I would like a pet chicken

[m1469]

Wouldn't you ? 

Here is my plan :  One or two chickens, I get to collect eggs everyday.  They help me make compost, and the compost helps my garden grow.  My garden will grow food for the chickens.  Good, yeah ?

Anyway, maybe I would like a duck, too.

I have, for a long time, wished to have a system where I am living off of what I produce in the garden and so on... and while being completely depedent on that is not going to happen where I am currently living (and with my current lifestyle), having a couple of chickens might be pretty cool. 

Anybody had a pet chicken before ?


m1469

[lilypiano]

never had a pet chicken. I tend to like animals like cats that are obviously predators and more on the same level with me biologically.  Pets like chicken and rabbits act like food.

[m1469]

Pets like chicken and rabbits act like food.

Sure, but they also help grow the food.  It's all part of my own little ecosystem plan .

Plus, I just had a great brainstorm... I could have the chickens actually work the garden area, you know, maybe have them out there rotatilling and so on... it's a beautiful thought.


Thoughts by m1469

[johnny-boy]

Here's my one and only pet.


I can't believe how much I love her. She's a darling.

John

[lilypiano]

that does sound nice

[lilypiano]

oh, here are two of my pets back at home.  The cat is Woodbaby, and the dog is Jack. He's a miniature pinscher. That's my mom they're sitting on.  She's a violinist.






here's another pic of Woodbaby

[thalbergmad]

I would like a chicken too, as they are really good for target practice.

Thalx

[Bob]

"I would like a pet chicken."  m1469



https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,17436.msg186756.html

I am normal

(Bob has a coughing fit.)




(Bob has tried but could not get any chickens. )

[bananafish]

I'm afraid I might eat it though, other than that, sure. I'd like to eat a.. I mean, nurture a turkey pet, too.

[m1469]

"I would like a pet chicken."  m1469



https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,17436.msg186756.html
(Bob has a coughing fit.)




(Bob has tried but could not get any chickens. )

 

I'm afraid I might eat it though, other than that, sure. I'd like to eat a.. I mean, nurture a turkey pet, too.

Yeah, actually, secretly I want to raise them and eat them, too .  If ethics are involved, I think it's more humane and in some ways more honest than buying them in the store, in my humble opinion (I won't go into that, though).  Also, I want a turkey, like you.  And a duck, and a goose... and a pond with eatable fishies in it... and a toroise that just walks all around my yard and hides places (and we don't see him for a while, and start to wonder if he has "run" away... LOL -- but then he magically reappears).  And I would like a rabbit....

I "used" to want a farm.   

[bananafish]

m1469 dear! A farm! That's a lot of animals to eat! I mean to say, I would like that, too.

[johnny-boy]

Don't invite me to dinner. I'm a vegetarian.

John

[m1469]

Don't invite me to dinner. I'm a vegetarian.

John

he he... too bad, you are already invited .  Hey, btw, I *can* make DELICIOUS vegetarian meals, as well as vegan (which I used to be for about a year).  I will make you a beautiful meal from my garden consisting of delicious and tender veggies that were not fertilized with chicken (or any animal)  da kine .


m1469

[johnny-boy]

he he... too bad, you are already invited .  Hey, btw, I *can* make DELICIOUS vegetarian meals, as well as vegan (which I used to be for about a year).  I will make you a beautiful meal from my garden consisting of delicious and tender veggies that were not fertilized with chicken (or any animal)  da kine .


m1469

What time is dinner? I don't want to be late.

John

[pianistimo]

mayla, i don't think you could eat your chicken pet.  after all , you'd have named him/her.  that's the first step that you cannot do when you plan on eating them.  who wants to say to their guests, we are having 'henrietta' for dinner. 

i'd say the same for sheep and goats.  of which you may not have in mind.  my mom had chickens, ducks, sheep, goats, one horse, a turkey, etc. and they all became MY pets.  she never named them, but i did.  it was a heartless thing to butcher them, imo. (not the horse).  they thought they were important (especially to me) and i treated them as people.  i couldn't eat any of them, and much preferred the store bought meat.  they had personalities to me.  they were real live personalities and didn't do anything to deserve death.

no,m1469- just have them as pets and feed them and take care of them and they will be good to you, too.  i still remember my duck (what's his name?).  that's all i have to say.  (forgets that rhode island red rooster that almost killed me with flapping wings).

ps just in case you don't understand what i meant about butchering and horses, we did not butcher the horse (he was probably the only one that started acting all funny as he got older, though).

