Every farm wife used to raise chickens, a farm without a henhouse was a very
unusual. Even up until around 30 years some peeps still kept chickens, in
talking to some older relatives from "back home" (downstate Illannoy)
practically no one regularly raises chickens. A few kids in 4-H do
apparently raise them to show at county fairs...these are often more like
pets instead of a meat food source...'course everybody likes fresh eggs.

I have memories as a little kid (late 50's) of mom chopping the heads off of
chickens so's we could have chicken for dinner, I'm sure many of us of a
"certain age" do. Frankly, I can't imagine such a thing now, PETA and other
do-gooders would have the mom up for charges for "terrorising" the little
kids as a result of the bloody carnage...!!!

I know Our Very Own Chatty Cathy here raises fowl, but who else, or do you
know anyone who does?


--
Best
Greg

"The trouble with socialism is that you eventually run out of other
people's money."~~~~Margaret Thatcher

On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 14:42:57 -0500, "Gregory Morrow"
> wrote:

>
>I know Our Very Own Chatty Cathy here raises fowl, but who else, or do you
>know anyone who does?

Howdy,

I live in Southeastern New Hampshire, and many of my
neighbors raise chickens. (I suspect most raise 'em for eggs
rather than mean, but I am not sure.) Around here, it's not
unusual at all.

All the best,
--
Kenneth

If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."

Gregory Morrow wrote:

> Every farm wife used to raise chickens, a farm without a henhouse was
> a very unusual. Even up until around 30 years some peeps still kept
> chickens, in talking to some older relatives from "back home"
> (downstate Illannoy) practically no one regularly raises chickens. A
> few kids in 4-H do apparently raise them to show at county
> fairs...these are often more like pets instead of a meat food
> source...'course everybody likes fresh eggs.
>
> I have memories as a little kid (late 50's) of mom chopping the heads
> off of chickens so's we could have chicken for dinner, I'm sure many
> of us of a "certain age" do. Frankly, I can't imagine such a thing
> now, PETA and other do-gooders would have the mom up for charges for
> "terrorising" the little kids as a result of the bloody carnage...!!!
>
>
> I know Our Very Own Chatty Cathy here raises fowl, but who else, or
> do you know anyone who does?

Well, my cousin who lives out near Six Flags, has fancy chickens, but I
think she considers them pets. I mean, she names them. She has a
parrot and a cockatoo, too. She takes the eggs, eats some of them,
gives others away, but I can't imagine her ever eating one of the birds.
IIRC, the last time one of them died, they had a funeral for it.

I'd like to have ducks, for eggs, and to eat bugs in the garden, and for
the BCs to herd, but it's against city ordinances:

> No person shall keep horses, chickens, cattle, ducks, sheep, and
> other farm animals except in conjunction with a farming operation or
> riding stable. No stable, barn or shed providing shelter for said
> animals shall be closer than fifty (50) feet to any property line.
> In no case shall a horse or pony be kept on a lot of less than three
> (3) acres.


Plus, it would be a constant management issue with that murdurous little
thug, Cooper, around.

Kathleen wrote:
>
> Well, my cousin who lives out near Six Flags, has fancy chickens, but I
> think she considers them pets. I mean, she names them. She has a
> parrot and a cockatoo, too. She takes the eggs, eats some of them,
> gives others away, but I can't imagine her ever eating one of the birds.
> IIRC, the last time one of them died, they had a funeral for it.

A few days ago I had the thought that the logical
extension of free-range and cruelty-free chickens
would be chickens who were given a fair trial and
executed. We only eat the guilty ones, the ones
that deserved it. These chickens would be like other
up-market chickens, but you'd also be able to go to
the web site and read the transcript of their trial.

"You are charged with conspiracy to perform crimes
against humanity. How do you plead?"

"Cluck."

"You honor, my client pleads guilty.

"CLUCK! Cluck cluck cluck!"

"Very well. I sentence you to death, execution
to occur not later than noon tomorrow."

My mother and my sister have free range chickens. The chickens go
indoors into a nice barn or they can stay outdoors. I enjoy getting the
fresh, brown eggs.


BTW, my sister also raises a few turkeys. One Thanksgiving, her turkey
weighed almost 40 lbs. She has 5 sons and they had a contest, seeing
who could guess the weight of the bird. It barely fit into her oven.


