There's alot of free meat out there

[bigz1983]

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So that's a tattooing service? I proof read that to stop you from mocking me again..

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

So that's a tattooing service? I proof read that to stop you from mocking me again..

I wasn't meaning to mock you. I was just trying to make a joke. I'm sorry.

I love you. Don't ever change <3

 

[PeachValleyOrchards]

I agree with you! I just don't think life and death should be made a joke... It is a pretty big sacrifice that animals pay to feed us, and I believe they should be treated with a due amount of respect...

There is no disrespect to the animals here, just a bit of fun being poked at the owners. And if you can't laugh at life and death... Well, what else is there to laugh about? Not much. Ever hear of the Buddhist practice of "inappropriate laughter?" Those monks may not eat chicken but they DEFINITELY laugh at death. Life and death are the same thing. Celebrate.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

There is no disrespect to the animals here, just a bit of fun being poked at the owners. And if you can't laugh at life and death... Well, what else is there to laugh about? Not much. Ever hear of the Buddhist practice of "inappropriate laughter?" Those monks may not eat chicken but they DEFINITELY laugh at death. Life and death are the same thing. Celebrate.

I don't mind a little fun being poked at, but I find it taking it a bit too far to show a chopped head laying on a log. Honestly I don't like to laugh at death, maybe every once in a while I will find something funny, but it's also my opinion, and I'm entitled to it. I'm not forcing it on anyone, so I'm not sure why people think they have to force theirs on me. I'm happy to celebrate, but I don't believe we're celebrating death, rather celebrating the life of the person (or animals in this case) , and the eternal life they will live in heaven... It just my opinion though, and I don't mind people having others.

 

[BlueBaby]

Yes, there are a lot of spare rooster's out there that can be free meat, but most people who would want them like that are too lazy to do it themselves. They want you to do it for them, and then give it to them for "free meat".

 

[MountainGaurdian]

I have done a lot of that over the years myself. Free roosters, free goats, free rabbits, free llama, free sheep. Almost picked up a free hog twice now but others beat me to them.

One thing that I have learned over the years is "do not" tell people that you intend to slaughter the animal for food... That is surprisingly unpopular with people...

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

I have done a lot of that over the years myself. Free roosters, free goats, free rabbits, free llama, free sheep. Almost picked up a free hog twice now but others beat me to them.

One thing that I have learned over the years is "do not" tell people that you intend to slaughter the animal for food... That is surprisingly unpopular with people...

hmm.. I believe most free animals are because they would rather have them live than be butchered...

 

[ChocolateMouse]

What do I think?
I think the basic idea of getting food from unwanted animals is great. Lotsa people do it.
I think the ad is tasteless. And I eat my chickens regularly.
But it seems like that's precisely the sort of indignant reaction you'd hope to get from an ad like this. You even admit that plenty of people dislike you - so what's one more group? Gotta show some gore and teach those Lilly Livers a lesson a bout life! Brutal honesty! And hey, causing division and having people support you is a helluva drug.

Personally, I got bored with brutal honesty ages ago. Where's your compassionate honesty? Your thoughtful honesty? Your respectful honesty? Heck even PLAIN honesty ("I will take your extra birds and turn them into food for my family.") is just fine. There's plenty of ways to be honest without deliberately trying to be reactionary IMO and they're far more effective.

For example, since you're a stranger and some people really DON'T care, all I know about you is you're happy to make jokes about dead animals and show me images of decapitated chickens and freezers. Given that, I wouldn't send my extras your way out of concern that they'd be treated less than what I'd prefer during their stay (however brief) with you, and I think most people who own accidental extra roosters are likely more squeamish than me not less (since if you participate in activities that deliberately produce roosters you're likely to already know most will be eaten or culled).

If I were making an ad for this and trying to reach all those people with accidental roos, I'd probably be plain about my intentions and also show the conditions my grow out pens were and how I care for them to show that they'd have a nice stay while they were here. And then explain my years of experience processing birds so that they'd know I could be professional about it. For many of us the motto is just one bad day.

But as stated there are absolutely people who don't care, or who think brutal honesty is better than regular kind, or who like jokes about dead chickens, and just wanna get rid of their extras, especially when it comes to older hens in intensive production scenarios instead of young accidental roos, and will probably give em to you anyhow... So. *shrug* Whatever floats your goat I guess.

But you deliberately asked for responses and that's mine. It just strikes me as boorish.

 

[Chef JimmyJ]

I took the post a a Joke. The Chicken Head? I guess that boils down to what you are used to...JJ

 

[Stiletto]

What do I think?
I think the basic idea of getting food from unwanted animals is great. Lotsa people do it.
I think the ad is tasteless. And I eat my chickens regularly.
But it seems like that's precisely the sort of indignant reaction you'd hope to get from an ad like this. You even admit that plenty of people dislike you - so what's one more group? Gotta show some gore and teach those Lilly Livers a lesson a bout life! Brutal honesty! And hey, causing division and having people support you is a helluva drug.

Personally, I got bored with brutal honesty ages ago. Where's your compassionate honesty? Your thoughtful honesty? Your respectful honesty? Heck even PLAIN honesty ("I will take your extra birds and turn them into food for my family.") is just fine. There's plenty of ways to be honest without deliberately trying to be reactionary IMO and they're far more effective.

For example, since you're a stranger and some people really DON'T care, all I know about you is you're happy to make jokes about dead animals and show me images of decapitated chickens and freezers. Given that, I wouldn't send my extras your way out of concern that they'd be treated less than what I'd prefer during their stay (however brief) with you, and I think most people who own accidental extra roosters are likely more squeamish than me not less (since if you participate in activities that deliberately produce roosters you're likely to already know most will be eaten or culled).

If I were making an ad for this and trying to reach all those people with accidental roos, I'd probably be plain about my intentions and also show the conditions my grow out pens were and how I care for them to show that they'd have a nice stay while they were here. And then explain my years of experience processing birds so that they'd know I could be professional about it. For many of us the motto is just one bad day.

But as stated there are absolutely people who don't care, or who think brutal honesty is better than regular kind, or who like jokes about dead chickens, and just wanna get rid of their extras, especially when it comes to older hens in intensive production scenarios instead of young accidental roos, and will probably give em to you anyhow... So. *shrug* Whatever floats your goat I guess.

But you deliberately asked for responses and that's mine. It just strikes me as boorish.

Judicious and well expressed. Bravo!