[alwaystheangel]

Most of my friends have chickens, and llama, and horse etc.. I also have a friend that had a pet turkey called Gorbachev, but they ate it.  My friend that named it really hates animals and took a great deal of pleasure from chopping off its head.  His exchange student from Québec also enjoyed killing another turkey they had that was apparently the spawn of Satan.  I don't know how they have no problems killing animals, but they do.  Most people in my school have no issue eating and namming their pets, My brother has a friend that had a ostrich named Fluffy and they ate her.  Naming doen't seem to stop these people from eating their pets.  But then again, I go to a pretty hick school.  Thank god I don't live there. 
 If you live in the city, I don't think most towns allow people to own them in their backyards.
Chickens are dumb, but turkeys are dumber, and uglier than sin.
(not really on topic but I had to add that)


Interesting topic, I must say.

[m1469]

Yeah, I actuallly wonder if I could really eat them (or kill them).  But, on "my farm", I do have goats and sheep, too.  I also have cows, but I am not really sure about horses.  They don't really earn their keep unless I can get them to fix things up around the house or something... you know, horsey handymen... maybe they can get good at plumbing ? Probably not.

But, on "my farm", I make milk, butter, cheeses, and creams out of cow and goat milks (maybe even sheep)... mmmm.  And, I make home-made yarn out of the sheep wool, as well as delicious meals out of the sheep .  Same with the little bunnies... Mwuah  ha ha haaaa...

And, I would like a silkworm colony so I can make my own silk clothing (and stuff that I sell, too).


mmmm....

What time is dinner? I don't want to be late.

John

How about 7 o' clock ?   I will make a chocolate truffle frostinged cake for dessert... with fresh raspberries on the side..


m1469


ps--- I am pretty certain that if I was not truly dependent on those animals for food, I could not kill them... but, I could always send a horsey handyman out to do the dirty work (another way he could earn his keep).

[johnny-boy]

"How about 7 o' clock ?   I will make a chocolate truffle frostinged cake for dessert... with fresh respberries on the side" -m1469

Sounds good m1469. Can I bring the wife and kids?

John

[m1469]

"How about 7 o' clock ?   I will make a chocolate truffle frostinged cake for dessert... with fresh respberries on the side" -m1469

Sounds good m1469. Can I bring the wife and kids?

John

Of course  (the kids can pet the pretty ponies and milk a goat --  oh yeah.. there's enough fun to go around for everyone here on m1469's farm  )

[johnny-boy]

Of course  (the kids can pet the pretty ponies and milk a goat)

We'll be there! There's Sandra, my wife, and Billy, Joey, Tommy, Susan, Debbie, Bobby, Fred, Don, George, Kristal, John Jr., Erin, Georgette, and Steve (he eats like a horse).

John

[m1469]

Wow, we'll have a great time and maybe play some horse shoes .  I am sure your kids will get along just famously with mine : Sally, Jessie, Francis, Jimmy, Michael-James, Bridget, Nelly, Ursala, Marge, William, Gretchen, Thomas, Eddy, Raymond, Richie, Dicky and little Timmy (who has been known to eat horses).

They will find some way to entertain themselves, I am sure , while us adults can sit around churning iced cream.

See you then .

m1469

[johnny-boy]

Wow, we'll have a great time and maybe play some horse shoes .  I am sure your kids will get along just famously with mine : Sally, Jessie, Francis, Jimmy, Michael-James, Bridget, Nelly, Ursala, Marge, William, Gretchen, Thomas, Eddy, Raymond, Richie, Dicky and little Timmy (who has been known to eat horses).

They will find some way to entertain themselves, I am sure , while us adults can sit around churning iced cream.

See you then .

m1469

Now that's funny!

[Bob]

Ok m1469.  I UPS'd 100 chickens over to you.  Expect them on Tuesday.  I do hope they all make it through the shipping process.

