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Hey!! Hi, I'm loving this thread...just envious of all of you that live in Southern Ohio...it is beautiful all over the southern part of the state. I can only imagine having a place down there. And, I'm really curious about alot of the animals people are raising. I didn't grow up on a farm but we did have chickens, as a child. I see alot of people saying they raise ducks (all kinds of them), geese, guineas, swans. Can I ask, What do they raise them for? Eggs? I just have no idea. I know guineas are good for eating ticks and bugs, here in Arkansas, but I just can't imagine. Oh, wait, I know people eat duck, too. (I've never had it, heard it's greasy to eat?) If anyone can tell me, I'd appreciate learning something new this evening.
 
I raise the ducks for eating eggs, hatching eggs, meat, and pleasure. Greasiness depends on the type of duck you get. Store bought duck is typically Pekin meat and they are very large and fatty. My anconas are no where near as big or fatty and the meat is very flavorful. Similar to beef in flavor, but not quite the same. Eggs have a stronger flavor but are better for baking things!
 
lovemybudgie517 said:
Hey!! Hi, I'm loving this thread...just envious of all of you that live in Southern Ohio...it is beautiful all over the southern part of the state.  I can only imagine having a place down there.  And, I'm really curious about alot of the animals people are raising.  I didn't grow up on a farm but we did have chickens, as a child.  I see alot of people saying they raise ducks (all kinds of them), geese, guineas, swans.  Can I ask, What do they raise them for?  Eggs?  I just have no idea.  I know guineas are good for eating ticks and bugs, here in Arkansas, but I just can't imagine.  Oh, wait, I know people eat duck, too. (I've never had it, heard it's greasy to eat?)  If anyone can tell me, I'd appreciate learning something new this evening.
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I just got out of ducks (minihorse & lacrystol bought the last of my anconas & calls) but had them mostly for pleasure & profit. Eggs & babies of both breeds can bring in money if they are good quality parents. Plus, they are very pretty & entertaining.
Chickens are for feeding my family with meat & eggs and for entertainment.
Turkeys are for meat & profit. Eggs & birds of all ages sell well. They also taste pretty good.
Quail are for eggs & profit. My kids like the tiny bite sized eggs. Many people want to buy both babies & adults. Some people like the meat. I didn't butcher any because I prefer a bigger carcass to feed more at once.
Geese are for meat, eggs & pest control. They also make very good alarm systems.
Guineas are for snake & insect control. Some people eat the meat & eggs. They make a very loud alarm system.
Peafowl are just for decoration. Some profit can be made from babies & hatching eggs.
 
Hey!!! Thanks so much! I had no idea. I've seen alot of people have these animals but I always thought they were for entertainment. Just never thought about selling and all that. Hubby and I are talking about all this and we have another question (hope I'm not bugging you by all these questions!) But, we were just wondering...I always knew people went duck hunting and ate them and like, I've heard of eating a goose at Christmas....now, is it the duck or the goose that is a little greasy meat...or am I wrong, but that's what I heard....we have no idea, having never ate them. And, do people eat ducks they raise!!? And, if the animals are home raised vs. wild, are the ones home raised still greasy? LOL I know I must sound like a numbskull....hahahaee....honestly, we are that "duh" about these types of animals. (still laughin....hahahhaaee) Sorry!! hahahhaee
 
lovemybudgie517 said:
Hey!! Hi, I'm loving this thread...just envious of all of you that live in Southern Ohio...it is beautiful all over the southern part of the state.  I can only imagine having a place down there.  And, I'm really curious about alot of the animals people are raising.  I didn't grow up on a farm but we did have chickens, as a child.  I see alot of people saying they raise ducks (all kinds of them), geese, guineas, swans.  Can I ask, What do they raise them for?  Eggs?  I just have no idea.  I know guineas are good for eating ticks and bugs, here in Arkansas, but I just can't imagine.  Oh, wait, I know people eat duck, too. (I've never had it, heard it's greasy to eat?)  If anyone can tell me, I'd appreciate learning something new this evening.
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We have a pond on our property, so I felt it was natural to have waterfowl. Of course, we started with chickens for eggs and um, chicken math happened and we somehow ended up with way more eggs then we knew what to do with. We started to sell to friends and then began selling at a convenience store in town. People at the store started requesting duck eggs so we got some ducks. I use our runner ducks for eggs and we actually use our Muscovies for hatching (they are excellent mothers!) and we do eat them. Muscovy meat is very different from regular duck and actually tastes like roast beef to me. It is really quite good! We added swans because I think they are beautiful and we sell their babies in the spring. Geese...well, I just like them. Lol. This is my first year with geese, so we are seeing what happens. I'm hoping for some eggs here soon. We have turkeys for meat also, but also flock protection, as we do have Hawks and they do a pretty good job of keeping the Hawks at bay. And guineas we got because ticks here are really bad. Last year was the first year we had a larger flock and we barely saw any ticks, in comparison to earlier years where they were just overwhelming. We also sell babies and hatching eggs, and we do raise meat birds and sell some of our turkeys for meat if we have extra toms running around. The only thing we don't have that I would love to get are peacocks. It will be a bit before we get any though as we aren't sure where we would put them quite yet. :) I can say, I never thought we'd end up with all these birds. Originally all I wanted was a small flock for eggs because we had tons of space for them. My, how that changed! :D
 
lovemybudgie517 said:
Hey!!!  Thanks so much!  I had no idea.  I've seen alot of people have these animals but I always thought they were for entertainment. Just never thought about selling and all that.  Hubby and I are talking about all this and we have another question (hope I'm not bugging you by all these questions!)  But, we were just wondering...I always knew people went duck hunting and ate them and like, I've heard of eating a goose at Christmas....now, is it the duck or the goose that is a little greasy meat...or am I wrong, but that's what I heard....we have no idea, having never ate them.  And, do people eat ducks they raise!!?  And, if the animals are home raised vs. wild, are the ones home raised still greasy?  LOL   I know I must sound like a numbskull....hahahaee....honestly, we are that "duh" about these types of animals.  (still laughin....hahahhaaee)  Sorry!!   hahahhaee 
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a lot of it is in the breed. Some breeds are much fattier than others. Geese are greasy, o have yet to have one that isnt. Duck again, can be greasy but depends upon the breed and cooking.
 
Yes, we eat whatever doesn't make the breeding pens here or doesn't look good enough to sell off for someone else to use. Had a dozen ducks butchered last year.
 

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