Vegans of BYC!!

[Uwish]

I once had someone say to me, “I’m a vegan, but I still eat eggs and dairy. Just couldn’t give them up!”
I was like uh…..

Haha read my comments. If they are eating those things they are not vegan but are vegetarian. And yes most still buy it from the store.. I do not

 

[BelovedBirds]

Hello! I’m not vegan or vegetarian, and do regularly eat meat, but I think it’s good to know where your food comes from and but it from sustainable sources.
Do your ducks lay eggs yet?
My hens lay some very tasty ones we eat all the time.View attachment 3019896View attachment 3019897

not yet! My ducks are still young. My family eats eggs so I'll let them have some now and then so they dont buy commercially, but most will be fed back! I'll do that because the idea of eating eggs is kinda gross to me, I just dislike it, and would like to give the nutrients back to them--
What a pretty assortment of eggs! And hen!

 

[BelovedBirds]

I once had someone say to me, “I’m a vegan, but I still eat eggs and dairy. Just couldn’t give them up!”
I was like uh…..

wow

 

[BelovedBirds]

I’m vegetarian I do eat eggs and homemade cheese. Eggs I get from neighbors chickens and soon to be from my own chickens. Cheese made by neighbor who uses her own goats and cows and only does it a few times a years as she doesn’t steal the Milk from the babies. She has several cows and goats all pets all truly loved and spoiled on over 10 acres.
I do not eat my duck eggs as I think they are gross I give them to my neighbor or feed them to my dogs and cats. My ducks won’t eat them.

Wow! That's pretty considerate of your neighbour!
Giving eggs to dogs doesn't sound like a bad idea! Hmm... I'll try that if my ducks arent too interested

 

[Henhouse Harlot]

Well...I started out on my chicken adventure while fully vegan, and never thought it was odd until today, lol
Curious why I got chickens if I don't eat the eggs..?
Because they're NEAT!
They eat both weeds and bugs from my garden, provide high-quality fertilizer, and hours & hours of entertainment! Plus, I love giving those gorgeous eggs to people who might not have ever had such a delicious experience. I suppose I keep chickens more for the individual chicken, not for what they can produce.. Eggs are rather like a bonus.

 

[BelovedBirds]

Well...I started out on my chicken adventure while fully vegan, and never thought it was odd until today, lol
Curious why I got chickens if I don't eat the eggs..?
Because they're NEAT!
They eat both weeds and bugs from my garden, provide high-quality fertilizer, and hours & hours of entertainment! Plus, I love giving those gorgeous eggs to people who might not have ever had such a delicious experience. I suppose I keep chickens more for the individual chicken, not for what they can produce.. Eggs are rather like a bonus.

Exactly! My family members dont understand why I would have prefered drakes to hens, since this way I can have eggs and they "earn their keep"- I don't feel I need an animal to provide me with food in order for me to have them around, my dogs don't lay me any eggs, or give milk, or help in the garden (only dig up our hard work ). Yet we all love a dog because they're such good companions, same with my ducks! They're just gorgeous. They're playful and sweet.
I don't require anything from them, except that they exist and let me love them!!
I want to have chickens someday too, they do seem a lot of fun!

 

[Callender Girl]

I have been drifting toward veganism for some time, mostly because of the cruelty to the animals. I live in a state that has a long history of industrial meat production -- which has included cramped porcine gestation crates and stacking poultry into tiny cages where the birds poop on those below them and have their beaks mutilated.

As managing editor of a weekly ag/farm publication I had awareness of what was going on but just couldn't imagine life without eating meat. For many years, I ignored that my enjoyment of a pork chop or chicken breast came at the extreme suffering of an animal.

I will spend every cent it takes to heal an ailing chicken, but I still bought broiler chicken from the store. My reasoning was that those birds would have had brutish, short lives anyway. Of course, my purchases helped make a demand for more industrial broilers.

And pork? A publisher sent me a book to review, "Pig Tales," that detailed the animals' intelligence -- researchers even taught pigs to play video games. It made me question eating a sentient being.

So, there went meat. And no, I don't suffer from a lack of protein. There are a lot of other foods that provide protein, and I take a B12 supplement, so that's not an issue either.

I didn't understand veganism because in my mind, no animals were harmed when I ate dairy products. I've been doing enough reading in the past year to know that's not true. I am surprised at the number of non-farm people who think cows and goats produce milk all the time. Milk, of course, is made to feed their babies, not us or ours. I've learned what happens to their unwanted offspring and even the commercial production animals themselves once they've outlived their usefulness.

I am what some folks call a "veggan," because I eat eggs -- only ones from my birds because I KNOW they are living their best possible lives and have a home after laying ceases. My chickens will lay eggs whether I eat them, throw them away or feed them to other critters, so I don't see inherent cruelty in that. I do see a valuable source of protein. I have also learned that some non-farm people believe ALL eggs will turn into baby chicks -- which we all know isn't true, either.

I am responding to this post with mixed feelings because I know some folks will take exception to what I'm saying, and I have already been beaten up a bit lately for my opinions on another thread. However, I am not condemning anyone as much as I am condemning a brutish agricultural system; if people want to eat meat (and I certainly don't), I wish they would at least look into the conditions in which their meat was produced.

By the way, Iowa is also well known for its puppy mills. Last year, an Iowa breeder gave up more than 500 dogs that were taken into custody after officials found them in horrific conditions. In my opinion, too many people just don't consider quality of life when it applies to animals.

 

[BelovedBirds]

I have been drifting toward veganism for some time, mostly because of the cruelty to the animals. I live in a state that has a long history of industrial meat production -- which has included cramped porcine gestation crates and stacking poultry into tiny cages where the birds poop on those below them and have their beaks mutilated.

