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ShotgunSteven
Lifer
Beavis: "I think it's a chicken."
Butthead: "Beavis, you dumbass, it can't be a chicken. It's too small."
Beavis: "Maybe it's a McNugget."
Butthead: "Beavis, you dumbass, it can't be a chicken. It's too small."
Beavis: "Maybe it's a McNugget."
Brutuskend
Lifer
We have some biker chicks in my neighborhood.
DrPizza
Administrator Elite Member Goat Whisperer
Hmmm... so far, the peacocks haven't been aggressive, plus they're completely penned in. Most birds are stupid. And, yeah, they can be loud.
As per "annoying the neighbors" - it's not like I'm living in an apartment in downtown manhatten. <looks out the window and sees nothing but field, then trees>
in fact, as far as annoying goes, I've commented that of all the things I have to take care of, the peacocks are by far the easiest. Their feeder lasts for close to a month between fillings, and I only have to change the water about once a week. Within the next few years, I hope to get 25-30 peacocks hatched each year, keep them for a year, then sell them. At $35 apiece, that's a decent amount of spending cash for minimal costs and time; or basically, for doing next to nothing. Plus, it's mainly the older males that make any noise.
As per "annoying the neighbors" - it's not like I'm living in an apartment in downtown manhatten. <looks out the window and sees nothing but field, then trees>
in fact, as far as annoying goes, I've commented that of all the things I have to take care of, the peacocks are by far the easiest. Their feeder lasts for close to a month between fillings, and I only have to change the water about once a week. Within the next few years, I hope to get 25-30 peacocks hatched each year, keep them for a year, then sell them. At $35 apiece, that's a decent amount of spending cash for minimal costs and time; or basically, for doing next to nothing. Plus, it's mainly the older males that make any noise.
DrPizza
Administrator Elite Member Goat Whisperer
Only 6 this year... again, another VERY easy to care for animal... (well, from my experiences this year) I've been considering getting a large flock going next year, but I don't think it would be that profitable - I certainly couldn't compete with grocery stores give-aways of 50 cents per pound or less at Thanksgiving time. I haven't calculated the costs of raising them, but they've grown really quickly. At first, a #50 bag of feed lasted a few weeks. Now, a bag of feed barely lasts a week. (about $6 a bag) I guess it costs roughly $20 each to raise them, plus $3 each as chicks. There's a large turkey farm about 25 miles from me that sells fresh turkeys for the holidays; theirs are certainly more expensive than a grocery store (but fresh turkeys that aren't filled with artificial chemicals, hormones, etc. are well worth it) However, even if I made $5 a bird, it wouldn't be worth the bother.
As far as selling one for cheap... at auction, when they sell "defective" birds this time of year (usually a bad leg or something), birds smaller than mine still fetch $20 to $25.
shilala
Lifer
Congrats on the babies!!! 🙂
Silkies are teh stupid.
Cute, but stupid.
Here's the setting champ...
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGA/Cochins/BRKCochinStd.html
They cover LOTS more eggs, and they are far superior mothers.
When you guys are fed up with the silkies, give us a holler. My wife has some of the best cochins in the States.
Silkies are teh stupid.
Cute, but stupid.
Here's the setting champ...
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGA/Cochins/BRKCochinStd.html
They cover LOTS more eggs, and they are far superior mothers.
When you guys are fed up with the silkies, give us a holler. My wife has some of the best cochins in the States.
neutralizer
Lifer
I can't believe I clicked this.
DrPizza
Administrator Elite Member Goat Whisperer
No pond... yet. Not sure if our soil would make a pond worthwhile either. I'm going to have a local pond expert come out in the spring to see if we can put one in. Still, I almost purchased some ducks a few weeks ago at a farm market auction... they were practically giving them away (about $1 for 2 month old ducklings)
Zenmervolt
Elite member
Hell yeah fresh turkeys taste better. I grew up surrounded by farms and we had a fresh turkey every thanksgiving. It was like a whole different kind of food from the frozen birds they sell in stores. Even the "flash frozen" free-range super-expensive crap they have in the fancy yuppie stores. You will never eat better than when you eat on a farm.
*sighs* I miss my rural life. Stupid Seattle.
ZV
DrPizza
Administrator Elite Member Goat Whisperer
Until recently, I had never eaten farm fresh eggs... just the crappy eggs you get in grocery stores.
Until recently, I would have never referred to eggs you get in grocery stores as crappy.
The difference is like night and day. So much more flavor from the fresh eggs. Plus, my chickens aren't penned up and "forced" to lay eggs until their usefullness is diminished. It's neat though; I can identify some of the eggs as to which chickens are laying them. Some are mystery eggs, until I figure out who is laying them.
Until recently, I would have never referred to eggs you get in grocery stores as crappy.
The difference is like night and day. So much more flavor from the fresh eggs. Plus, my chickens aren't penned up and "forced" to lay eggs until their usefullness is diminished. It's neat though; I can identify some of the eggs as to which chickens are laying them. Some are mystery eggs, until I figure out who is laying them.
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