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Not fond of the âpetâ concept. Taking young from their mothers so theyâll âbondâ with new âowners?â Iâve often taken in strays that needed homes. Cat, dog, human, tarantula, snake. Humans & dogs are highest maintenance, then cats. Foodâs another topic. Is the carrot happier about this than the chicken? Spay & neuter is an option for pet overpopulation. So is barbecue. I think Swift suggested this for the Irish.
A pleasant day to all my friends.-âââââ-People abuse in the comic no less Maybe it should carry a âVâ warning for violence.-âââââ-Be happy and healthy everyone.
âFree range chickenâ means that the birds get enough room to get some exercise. In many cases, it also means enough running space for them to catch insects â and possibly also lizards and mice. (My son says that a flock of hens will go after a live mouse like Jurassic Park âvelociraptorsâ going after a scientist.)
The bugs and other wild-caught food flavors the eggs and meat. The meat is rather tough, but tastes better, and the eggs are great â unless the darned hens start laying their eggs somewhere out in the bush so you canât collect them. But the bigger problem is that real free-range chicken flocks are vulnerable to stray dogs and other predators.
My daughter also tried keeping some Guinea Fowl free-range. These look like small turkeys, but can fly fairly well â with a chicken coop built with space for ventilation between the walls and the roof, they could fly off through the gap and go hunting bugs in the woods whether or not she opened the door to let them go. Initially, theyâd nest in the coop and eat bugs in the woods, coming back for a grain feed or at night. But after a few weeks, they were nesting in the woods, and eventually stopped returning at all. I donât think any survived the first winter.
ChukLitl Premium Member over 9 years ago
Not fond of the âpetâ concept. Taking young from their mothers so theyâll âbondâ with new âowners?â Iâve often taken in strays that needed homes. Cat, dog, human, tarantula, snake. Humans & dogs are highest maintenance, then cats. Foodâs another topic. Is the carrot happier about this than the chicken? Spay & neuter is an option for pet overpopulation. So is barbecue. I think Swift suggested this for the Irish.
Just one more thing over 9 years ago
lmfaoâŠto funny hahahaha
tcar-1 over 9 years ago
âI roam the highwayâŠâŠâŠ. I do things my wayâ Roy Orbison!
rcerinys701 over 9 years ago
I think he is talking about Jonathan Swift from the 1700-1800s,during the potato famines in Ireland.
Sheila Hardie over 9 years ago
But thatâs mostly because you wonât go back to roost.
Starman1948 over 9 years ago
A pleasant day to all my friends.-âââââ-People abuse in the comic no less Maybe it should carry a âVâ warning for violence.-âââââ-Be happy and healthy everyone.
johovey over 9 years ago
We have 10 acres for my dogs to roam⊠where do my dogs roam? Under my desk. Sigh.
Starman1948 over 9 years ago
@Nabuquduriuzhur: Thanks for posting the excellent cat stories. Be well my friend.
Starman1948 over 9 years ago
Have a pleasant night my friends.
markmoss1 over 9 years ago
âFree range chickenâ means that the birds get enough room to get some exercise. In many cases, it also means enough running space for them to catch insects â and possibly also lizards and mice. (My son says that a flock of hens will go after a live mouse like Jurassic Park âvelociraptorsâ going after a scientist.)
The bugs and other wild-caught food flavors the eggs and meat. The meat is rather tough, but tastes better, and the eggs are great â unless the darned hens start laying their eggs somewhere out in the bush so you canât collect them. But the bigger problem is that real free-range chicken flocks are vulnerable to stray dogs and other predators.
My daughter also tried keeping some Guinea Fowl free-range. These look like small turkeys, but can fly fairly well â with a chicken coop built with space for ventilation between the walls and the roof, they could fly off through the gap and go hunting bugs in the woods whether or not she opened the door to let them go. Initially, theyâd nest in the coop and eat bugs in the woods, coming back for a grain feed or at night. But after a few weeks, they were nesting in the woods, and eventually stopped returning at all. I donât think any survived the first winter.