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Originally Posted by Jingleberry
I would only eat fruits and vegetables if I had to kill anything, watched my Mom wring chicken's neck when I was about 6, never left me. Made a bad impression.
Also, a lot of people have no idea what goes into store-bought chickens, cows, pigs, etc., or that most eggs bought in stores are approximately 3 months old when they reach the store - YUCK! |
You should be so proud of yourself, well done. Apart from the fact you are not supporting the growth of "food factories" you are raising healthy, happy birds and providing you and your family with the best thing out...fresh, chemical free food.
I am keen to get some chickens, but my husband is not so sure. He asked me if we would be eating any and who was going to "do the deed". I said I would deal with it...but he wasn't too keen on that! |
Well, I don't think I'll share this with my grandsons, but I agree with you about self sufficiency.
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You cut open the gizzard and clean it out, it makes real good soup and broth, and I love breaded and fried gizzards. Grew up with them. And the few times I can get some farm raised chicken livers I have to fight my two cats for them. I love chicken livers.
One aside about gizzards...a friend who lived in the mountains above my town had a bunch of geese that escaped from their pen so she let them roam. When came time to butcher them she cut open the gizzards and found a couple of small pieces of gold. The whole family searched for years but could not find where those geese found the gold, and they sure did try!! Mariposa county used to be good gold country a long time ago!! |
Yum!
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very interesting subject! I have been wanting to raise egg and meat chikens for a while but the city I live in does not allow it.... yet. If not one day we will move to a rural area so that we can start doing things like this. I would love to have at least an acre of land just for a garden too. I do grow a small city garden. Usually salsa veggies and herbs.
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Originally Posted by quiltnchik
Isn't it great to raise your own food and know where it comes from and what goes into it? We raised some meat chickens (11) back in the spring and, even though you have to process them at 7 weeks, at least I knew what they ate and that they had a good life for the 7 weeks that they were here. We also raise meat rabbits, and my husband's coworkers are always telling him how 'sick' he is to raise something and then kill it - we just laugh at them... :D
Why at 7 weeks? Our chickens are Rhode Island Reds, so meant for eggs not meat, but they weren't full grown at 7 weeks. Another plus about raising your own meat is you're not adding to the air pollution by transporting this meat from the farm to the butcher to the store and then to your house. |
Originally Posted by Jingleberry
I would only eat fruits and vegetables if I had to kill anything, watched my Mom wring chicken's neck when I was about 6, never left me. Made a bad impression.
I am with You. I could not do, or delegate the killing either. I know it is life...and many can do it...but that's not me. Oh well.....raising veggies is more my style. No hatchet needed there.. ! !! !! ......LOL |
Originally Posted by Candace
Why at 7 weeks? Our chickens are Rhode Island Reds, so meant for eggs not meat, but they weren't full grown at 7 weeks.
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I miss living on the farm. We raised our own pigs, chickens, turkeys and a cow every year. My kids were 12 and 13 when we got the first 4 pigs and we explained to them what we were raising them for. They named them "Pork Chop, Bacon, Ham and Ribs" because they said that is what they were going to be. They helped feed them and there were no problems when butchering time came or with eating any of the meat. Everything tastes better when you raise it yourself.
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