OK OK ! So whose up to hatching, rearing and then eating

Foxy · « **Reply #15 on:** March 21, 2008, 19:36 »

Quote from: "Vember"

I hatched, reared & ate the male guinea's. Very satifisfying knowing that they'd had a good life etc...

I suspose they are just small pigs aren't they - but how many guinea pigs to make one bacon butty?

mdueal · « **Reply #16 on:** March 21, 2008, 20:22 »

Guineas as in guinea fowl rather than the pigs? Although i do think guinea pigs are a delicasy in south america??

naturesparadise · « **Reply #17 on:** March 21, 2008, 20:33 »

i could not eat my animals
they trust me not to hurt them and i could not betray that trust

your little chook looks at you and takes food from your hand you pick it up and kill it

sorry i could not do it

Viv · « **Reply #18 on:** March 22, 2008, 09:08 »

If, and its a big if, there was a catastrophe and we had to rely on our own survival instincts, then yes I would.
we just rely on mine for the eggs.

Vember · « **Reply #19 on:** March 22, 2008, 09:40 »

Quote from: "jimroden"

Quote from: "Vember"
I hatched, reared & ate the male guinea's. Very satifisfying knowing that they'd had a good life etc...

You ate guinea pig's thats a bit wrong even i would do that your worse than fredy star :roll: :roll:

Jim

Ye sorry to all who thought I ment Guinea pigs, but no I ate the Guinea fowl.

Jellyhead · « **Reply #20 on:** March 22, 2008, 10:36 »

made me laugh. I knew it would get taken the wrong way :shock:

Lost in France · « **Reply #21 on:** March 22, 2008, 11:35 »

We battle with the idea of rearing birds to eat.

It was part of our plan when we moved here but, somehow we just don't seem to have the heart. We know it's really hypocrytical...let someone else rear, kill etc and never know what sort of a life the bird has had, but they're all so endearing aren't they!

We don't think we could maintain a distance and not get attached ...we thought about getting ugly ones, all the same, and definately...no names but we still just talk about it and beat ourselves up for not doing it!

I think we're just too soft and our birds know it...maybe one day but I doubt it! Good on those that can do it as, if you eat chicken, turkey etc. someone has killed it and you never quite know its history.

Judi

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #22 on:** March 22, 2008, 13:00 »

Oh sorry, I had to laugh at the guinea pig one! But Bodger did say who has 'hatched' reared and eaten, and as far as I remember, you don't 'hatch' guinea pigs!!

jimroden · « **Reply #23 on:** March 22, 2008, 13:28 »

Quote from: "Jellyhead"

made me laugh. I knew it would get taken the wrong way :shock:

Sorry just my weard scence of humour

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #24 on:** March 22, 2008, 15:00 »

Ah well Jim, your problems was, you didn't smile when you said it!!!!

made us think you were serious!!!!

ajkula77 · « **Reply #25 on:** March 22, 2008, 16:12 »

In theory we'were planning to rear and eat our own, but having had to dispatch one sickly old hen last month, i find I've become a bit squeamish. I couldn't eat any of the old timers, hens or the cockerel, but surplus of growers is less of a problem :shock: . Not giving them names is the key!!
Any advice on dispatching larger fowl - some of my sussex are huge, and I want the end to be as quick as possible?

Wildeone · « **Reply #26 on:** March 22, 2008, 18:32 »

Quote from: "ajkula77"

In theory we'were planning to rear and eat our own, but having had to dispatch one sickly old hen last month, i find I've become a bit squeamish. I couldn't eat any of the old timers, hens or the cockerel, but surplus of growers is less of a problem :shock: . Not giving them names is the key!!
Any advice on dispatching larger fowl - some of my sussex are huge, and I want the end to be as quick as possible?

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OK OK ! So whose up to hatching, rearing and then eating

Foxy

Vember