Official BYC Poll: What Breed Characteristics are Most Important to You?

[trescloudy]

Wow, only 2.5% are interested in raising their own meat chicken. Hmmm

 

[Birdielee]

Wow, only 2.5% are interested in raising their own meat chicken. Hmmm

Interested, but I'm in the last town in my county (which has a LOT of open space in other areas) that permits chicken- keeping. If you can call it that. Half the species is eliminated, then the flock is eliminated, and 25$ per year per bird. ! No roo, only 2 hens. They allowed me 3 max because i have 2 coops.
So meat birds yes, but they have me extremely limited. We still ate one recently. She was good!

 

[Madhouse Pullet]

Wow, only 2.5% are interested in raising their own meat chicken. Hmmm

Only in an apocalyptic situation.

 

[trescloudy]

Interested, but I'm in the last town in my county (which has a LOT of open space in other areas) that permits chicken- keeping. If you can call it that. Half the species is eliminated, then the flock is eliminated, and 25$ per year per bird. ! No roo, only 2 hens. They allowed me 3 max because i have 2 coops.
So meat birds yes, but they have me extremely limited. We still ate one recently. She was good!

Yeah, it's tough to live in places like that. I would have to move. Thanks for the insight though.

 

[trescloudy]

Only in an apocalyptic situation.

But then it's too late....

 

[Birdielee]

I agree i would have to move..

What's going on all feels sort of apocalyptic. Hence I'm eating my chickens. There was no chicken in the store for about a month!

 

[Amer]

Wow, only 2.5% are interested in raising their own meat chicken. Hmmm

I use my birds for meat, but that’s not the main reason for picking the breeds I did.

 

[casportpony]

Wow, only 2.5% are interested in raising their own meat chicken. Hmmm

Yeah, I was surprised by that too, I figured that number would be higher.

 

[3KillerBs]

I use my birds for meat, but that’s not the main reason for picking the breeds I did.

Yes.

I want to raise meat birds but haven't done a dedicated meat bird batch yet because we're getting started on this property and don't have the infrastructure yet. Any meat from the current birds will be incidental.

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

I picked temperament, cold hardiness, showability, and disease resistance.

I also love the aesthetic part of my birds, which is why I love having a mixed flock.