Becca

In article
>,
Merryb > wrote:

> other day she gave me a couple of goose eggs- they're huge! My 11 year
> old & I are thinking about getting a few- I think it would be fun,
> plus a great learning experience for him. But we would not eat them-
> they'd be strictly for eggs...

Just know that geese have a reputation for being ill-tempered and mean
spirited. Goose eggs are big, Merry; ostrich eggs are huge. :-0)
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller - good news 4-6-2009
"What you say about someone else says more
about you than it does about the other person."

"Gregory Morrow" > wrote in
:

> I know Our Very Own Chatty Cathy here raises fowl, but who else,
> or do you know anyone who does?

we have chickens. it's getting time for some 'new blood' as the
girls are aging past the 27 hour egg gig. Kate, age 7, lays an egg a
week or so...
lee

Gregory Morrow wrote:

> I know Our Very Own Chatty Cathy here raises fowl, but who else, or do you
> know anyone who does?
>
>


Chooks over pal and yes, plus some geese
and wild ducks on the dams

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article
> >,
> Merryb > wrote:
>
>> other day she gave me a couple of goose eggs- they're huge! My 11 year
>> old & I are thinking about getting a few- I think it would be fun,
>> plus a great learning experience for him. But we would not eat them-
>> they'd be strictly for eggs...
>
> Just know that geese have a reputation for being ill-tempered and mean
> spirited. Goose eggs are big, Merry; ostrich eggs are huge. :-0)

Geese are ok if raised from young (gosling's)
Good watch dogs also . The dominate goose if you have few males
can get agro with strangers

But 3 geese eat as much grass as one sheep .
Like ducks are pooh machines
so plan accordingly and check with local council re health regulations etc
We have breed Toulouse Goose :0

One time they even killed a number of snakes that were getting into the
chook pen and scoffing the eggs .


Most folks in our district keep chooks and or ducks
and the occasional pet emu . 1 Emu egg =12 chook eggs and taste great
fantastic for cakes .

In article >,
"phil..c" > wrote:

> We have breed Toulouse Goose :0

Those have the curly feathers if I remember correctly.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller - good news 4-6-2009
"What you say about someone else says more
about you than it does about the other person."

Merryb wrote:

>
> Interesting question- my sis has 8-10 of them, and we occasionally get
> eggs from her. She has a couple of geese that have moved in, so the
> other day she gave me a couple of goose eggs- they're huge! My 11 year
> old & I are thinking about getting a few- I think it would be fun,
> plus a great learning experience for him. But we would not eat them-
> they'd be strictly for eggs..



Have you and your 11 yr. old gotten up close and personal
with geese?
They can be very aggressive and mean, and they'll attack anyone.

gloria p

"Gregory Morrow" > wrote in message
...
> Every farm wife used to raise chickens, a farm without a henhouse was a
> very
> unusual. Even up until around 30 years some peeps still kept chickens, in
> talking to some older relatives from "back home" (downstate Illannoy)
> practically no one regularly raises chickens. A few kids in 4-H do
> apparently raise them to show at county fairs...these are often more like
> pets instead of a meat food source...'course everybody likes fresh eggs.
>
> I have memories as a little kid (late 50's) of mom chopping the heads off
> of
> chickens so's we could have chicken for dinner, I'm sure many of us of a
> "certain age" do. Frankly, I can't imagine such a thing now, PETA and
> other
> do-gooders would have the mom up for charges for "terrorising" the little
> kids as a result of the bloody carnage...!!!
>
> I know Our Very Own Chatty Cathy here raises fowl, but who else, or do you
> know anyone who does?
>
>
> --
> Best
> Greg
>
> "The trouble with socialism is that you eventually run out of other
> people's money."~~~~Margaret Thatcher
>
>

We have 5 Bantams - all hens, for eggs. Had a previous 4 but a fox or two
got in through a hole in the fence.
Didn't hear it, which was lucky for the fox.

Puester wrote:
> Merryb wrote:
>
>>
>> Interesting question- my sis has 8-10 of them, and we occasionally get
>> eggs from her. She has a couple of geese that have moved in, so the
>> other day she gave me a couple of goose eggs- they're huge! My 11 year
>> old & I are thinking about getting a few- I think it would be fun,
>> plus a great learning experience for him. But we would not eat them-
>> they'd be strictly for eggs..
>
>
>
> Have you and your 11 yr. old gotten up close and personal with geese?
> They can be very aggressive and mean, and they'll attack anyone.
>
> gloria p

And both sexes are mean, its not just the ganders. Some chickens are
mean too, my Mom had some Rhode Island Reds when I was a kid and the
roosters would attack anyone or anything.

