LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

[HuffleClaw]

Er..... I'm counting 34 with all the babies and breeders right now. :O And I'm getting another this weekend.

That’s a lot of bunnies!

 

[ChocolateMouse]

That’s a lot of bunnies!

Well, to be fair, most of them are slated to become sausage this winter... They're a really great meat animal to raise, though.

 

[Kusanar]

Right? It's such a blur right now.
I have New Zealands and standard Rex in several colors. They're all meat/fur animals.

What do you do with the furs?

 

[ChocolateMouse]

What do you do with the furs?

If they're nice we tan them by hand and make stuff from them. I don't have a lot of photos, but here's one of some slippers I made for a pal last Yule.

If they're super messed up for whatever reason they get composted. But we freeze and later tan what we can.

 

[eggsandhens]

How are you guys and your flocks doing?

Tbh I’m doing pretty well, except my chickens haven’t laid in 3 days
But everything else is going good, for the most part, I’m looking forward to spending time with my accepting part of the family for the holidays haha

 

[Kusanar]

If they're nice we tan them by hand and make stuff from them. I don't have a lot of photos, but here's one of some slippers I made for a pal last Yule.

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If they're super messed up for whatever reason they get composted. But we freeze and later tan what we can.

Those slippers look amazing!

 

[HuffleClaw]

Tbh I’m doing pretty well, except my chickens haven’t laid in 3 days
But everything else is going good, for the most part, I’m looking forward to spending time with my accepting part of the family for the holidays haha

Hopefully they start laying again soon!

 

[aart]

Dreading the 'dark season' as usual,
and the gathering restrictions(being both followed and ignored) are an added anxiety.
Yeah, and no eggs...most my birds are older and my one pullet went broody after a month of laying. Broke easy but not laying again yet.

 

[HuffleClaw]

Dreading the 'dark season' as usual,
and the gathering restrictions(being both followed and ignored) are an added anxiety.
Yeah, and no eggs...most my birds are older and my one pullet went broody after a month of laying. Broke easy but not laying again yet.

No eggs here either. Except a quail egg or two every now and then.

 

[LizzzyJo]

No eggs here either! Everyone is in a heavy molt. For two weeks I’ve only gotten eggs from my white French Marans. And now she’s molting too. I’ve got too many in cartons anyhow. I pickled a lot last year, but I have to come to terms with the fact that I hate pickled eggs. I try constantly and never like more than one bite.
I have rabbits too, but they’re for breeding and cuddling only. I love the sustainability aspect of raising for meat, but I prefer raising for 4h showing for neighborhood kids.