[thalbergmad]

I have sent some to.

English Royal Mail is slow.

Expect them August.

Thalxx

[Bob]

Did you leave air holes thal?  I forgot....

[m1469]

Wow !  Thanks Thal and Bob .

One chicken pecks his way through the computer screen and onto the forum :


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[gorbee natcase]

Chicken is so nice with garlic/ ready cooked from the supermarket they are cheaper/and very tender. (It makes no sence to cook one price wise)

[galonia]

Fresh chicken tastes better than store-bought chicken any day!

I was in Guangzhou, China earlier this year, and went to a chicken farm and ate a meal with all chicken dishes, using chicken fresh from the farm.  Delicious beyond imagination!!!

The next day, I travelled back to Hong Kong, and going through quarantine, I had to lie on the form and say, no, I have not visited a chicken farm in the last seven days.

[alwaystheangel]

ummm... Bird flu? Was that really a wise decision?

[Bob]

Bob notes that m1469 has set the thread up for Stevie now, following the normal progression of pf threads.

[galonia]

ummm... Bird flu? Was that really a wise decision?

Yeah, I thought about that, but the people who are dying of bird flu are the ones that slaughter and handle diseased chickens.  You don't catch bird flu by eating cooked chicken meat.  So since I wasn't handling chickens nor cleaning up bird droppings or anything like that, I think it was perfectly safe.

[prometheus]

I am a bit suprised, though not that suprised, to read that johnny-boy is a vegetarian.


I think that a single chicken would be very lonely indeed. But then again, keeping animals as pets in conditions that restrict them in their natural behavior is not viewed as unethical, or it is not realised. For example, rabbit's really can't be kept in little cages.

I like chickens. I like birds in general. I don't know why.

[quantum]

I like chickens 

[timothy42b]

I've had both, and prefer ducks to chickens, at least in the backyard.

We had ducks in my backyard in Virginia.  We started with six, two survived the winter, and they built the flock up to a dozen in the spring.  I'm not sure they are exactly affectionate, but they seem to think they are part of the people flock, and generally hover nearby.  I'd snooze in my hammock after work, and they'd come by and peck me through the mesh. 

Nice thing about ducks, they are toilet trained.  Sort of.  They only "went" in the wading pool, which could be cleaned every week or so, they didn't leave their mess all over the yard.  They kept the yard free of whatever insects they could catch, they are quite carnivorous. 

Bad thing though, the kids won't let me eat duck anymore, even in a restaurant.  And the natural attrition was always hard on the kids.  A blacksnake got one of the chicks the first day, and the kids were pretty heartbroken.  The occasional hawk or raccoon would get one too, even in the city. 

[annoying_airhead]

At least you guys were aware of what you were eating;
My older sisters used to own rabbits.  Mum and Dad cooked the rabbits... and told Cupcake and Linda (my sisters) that the rabbi was turkey when asked what sort of meat it was.  They only worked it out after when they found the rabbit missing. 

[pianistimo]

whew!  i thought 'cupcake' and 'linda' were the rabbits.

[thalbergmad]

Did you leave air holes thal?  I forgot....

Good thinking, but too late.

Never mind, I think m1469 woz gonna eat them anyhow.

Thalx

[pianorama]

At least you guys were aware of what you were eating;
My older sisters used to own rabbits.  Mum and Dad cooked the rabbits... and told Cupcake and Linda (my sisters) that the rabbi was turkey when asked what sort of meat it was.  They only worked it out after when they found the rabbit missing. 

You have a sister named Cupcake?

[Waldszenen]

Chickens are noisy, and they stink. But their eggs are far better than supermarket ones if you feed them well. And not to mention if they ever get too frustrating to look after, with your entire backyard covered with sh*t, you can always eat them later. 

[annoying_airhead]

"You have a sister named Cupcake?"

Close, but not quite - as a younger sister, I see it as my duty to be as annoying as possible *mwuahahahaha!!!*.  'Cupcake' is just one of my petnames that can set her off - not that I want THat to happen.  =)
Trust me on this though; the name is better than 'Poopsie-pie'.   =?