New tenants
The whole place is in an uproar from the new little ones.
All huddled up and chirpin' the first day, they're mad-dashing to and fro today. There are 50 in all, half for the freezer, half for egg production, but man-oh-man, that's a lot of chickens. Hopefully I can keep up. In between 4 and 8 weeks from now, we'll have a killin' and grillin' shindig with some of the fellas. At that point we'll find out if we turn vegetarian and have 25 pet roosters, or have a freezer full of homegrown goodness...
posted by javaseeker at 11:56 AM
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If you can shoot and dress a dove, you can prep chickens for the table, dontcha think?
I guess I figure that livestock and me - we have an agreement. I feed them, keep them safe from predators, keep their coop clean, keep them healthy. The trade-off: eggs, for one thing (of course), but also, when it's time, they go to the stewpot.
No one actually SIGNED anything, but that's the agreement we have - whether the birds know it or not.
Good luck with your birds!
You've got a point with the dove bit. Maybe if I could get the wife to toss each one in the air...
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