beach chick Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 I voted eggs, but wouldnt be averse to raising some dinners one day... but although they'd live exactly the same lifestyle, they wouldnt get names! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye&Ant Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 eggs and as a pet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 I would like to keep them for both,but not got room at moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Eggs at the moment but hopefully in the future we'll have table birds too. OH finally watched Hugh's Chicken Out programmes the other day and is now even more convinced than before that this is something we should be aiming to do in the long term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jools+6 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 just watched a re run of hughs chicken run , couldnt eat them before ... cant eat em now !! how that man stunned his for killing .... id have grabbed and ran . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bantam of the Opera Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 ive just hatched out a load of chicks and the girls are for eggs and the boys are for the chop. but they will have a very fullfilled and comfortable life until then, i assure you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Ours are pets too. The eggs are just a bonus. Too much loved already to be anything else, although I completely understand why you would raise for the table. Allison X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike-J Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Ours were got for eggs but are now pets too. Would love to keep some for the table but don't think I could do it in the back garden, think you would have to keep your distance a bit and not name them. Also would be worried I couldn't despatch them in a quick humane way. otherwise would love to do both... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brown Clan Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Eggs and pets for me too , sorry couldn't ever have an animal in my home and then kill it and eat it !!! I'm not a veggie but only coz i think the meat in supermarkets is exactly what it is don't assoiate it with animals or i couldn't eat it xx( still feel guilty about eating the eggs ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamebird Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 At the moment I keep mine because I enjoy their company and they give us lovely eggs. However, I would like to keep chickens for meat but would need to do some more research to make sure it is something I could cope with. Something for the future maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallina Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 This poll won't work, because I don't think anyone on this forum only has hens for meat. They need an option saying "Both". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Yup need both. I have my girls who are my laying pets (8 ) Then I have my meat birds (11) and chicks that will be meat birds (12) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooklady Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Eggs, well soon at any rate. In the future table birds would be a possibility, when the kids have left home and OH and I can have a big veg patch, cider orchard, chickens and pigs, I don't want much really, oh and a nice place in the country with no neighbours to go with the above!!!! LOL Nicola PS - If you eat meat surely it's better to know what sort of life it's had or at least where it's come from it's no good pretending the animal doesn't get killed because it comes pre-packaged from the supermarket!!Sorry not having a go at anyone just don't really understand what difference it makes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 How about a category for just pets? My little scoffalots are pets first and always. Eggs are great and I'll never be short of breakfast, but my ex-batts came here to retire and enjoy a little fun in the sun (or rain ). Joy may have stopped laying and become a freeloader, but she has a home here for the rest of her days and I would certainly never be tough enough to rear them for meat alone. One look from their little chicken-faces ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
