Surviving Minnesota!

[Bogtown Chick]

What?! It's 8:30. Winner...?

 

[I Love Layers]

Good morning! Forgot I had to ride the bus this morning

that was chaos

 

[jerryse]

BC I saw the Bruno video shared on Facebook .
Ralphie saw your posts on the Legbar thread . Leave the Chicago witches alone . You can not win an argument with her .
Rainy day here . Some heavy down pours . Tomorrow more of the same . Dark as night out there . Reading and napping in order .

 

[duluthralphie]

BC I saw the Bruno video shared on Facebook .
Ralphie saw your posts on the Legbar thread . Leave the Chicago witches alone . You can not win an argument with her .
Rainy day here . Some heavy down pours . Tomorrow more of the same . Dark as night out there . Reading and napping in order .

On the white sport thread?


I have ended that. Even I realized it was a go nowhere discussion. It's too bad, as I really wanted to know why on a micro scale not the macro scale of the hatcheries why a person wants a autosexed white sport. I am afraid she scared off any comments from others.

I am hoping I got out of that debate without another mark on my highly marked BYC criminal record.



BTW we both survived the puffball meal. I have to tell you, they were the best mushrooms I have eaten. I did not like them in Olive oil but in Butter!! WOW..

Judy even wanted more. 3 little puff balls do not go far. Anyone wanting to try a good safe wild mushroom, I suggest puffballs. Read up on them, if the meat is white (really white) from what I have read they are safe. I might actually go puffball hunting, they are that good.

I am disappointed in my younger self, for having puffball fights as a kid. what a waste of great tasting food!

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Ralphie: read the White Sport page. I will say that I think chickens are still a movement. Backyard, hobbyists. Just this year I have a good friend (living up here) and my sister adding flocks in my immediate circle. My sister reports an 'illegal' rooster about 2 doors down from her in the city. All the neighbors love him though. I think she lives in a good neighborhood there. One can hope that the movement marches on and people realize mass production's ugly side and the benefits of raising their own meat and eggs and assuming some of the cost for bringing up quality male chicks for butcher or flock protection.

 

[duluthralphie]

Ralphie: read the White Sport page. I will say that I think chickens are still a movement. Backyard, hobbyists. Just this year I have a good friend (living up here) and my sister adding flocks in my immediate circle. My sister reports an 'illegal' rooster about 2 doors down from her in the city. All the neighbors love him though. I think she lives in a good neighborhood there. One can hope that the movement marches on and people realize mass production's ugly side and the benefits of raising their own meat and eggs and assuming some of the cost for bringing up quality male chicks for butcher or flock protection.

I am glad the neighbors have not "ratted out" the illegal rooster. I can't help it I prefer a rooster crowing to a yappy dog.

I know the factory farms are needed on the macro scale. For me on my Micro scale not so much. However, not everyone lives in a place they can get meat the way we can. I know when figuring all the costs, including freezers, it is not cheaper.

Do you think I will get out without another black mark?

 

[Bogtown Chick]

I think so. I also see where she's missing the the mark with her argument when it comes to sexing for hobbyists/ backyarders/ smaller scale farmers.

My first flock of chicks I brought home were 9 pullets. ....or so I thought. Through the first few months I learned I had 6 pullets and 3 cockerels. I had a year of beginner lessons/emotions on dealing with extra cockerels. In the end I'm proud to say I gave the 2 lesser cockerels a good life before they graced my table. It was very empowering as a person. And there's a sense of circles completed or understanding for food and it's consequences. All People should have the experience. But not all can handle it. Unfortunately.

 

[MNChickMom]

I think so. I also see where she's missing the the mark with her argument when it comes to sexing for hobbyists/ backyarders/ smaller scale farmers.

My first flock of chicks I brought home were 9 pullets. ....or so I thought. Through the first few months I learned I had 6 pullets and 3 cockerels. I had a year of beginner lessons/emotions on dealing with extra cockerels. In the end I'm proud to say I gave the 2 lesser cockerels a good life before they graced my table. It was very empowering as a person. And there's a sense of circles completed or understanding for food and it's consequences. All People should have the experience. But not all can handle it. Unfortunately.

I have to agree with you. Everyone should be given the opportunity to "try" roosters. We had a few hatchery mistakes and a straight run that turned out to be 75% cockerels. I would not trade the experience for anything. We had 10 of 57 were cockerels. I have successfully rehomed 4 of them, 5 will be dinner and 1 is an outstanding keeper of his ladies. We were able to review tempers, and watch as they fought for dominance, laugh at how they tried to "shmooze" the ladies. It was highly educational because we as a family were able to say, "I don't want to breed his temperment", so we got to talking about genetics....(thanks to a few people on this thread). Everyone should have the opportunity have a rooster or multiple roosters at least once.

 

[duluthralphie]

I think everyone should, if not participate, at least know where their food comes from. It gives a person a different perspective on life knowing chicken comes from a living creature and not from the window at KFC.

I love rooster antics too. I have a jail for the youngsters that think the pullets are just there for their amusement. It is filling up!

 

[MNChickMom]

I think everyone should, if not participate, at least know where their food comes from. It gives a person a different perspective on life knowing chicken comes from a living creature and not from the window at KFC.

I love rooster antics too. I have a jail for the youngsters that think the pullets are just there for their amusement. It is filling up!

As a wife of a former dairy farmer now steer farmer....lets not get started on this topic....I will be blacklisted!