciates the fact that what he eats gets treated well from the time it is hatches until it is processed and since we do it ourselves we know it is treated well not cruelly.

 

[dadsdeercamp]

It's been two month but i fell off the wagan putting 68 quail eggs in the bator in the morning.

 

[discoveregg]

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I'm impressed with your son

How old is he? I think it's great that he understands where his food comes from. Most kids don't. My 19 year old daughter has 2 hens. She will eat the eggs but is appalled at the thought of processing chickens for food. She just loves them too much...lol...
She's flying out for a visit this Saturday, I'm sure that she'll be horrified to learn that I'm going to a "processing party" with some local ladies. They volunteered to teach me. I feel blessed

He is 15 right now and this is our second year growing our own meat food. We have done pigs, chicken, goat and sheep. We had to have long talks last year about how even though they were cute they still had to serve a purpose. They were either egg layers or they were dinner. I think what helped him is taking Biology of Nutrition in high school this year. They made him watch the video Where your food comes from, which is all about the raising pens for the animals in the store and the slaughter houses where they go. He appreciates the fact that what he eats gets treated well from the time it is hatches until it is processed and since we do it ourselves we know it is treated well not cruelly.

Oh I'm going to order that movie on Netflix! Thanks! It will be here by the time my daughter gets here...maybe that will help!

 

[LilyD]

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He is 15 right now and this is our second year growing our own meat food. We have done pigs, chicken, goat and sheep. We had to have long talks last year about how even though they were cute they still had to serve a purpose. They were either egg layers or they were dinner. I think what helped him is taking Biology of Nutrition in high school this year. They made him watch the video Where your food comes from, which is all about the raising pens for the animals in the store and the slaughter houses where they go. He appreciates the fact that what he eats gets treated well from the time it is hatches until it is processed and since we do it ourselves we know it is treated well not cruelly.

Oh I'm going to order that movie on Netflix! Thanks! It will be here by the time my daughter gets here...maybe that will help!

It's a terrible movie. My son said that he thought the teacher was trying to turn them vegan but it didn't work for him because we get all our food from our farm so we know it's all treated nicely. It grossed out a lot of his classmates bad enough that they had to leave because they were feeling sick. But now they know where the food they eat is before they get it. It's important stuff to know.

 

[discoveregg]

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I can honestly say that has never been a problem here. He is right now out riding bikes before bed and he said he would put the chickens to bed for me before he came in . He really loves them. He calls them his food pets lol. They are pets while we have them and they make us eggs to eat plus when they get older we eat them too. They are the most loved food that ever existed hehe. They sit and play with us in the evenings and then once they are old enough they play outside and will follow us around the yard. It is too cool.

I'm impressed with your son

How old is he? I think it's great that he understands where his food comes from. Most kids don't. My 19 year old daughter has 2 hens. She will eat the eggs but is appalled at the thought of processing chickens for food. She just loves them too much...lol...
She's flying out for a visit this Saturday, I'm sure that she'll be horrified to learn that I'm going to a "processing party" with some local ladies. They volunteered to teach me. I feel blessed

It's not available on Netflix

 

[Rachel'sFlock]

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I'm impressed with your son

How old is he? I think it's great that he understands where his food comes from. Most kids don't. My 19 year old daughter has 2 hens. She will eat the eggs but is appalled at the thought of processing chickens for food. She just loves them too much...lol...
She's flying out for a visit this Saturday, I'm sure that she'll be horrified to learn that I'm going to a "processing party" with some local ladies. They volunteered to teach me. I feel blessed

It's not available on Netflix

I think Food, Inc. is, and it is the exact same sort of documentary.