As managing editor of a weekly ag/farm publication I had awareness of what was going on but just couldn't imagine life without eating meat. For many years, I ignored that my enjoyment of a pork chop or chicken breast came at the extreme suffering of an animal.

I will spend every cent it takes to heal an ailing chicken, but I still bought broiler chicken from the store. My reasoning was that those birds would have had brutish, short lives anyway. Of course, my purchases helped make a demand for more industrial broilers.

And pork? A publisher sent me a book to review, "Pig Tales," that detailed the animals' intelligence -- researchers even taught pigs to play video games. It made me question eating a sentient being.

So, there went meat. And no, I don't suffer from a lack of protein. There are a lot of other foods that provide protein, and I take a B12 supplement, so that's not an issue either.

I didn't understand veganism because in my mind, no animals were harmed when I ate dairy products. I've been doing enough reading in the past year to know that's not true. I am surprised at the number of non-farm people who think cows and goats produce milk all the time. Milk, of course, is made to feed their babies, not us or ours. I've learned what happens to their unwanted offspring and even the commercial production animals themselves once they've outlived their usefulness.

I am what some folks call a "veggan," because I eat eggs -- only ones from my birds because I KNOW they are living their best possible lives and have a home after laying ceases. My chickens will lay eggs whether I eat them, throw them away or feed them to other critters, so I don't see inherent cruelty in that. I do see a valuable source of protein. I have also learned that some non-farm people believe ALL eggs will turn into baby chicks -- which we all know isn't true, either.

I am responding to this post with mixed feelings because I know some folks will take exception to what I'm saying, and I have already been beaten up a bit lately for my opinions on another thread. However, I am not condemning anyone as much as I am condemning a brutish agricultural system; if people want to eat meat (and I certainly don't), I wish they would at least look into the conditions in which their meat was produced.

By the way, Iowa is also well known for its puppy mills. Last year, an Iowa breeder gave up more than 500 dogs that were taken into custody after officials found them in horrific conditions. In my opinion, too many people just don't consider quality of life when it applies to animals.

I couldnt agree more!!! I understand the feeling with recent disagreements, I won't go into details, but that's what motivated me to make this thread, somewhere more inclusive where things can be talked about without any harsh words!

I have long debated veganism, and went to and fro between vegan, eating meat, vegetarian. It's hard to really understand the cruelty that goes on in farming, when all you see is the end product that you've been raised to eat and enjoy. But my conscience was always torn.
Until eventually becoming vegan last year, with much more conviction and dedication- Since having my ducks, and joining this community, I've learned a lot more which actually furthers my own beliefs. Now I wouldnt mind eating eggs from my ducks, but I personally dislike eggs anyway, I'd sooner have scrambled tofu!
So it makes sense to me to just feed eggs back, since that is good for them, and give a few away to other people now and then.

 

[Uwish]

Wow! That's pretty considerate of your neighbour!
Giving eggs to dogs doesn't sound like a bad idea! Hmm... I'll try that if my ducks arent too interested

That is country life Neighbors out here share stuff almost daily or do trades. I did get extremely lucky with a neighbor who makes cheese and loves animals. They are trying to go vegetarian but it’s extremely tough for them as they were both raised on meat meat meat.. her animals live their entire natural lives out on her farm. (No she is not the norm ) most butcher etc etc etc.

 

[Henhouse Harlot]

I have been drifting toward veganism for some time, mostly because of the cruelty to the animals. I live in a state that has a long history of industrial meat production -- which has included cramped porcine gestation crates and stacking poultry into tiny cages where the birds poop on those below them and have their beaks mutilated.

As managing editor of a weekly ag/farm publication I had awareness of what was going on but just couldn't imagine life without eating meat. For many years, I ignored that my enjoyment of a pork chop or chicken breast came at the extreme suffering of an animal.

I will spend every cent it takes to heal an ailing chicken, but I still bought broiler chicken from the store. My reasoning was that those birds would have had brutish, short lives anyway. Of course, my purchases helped make a demand for more industrial broilers.

And pork? A publisher sent me a book to review, "Pig Tales," that detailed the animals' intelligence -- researchers even taught pigs to play video games. It made me question eating a sentient being.

So, there went meat. And no, I don't suffer from a lack of protein. There are a lot of other foods that provide protein, and I take a B12 supplement, so that's not an issue either.

I didn't understand veganism because in my mind, no animals were harmed when I ate dairy products. I've been doing enough reading in the past year to know that's not true. I am surprised at the number of non-farm people who think cows and goats produce milk all the time. Milk, of course, is made to feed their babies, not us or ours. I've learned what happens to their unwanted offspring and even the commercial production animals themselves once they've outlived their usefulness.

I am what some folks call a "veggan," because I eat eggs -- only ones from my birds because I KNOW they are living their best possible lives and have a home after laying ceases. My chickens will lay eggs whether I eat them, throw them away or feed them to other critters, so I don't see inherent cruelty in that. I do see a valuable source of protein. I have also learned that some non-farm people believe ALL eggs will turn into baby chicks -- which we all know isn't true, either.

I am responding to this post with mixed feelings because I know some folks will take exception to what I'm saying, and I have already been beaten up a bit lately for my opinions on another thread. However, I am not condemning anyone as much as I am condemning a brutish agricultural system; if people want to eat meat (and I certainly don't), I wish they would at least look into the conditions in which their meat was produced.

By the way, Iowa is also well known for its puppy mills. Last year, an Iowa breeder gave up more than 500 dogs that were taken into custody after officials found them in horrific conditions. In my opinion, too many people just don't consider quality of life when it applies to animals.

Well said!
I couldn't agree with you more.
It feels like there has been a recent shift in our society, with more people taking time to really consider where their food is coming from. Hopefully it continues!