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Roscommon Acres » Blog Archive » On slaughtering our first chickens — Fri, 21 May 2010 23:20:44 +0000

[...] number two was Purple Bird, a cockerel. I thought killing him would bother me more. He was, after all, a bit of a pet. Due to [...]

By: Dana

Dana — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:43:46 +0000

I keep telling the kids that if we get pigs, I'm naming them Pork Chop and Bacon. My daughter thinks that is the worst of the worst. If we're going to eat them, she reasons, we at least owe them decent names. .-= Dana´s last blog ..In which my husband tries to burn down the county =-.

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:31:49 +0000

Dana: My sister raises a few animals each year for food. She usually names them, but her names pose no problem. For example, one year she raised three pigs. Their names were Bacon, Ham, and Sausage.

Regards, Linda

By: Crimson Wife

Crimson Wife — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:24:38 +0000

You just need to train it to do something useful a la “Babe”
.-= Crimson Wife´s last blog .."Thinking Through Grammar" by Dr. Arthur Whimbey =-.

By: Principled (Principled)

Principled (Principled) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:16:59 +0000

I made the biggest mistake in raising meat birds. http://roscommonacres.com/2010/03/i-made-the-biggest-mistake-in-raising-meat-birds/

By: Renae

Renae — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:09:27 +0000

Ah! This is exactly why I’m afraid of getting chickens. I will not start with meat birds.

By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:41:50 +0000

And they're so pretty. With our four hens, we can always tell who laid the egg we're collecting and we thank them by name. That won't be true when the others get old enough to start laying. There will be too many to note the subtle difference in shade, and we'll have several of the same breed, anyway. .-= Dana´s last blog ..I made the biggest mistake in raising meat birds =-.

By: Sheri

Sheri — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:35:59 +0000

As always, an insight that I never would have thought of. And knowing me, they’d all have names and I’d end up with pets instead of food. I might just have to stay from meat birds and just have a couple of hens…I’m less likely to name eggs.
.-= Sheri´s last blog ..Nothing Left To Prove =-.

By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:29:03 +0000

Make that five. How did I suddenly end up with ten Cornish crosses? My brain isn't working well this morning. .-= Dana´s last blog ..I made the biggest mistake in raising meat birds =-.

By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:18:30 +0000

I can see that. This is our first year, so we'll see how it goes. I hope we don't end up with ten overweight chickens soaking up our feed bills! .-= Dana´s last blog ..I made the biggest mistake in raising meat birds =-.