Have an order in w a local farm for 3 heritage turkeys, 2 regular and 1 they will grind for us for ground turkey. Will probably end up spending $150. The grocery has turkeys for 49c/lb. Can’t bring myself to buy one there…it’s very frustrating though.
We had a couple of days for jeans and long sleeves, but, sadly, back in shorts and sleeveless tops.
HAHA , well in typical Yank fashion, nothing that happened before it happened in the US counts..lol
I struggle with that too, knowing how they are raised and kept makes it hard to justify it. That is why I want a sustainable way to raise my own so they have a great life while they live. I haven't eaten chicken since I have learned about how inhumane their conditions are. The ones that we are raising now are strictly pets that provide eggs. We are working toward becoming totally self-sufficient, at least as far as our food sources go. At least we know what we are getting.
Yes I don't like how commercial animals are raised. I was getting eggs, chicken and turkey at the farmers market . Thinking I could save money and have a retirement hobby I got chickens for eggs. Decided since I wasn't saving any money I would hatch for meat. Figured since I'm losing money anyway I might as well get turkeys.....
The funny thing with the chickens, I only occasionally eat eggs, I was never a big egg eater, but my husband loves eggs, and my parents eat a lot of eggs. So I thought, if nothing else, we would be able give eggs to my parents to help them out too, but my parents don't like "Fresh eggs", they prefer store bought. I don't get it, because our fresh eggs taste a million times better. *sigh The neighbors love them though, so we give them 4 dozen and they grew some different veg in their garden and shared those items with us, so it works out.Yes I don't like how commercial animals are raised. I was getting eggs, chicken and turkey at the farmers market . Thinking I could save money and have a retirement hobby I got chickens for eggs. Decided since I wasn't saving any money I would hatch for meat. Figured since I'm losing money anyway I might as well get turkeys.....
But the taste is better than the tractor birds and I know they had a good life.... and one bad day
Yep, and as Perris notes, hens often do this too. If the junior hen doesn't eventually back off, she'll sometimes get an annoyed peck to the head.Rooster (cockerel) observation I would like to share.
Background: the two boys are about 9 months old, from the same hatching, raised by a brooder, no broody hen. The other cockerels in the hatch were rehomed a few months ago, so it's just been the two, plus 7 pullets. They're in a hoop coop, 16'x8', have had only a couple mild altercations. Joel is head roo, Samuel is unobtrusive, quiet, though I have seen him mate when there's an opportunity. I call him roo in the queue.
One afternoon this week I was sitting in the run, offering fresh greens from the gardens to the pullets, though both boys did grab a couple beakfuls in the melee.
Samuel grabbed a beakfuls of leaf, and Joel, who was next to him, lowered his head and stared at Samuel. Samuel dropped the leaf, kept his head where it was, a little higher than Joel's. Joel seemed to be transfixed, Samuel appeared unwilling to engage. At that point I waved the remains of the leaf between them and they broke off.
I am not as experienced as many of you here, but I thought that Joel was just expressing his dominance over Samuel, who was not interested in a confrontation.
What do you think?
I also love sitting and visiting with my birds, they make me laugh, give me joy. And occasionally eggs
eggs, especially scrambled, so does my husband. But for a few years now I've had issues eating them. A couple years ago a coworker started offering me eggs from her backyard flock and I had NO problems after eating those! Once she retired and moved away I had to buy expensive "organic" eggs, so I am hoping my girls produce enough for my personal use. 
