Meat vs pet

[GreatBreeder]

Not as much as the average chook, but they can live longer than a year.

 

[BantyChooks]

Not as much as the average chook, but they can live longer than a year.

I'm not saying they drop dead at a year. I am saying their lifespans are limited due to genetics. I suspect we are saying the same thing different ways.

Good night.

 

[GreatBreeder]

Yep. Goodnight to you as well.

 

[Bridger Davis]

Glad you guys could work things out, I was worried it was going to get heated! LOL

 

[BantyChooks]

Glad you guys could work things out, I was worried it was going to get heated! LOL

Nah. Arguing is a waste of time---that much I've learned.

 

[Bridger Davis]

Haha how mature of you!

 

[realtorterri]

Thank-you for input/s. We will keep Pecker as part of our pet flock. If/when her quality of life is poor because of her size, we will cull (not eat). In the future we will be prepared with a separate coop for meat birds. It's too easy to become attached when they are raised with the pets.

 

[GreatBreeder]

I you want meat pets, or breeders, try a skip a day feeding program.

 

[realtorterri]

I you want meat pets, or breeders, try a skip a day feeding program.

Thank-you for your input.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

torterri, limited feed, lots of exercise, and lots of water might keep it around for a few years. They're similar to a CX in that sense. There's a good chance that your bird will someday just seem a little lethargic sometime and you'll just give it a day or two to see if it gets better and you'll wake up the next day and it'll be gone. That's what's happened to all the CXs I've owned.