DW and I kept chickens for a long time in our youth, both for eggs and
meat. We had Buff Orphington's and Light Polish, both big chicken
breeds, our Banty Rooster could whip any of the bigger roosters.

In article >,
"Gregory Morrow" > wrote:

> Every farm wife used to raise chickens, a farm without a henhouse was a very
> unusual. Even up until around 30 years some peeps still kept chickens, in
> talking to some older relatives from "back home" (downstate Illannoy)
> practically no one regularly raises chickens. A few kids in 4-H do
> apparently raise them to show at county fairs...these are often more like
> pets instead of a meat food source...'course everybody likes fresh eggs.
>
> I have memories as a little kid (late 50's) of mom chopping the heads off of
> chickens so's we could have chicken for dinner, I'm sure many of us of a
> "certain age" do. Frankly, I can't imagine such a thing now, PETA and other
> do-gooders would have the mom up for charges for "terrorising" the little
> kids as a result of the bloody carnage...!!!
>
> I know Our Very Own Chatty Cathy here raises fowl, but who else, or do you
> know anyone who does?

I know two people who have backyard chickens. One of whom just
dispatched two young roosters for the pot last week, as it happens.

Miche

--
Electricians do it in three phases

On Apr 9, 2:55*pm, Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
> In article
> >,
>
> *Merryb > wrote:
> > other day she gave me a couple of goose eggs- they're huge! My 11 year
> > old & I are thinking about getting a few- I think it would be fun,
> > plus a great learning experience for him. But we would not eat them-
> > they'd be strictly for eggs...
>
> Just know that geese have a reputation for being ill-tempered and mean
> spirited. *Goose eggs are big, Merry; ostrich eggs are huge. *:-0)
> --
> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJhttp://web.me.com/barbschaller- good news 4-6-2009
> "What you say about someone else says more
> about you than it does about the other person."

Hi Barb- I meant chickens, not geese...my mom has stories about
walking home from school and being chased by the neighbor's geese. She
was terrified of them...

Miche wrote:
> In article >,
> "Gregory Morrow" > wrote:
>
>
>> Every farm wife used to raise chickens, a farm without a henhouse was a very
>> unusual. Even up until around 30 years some peeps still kept chickens, in
>> talking to some older relatives from "back home" (downstate Illannoy)
>> practically no one regularly raises chickens. A few kids in 4-H do
>> apparently raise them to show at county fairs...these are often more like
>> pets instead of a meat food source...'course everybody likes fresh eggs.
>>
>> I have memories as a little kid (late 50's) of mom chopping the heads off of
>> chickens so's we could have chicken for dinner, I'm sure many of us of a
>> "certain age" do. Frankly, I can't imagine such a thing now, PETA and other
>> do-gooders would have the mom up for charges for "terrorising" the little
>> kids as a result of the bloody carnage...!!!
>>
>> I know Our Very Own Chatty Cathy here raises fowl, but who else, or do you
>> know anyone who does?
>>
>
> I know two people who have backyard chickens. One of whom just
> dispatched two young roosters for the pot last week, as it happens.
>
> Miche


My mother keeps a rooster around; she believes it makes the chickens lay
more eggs.


Becca

Gregory Morrow wrote:

>
> I know Our Very Own Chatty Cathy here raises fowl, but who else, or do
> you know anyone who does?

Nice to know that a few other r.f.c-ers raise chickens too. Nothing
beats a real fresh egg (or two) with breakfast, IMHO.

My lot can be seen on the RFC Pal's page, if you're interested:

http://www.recfoodcooking.com/pet/

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

I would love to have some chickens. My health i such I can't reliably take
care of them - otherwise would have a few around if for nothing other than
the entertainment factor.

JonquilJan

--
Learn something new every day
As long as you are learning, you are living
When you stop learning, you start dying
"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
...
> Gregory Morrow wrote:
>
>>
>> I know Our Very Own Chatty Cathy here raises fowl, but who else, or do
>> you know anyone who does?
>
> Nice to know that a few other r.f.c-ers raise chickens too. Nothing
> beats a real fresh egg (or two) with breakfast, IMHO.
>
> My lot can be seen on the RFC Pal's page, if you're interested:
>
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/pet/
>
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy