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Why don’t you have chickens?

submitted by Native to whatever 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 03:38:23 ago (+47/-1)     (whatever)

Food prices are going up. I was born in the USSR, America is about to experience Great Depression lifestyles. You have the opportunity to get ahead of the trend. Get chickens and start a garden. Move out of the cities while you can.

We will see America collapse in our life time. This is inevitable. Plan and be prepared while you can and while you can afford it


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[ - ] albatrosv15 17 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 04:34:35 ago (+17/-0)

My father has. We are getting eggs every day. Eggs. Eggs. Fucking eggs. God help us.

[ - ] TheBebot 3 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 10:40:52 ago (+3/-0)

Take the Gaston-pill

[ - ] Rebooted 3 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 10:54:25 ago (+3/-0)

Hard boil them when you get too many. They become a nice, easy to eat snack.

[ - ] allahead 0 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 15:29:05 ago (+0/-0)

Have you tried any of the non-refrigeration methods for long term egg storage? Burying in salt, etc.

[ - ] 3Whuurs 1 point 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 23:52:04 ago (+1/-0)

Coating them in mineral oil can keep them for up to 6-9 months.

[ - ] yesiknow 12 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 04:21:55 ago (+12/-0)

"Move out of the cities..." is key.

Urban morons didn't know why cities had bylaws against keeping chickens. Told people to get chickens and then had to deal with an onslaught of rats. Everyone got rid of their trendy city chickens.

[ - ] Native [op] 7 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 04:24:37 ago (+7/-0)

And by onsloaught of rats you mean black people right?

Dem bike enthusiasts love dem kentuky fry chiken!

Seriously, quail or chicken. Get one or two

[ - ] UncleDoug 4 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 06:28:18 ago (+4/-0)

It probably has less to do with sustainability and more to do with pest infestation like rats, rooster noises interfering with neighbours work schedules and chicken droppings.

[ - ] 2Drunk 3 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 04:25:28 ago (+3/-0)

I've been to Mexico. I'd rather eat rats than bugs.

[ - ] the_noticer 3 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 07:31:14 ago (+3/-0)

and arm yourself

[ - ] RobertJHarsh 3 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 08:46:00 ago (+4/-1)*

Get cats. There isn't a chicken farm in America without cats or a cat colony near by. The fuckhead behind me had a compose pile and rats and mice were a problem. My cat and the neighbors made short work of those little fuckers. They also left dead mice all over that moron's back patio. Of course he's a dumbass but his wife made him get rid the pile when she put two and two together.

[ - ] account deleted by user 4 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 10:07:16 ago (+4/-0)

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[ - ] RobertJHarsh 3 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 10:41:22 ago (+3/-0)

Very true and thanks for pointing that out. Everyone starting a self-farming operation needs to be aware of all types of natural invaders, be it mice, bears, or coyotes and plan accordingly.

[ - ] account deleted by user 2 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 10:53:17 ago (+2/-0)

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[ - ] HeyJames 3 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 09:06:18 ago (+3/-0)

Chickens will kill mice. Seen it happen. Fully believe they can't do shit against big city rats.

[ - ] Rebooted 3 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 10:56:47 ago (+3/-0)

One of my chickens tried to murder a blue jay the other day. Birds are mean.

[ - ] Hobama 1 point 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 11:57:34 ago (+1/-0)

Get cats?

[ - ] totes_magotes 7 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 07:54:34 ago (+7/-0)

Chickens only lay for a few years. They're among the worst egg-laying fowl you can have. Ducks, quails, hell even guineas are better.

Further, most people would be out of the cities if they could 1. afford it, 2. find work in their field in rural areas, 3. depend on city-only services such as trash pickup and public transit, etc.

[ - ] Native [op] 2 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 13:31:20 ago (+2/-0)

1. When they stop laying eat them
2. If you can’t afford to move out of the city now, you will be dead and starving later. Not trying to exaggerate here. There’s tons of work in rural communities people are just afraid of the unknown. Even when obvious advice is obvious

[ - ] totes_magotes 0 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 17:46:53 ago (+0/-0)

If you have to eat your flock every 3 to 4 years, then you need to deal with husbandry which is a lot more than "just get chickens for eggs!" Did you not stop and think before posting this shit? Other birds lay pretty much all their lives and you don't have to worry about aggressive roosters. The very fact that you can't even plan this far ahead, tell everyone this, and then try to rationalize it while ignoring facts should tell everyone that you are the absolute last person anyone should take advice from. If you can't plan ahead, you shouldn't do it. If you can't tell everyone all the bad points of your advice, you should keep your dicksucker shut because eventually, even if it's not about birds, you're going to cause someone financial loss or even to get hurt.

[ - ] middle_path 1 point 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 19:15:06 ago (+1/-0)

You guys realize you're fighting over birds, right?

[ - ] Kung_Flu 1 point 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 19:48:13 ago (+1/-0)

Why is tending a flock so damn hard? Let your birds lay eggs. If you have too few birds, let the eggs hatch. When you have too many birds you eat them, starting with the oldest first. You're going to want to eat more than eggs anyway so add a little chicken to your diet.

[ - ] totes_magotes 0 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 20:49:32 ago (+0/-0)

The problem is saying "just have chickens for eggs" isn't even close to enough information for people. To present "just get chickens" as though it's "that simple" and doesn't need extra thought is a lie. I can't fucking stand liars.

1. Feed
2. Housing
3. Disease
4. Laying periods
5. Husbandry
6. Killing the animal, humanely
7. Cleaning, preparing, and butchering the animal, safely.
8. Animal husbandry
9. Roosters can kill you. Learn how and how to prevent it.

And the list goes on a ways. "Just get chickens" is a fuckin' lie.

[ - ] domains 0 points 2.7 yearsAug 5, 2022 18:32:40 ago (+0/-0)

yeah. google it now, and print it out
lol

[ - ] Native [op] 0 points 3.2 yearsMar 4, 2022 22:27:10 ago (+0/-0)

Why are you so angry? Relax

[ - ] totes_magotes 0 points 3.2 yearsMar 4, 2022 23:01:32 ago (+0/-0)

Fuck off, retard.

[ - ] account deleted by user 6 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 03:52:15 ago (+10/-4)

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[ - ] AnonymousLex 8 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 09:40:55 ago (+8/-0)

Every time you drink soda, every time you smoke a cigarette, everytime you play a video game, every time you don't make your own meal, every time you touch your wiener, every time you watch not to learn but to be entertained just know there are those of us who are working, saving money and time each step of the way, you aren't even on our grid of competition

[ - ] 1Icemonkey 3 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 10:18:32 ago (+3/-0)

Yep, we will step over you and keep going.

[ - ] account deleted by user 0 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 11:15:34 ago (+0/-0)

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[ - ] Leafonthewind 0 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 17:37:16 ago (+0/-0)

We’ll eat you first.

Trust.

[ - ] Native [op] 2 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 04:22:03 ago (+3/-1)

It’s no big deal to have a chicken. If you live in an apartment get Quail. Why are you living in a city? I said to move out. Why aren’t you listening to me?

[ - ] account deleted by user 7 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 05:21:08 ago (+9/-2)

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[ - ] Cunt 3 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 08:21:59 ago (+3/-0)

We have real live cigar smoking Joe over here

[ - ] Native [op] 1 point 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 13:33:20 ago (+1/-0)

I guarantee you went to college which means you “moved out” and it was in fact that easy. Now you are older and scared.

It’s still easy

[ - ] Qwertytoal 1 point 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 09:07:05 ago (+1/-0)

You do know its fairly cheap to have chickens?

[ - ] account deleted by user 5 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 07:04:41 ago (+5/-0)

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[ - ] MaryXmas 4 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 08:30:48 ago (+4/-0)

Ducks are really messy and make big mud pits.

[ - ] Teefinyomouf 2 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 08:39:17 ago (+2/-0)

Free range solves this. Dig them a pond and have dogs for security.

[ - ] mannerbund 0 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 10:23:59 ago (+0/-0)

Sufficient space is the key to get the free range requirement settled- I've chickens for that particular reason, they can lay in a smaller area with much less mess.

[ - ] BlowjaySimpson 1 point 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 12:07:38 ago (+1/-0)

Ducks smell exponentially worse than Chickens.

[ - ] carnold03 4 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 06:52:45 ago (+4/-0)

You should hit up v/homesteading too.

[ - ] anothergoatinthewall 2 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 18:00:56 ago (+2/-0)

Because I have bees.

Honey never, ever, goes bad (assuming you're not an incompetent moron)
I already have 4~5 times more demand than I do supply, instant value
wax for candles
propolis for medicinal (antimicrobial, anti-fungal, anti-viral, anti-inflammatory, and anti-tumor)

No shit, no noise, benefits all plants through pollination.

Eggs and chickens are a dime a dozen in rural America. I nearly run 2 or 3 over everytime I leave the house... EASY to trade for.

Oh, and I have the fixins for a still.... been meaning to get that together, maybe this summer. Not sure if it'd be worth more as a fuel source (I have a couple points-and-carb vehicles that would be simple to convert to alcohol runners), or intoxication... no reason it couldn't do both since the heads and tails aren't exactly prime drinking.

[ - ] solomonpapermaster 3 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 07:10:42 ago (+4/-1)*

Why don’t I have chickens?... You're joking, right? I live in an apartment. Eggs are not that expensive. I don't want a disgusting bird living here plus my dog would kill it and I would let him.

One day, when I get a larger place with a backyard, I am open to the idea of a chicken for eggs. Definitely not in my list of priorities.

You need to calm down, the world is not ending just yet. Did the stressful news cycle get to you?

[ - ] yesiknow 3 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 09:03:01 ago (+3/-0)

I came across old ads one day and during the depression a dozen eggs were the equivalent of ten dollars. But farmers drove their goods to cities and men with carts on wheels did neighborhood circuits selling stuff.

[ - ] solomonpapermaster 1 point 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 10:46:20 ago (+1/-0)

Tell you what, if it comes to that I will eat Squirrels. Or fish, I have a big ass river not 10 minutes from where I live.

[ - ] Sleazy 1 point 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 14:29:02 ago (+1/-0)

ten minutes by car? how long on foot?

[ - ] solomonpapermaster 1 point 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 14:34:10 ago (+1/-0)

It's actually 10 minutes on foot, it's really close. I like living close to the river, the winters are harsher but the summers are cooler and you can enjoy nature, fish, make a BBQ, etc

[ - ] Sleazy 0 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 14:57:43 ago (+0/-0)

A river makes the winter harsher? I don't understand that one. It's not like a large body of water really

[ - ] solomonpapermaster 0 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 16:24:49 ago (+0/-0)

Slightly but yes you can feel the difference. It's a really large river so you have all that space with no trees or building and the wind just blows really strong and unhindered. Bodies of water do have an effect on the weather.

[ - ] Reawakened 3 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 07:08:52 ago (+3/-0)

Sheep are also nice to have if you have adequate fencing. Fencing is a key for sheep. They're easy to kill and clean and they don't provide too much meat that you have to worry about preserving. Kill them young and they are pretty tasty.

[ - ] Leafonthewind 2 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 17:28:24 ago (+2/-0)

We do not want you in our rural areas. City people are useless, ignorant and endlessly lazy. You wouldn’t last a day on the farm or in the woods. You are clueless about self-sufficiency and are dead weight to the people around you.

Stay away. You are not us.
City people have created the fall; wallow in it. Leave us out of your contrived political dramas and laundry lists of laws.

Keep out.

[ - ] Jerd34 3 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 05:14:37 ago (+3/-0)

You can't escape this in America. Good luck trying.

[ - ] Leafonthewind 0 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 17:38:02 ago (+0/-0)

Yes. Definitely don’t fight.
Lie down and die.

[ - ] Jerd34 0 points 3.2 yearsMar 5, 2022 00:59:56 ago (+0/-0)

You can be stupid and stay and fight or go somewhere else. A nation is not it's land and borders. A nation is it's people. We have lost that concept. Unfortunately it's most likely too late and impossible to recover what we have lost and to actually heal the physical land.

[ - ] Psychicrussiaspy 3 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 05:00:49 ago (+3/-0)

Fuck off we're full

[ - ] cyclops1771 2 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 07:35:25 ago (+2/-0)

@Native is OG goat

[ - ] germ22 3 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 04:58:28 ago (+3/-0)

Not allowed as per town bylaws where i live. Some have tried and the city bylaw officers confiscated the chickens and the coop.

[ - ] Native [op] 2 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 13:37:08 ago (+2/-0)

Quail are a loophole that you are allowed. Quail are fun and great especially if you don’t have much room. Definitely more difficult to make a quail scramble with the eggs though

[ - ] UrCoolerOlderBrother 2 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 12:14:38 ago (+2/-0)

Because I ii live in a tiny little apartment in the gay little blue pilled city filled with faggots

[ - ] MrPancake 2 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 11:24:36 ago (+2/-0)

I have chickens and ducks. BOOOM

[ - ] Native [op] 1 point 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 13:37:51 ago (+1/-0)

You rock!

[ - ] account deleted by user 2 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 10:04:31 ago (+2/-0)

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[ - ] beece 2 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 08:34:20 ago (+2/-0)

It's good advice if you can manage it and need to get out. My son lives in the city. Has chickens and rabbits (and a garden). He also lives less than a mile from a river that he can, and does, pull 12" trout out of on occasion. He can commute on a scooter or walk to work and makes good money and he ain't moving no matter what you say.

[ - ] 11hrr 2 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 08:15:08 ago (+2/-0)

We do have chickens, but they're not cheap to take care of. I'm thinking ducks might be just as good.

[ - ] RMGoetbbels 2 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 07:53:13 ago (+2/-0)

They make a lot of noise, are really messy and have to constantly cared for. Laying hens suck for meat because they tend to be scrawny and fuck I hate plucking chickens. I HATE PLUCKING CHICKENS.

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[ - ] Gowithit 1 point 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 10:29:32 ago (+1/-0)

Have you tried boiling water and sticking the bodies in? For a little bit then the feathers come right off when your plucking. Just in case the chickens are already dead when you put them in the water.

[ - ] MaryXmas 1 point 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 12:28:09 ago (+1/-0)

Killing cones, scalding pot, plucker, gut them. Maybe 10 min a bird if you are slow like me.

[ - ] RMGoetbbels 0 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 14:50:16 ago (+0/-0)

The smell of wet chicken never leaves your soul.

[ - ] AugustineOfHippo2 0 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 11:55:11 ago (+0/-0)

Just do n the chicken. Don't feather, just cut the skin open and peel super easy, look it up on YouTube.

[ - ] letsgetit 2 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 06:38:21 ago (+2/-0)

Move out of city. Get hens, get rooster. Hens lay more with rooster around, rooster fucks up hawks/predators trying to snatch the hens.

Share eggs with friends/family, get productive favors in return

[ - ] Cunt 2 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 08:26:49 ago (+2/-0)

I'm trying to not be a paranoid fuck candling every single egg but I am terrified of cracking open fertiliser one.

[ - ] Gowithit 3 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 10:34:42 ago (+3/-0)

Hold an egg up to the sun if you can see through it good to go if you can't or if you can make out like a dark spot there is one in there.

Funny story my daughter didn't pay attention to me doing this or when I told her to do so and she ended up getting an egg that had a chick in it. She freaked out and threw the egg in the sink but then the poor chicks head came off and went into the sink catcher. She was traumatized didn't eat eggs for almost a year or so.

[ - ] Native [op] 2 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 13:40:19 ago (+2/-0)

Wow

[ - ] Cunt 2 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 20:36:59 ago (+2/-0)

Yeah the term candeling is because they used to use a candle, I try not to drive myself crazy but if the weight feels wrong I use a torch to check.

That is horrific. Similar thing happened to my mother when she was a kid. Another reason why she is now batshit insane.

[ - ] MaryXmas 2 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 08:35:02 ago (+2/-0)

If you get the eggs every day, you won't have any problems like that. You may still get a bad egg but it won't be because it's fertilized.
If you collect eggs every 10 days, you will have a nightmare of dead pre-developed chicks.

[ - ] Teefinyomouf 5 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 08:41:19 ago (+5/-0)

Nightmare AKA the Asian delicacy of balut.

[ - ] Gowithit 1 point 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 10:30:12 ago (+1/-0)

Ughhhh but aren't the eggs pretty. That's how they get you.

[ - ] Cunt 2 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 08:53:40 ago (+2/-0)

Phew! Thanks

[ - ] AnmanIndustries 1 point 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 17:05:06 ago (+1/-0)

Do not have chickens because they dig up the grass and destroy it. I use ducks. I fence them into the orchard and they the grass down and leave enough behind to keep water in.

[ - ] Paradoxical003 1 point 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 08:46:51 ago (+1/-0)

Because people are edible

[ - ] MaryXmas 1 point 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 08:32:22 ago (+1/-0)

I have around 20. I have had as many as 65. I process them for meat and get about 15 eggs a day. They have a quarter acre and eat all organic food.

[ - ] Egg_whitey 1 point 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 07:47:34 ago (+1/-0)

I have a chicken coop in my backyard. Considered getting chickens but I feel like my dogs might terrify them too much.

[ - ] Native [op] 1 point 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 13:42:39 ago (+1/-0)

Start with quail if you aren’t ready for chickens and go from there

[ - ] mikenigger 1 point 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 04:14:40 ago (+1/-0)

lol tell this to the russians

[ - ] Native [op] 1 point 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 04:20:58 ago (+1/-0)

I’m Russian

[ - ] mikenigger 1 point 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 04:23:47 ago (+1/-0)

the projection is real

[ - ] Native [op] 1 point 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 04:26:21 ago (+2/-1)

Well you’re a nigger. So you’re always projecting when you aren’t eating watermelon or stealing Nike sneakers. Amirite?

[ - ] mikenigger 2 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 04:27:10 ago (+3/-1)

the country that's going to have a great depression is your kleptocrat shithole

buckle up faggot, you're going back to 1991

[ - ] Native [op] 1 point 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 13:39:20 ago (+1/-0)

It’s 1990. You can’t even get internet memes correct

[ - ] 2Drunk 0 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 23:20:11 ago (+0/-0)

Because I have niggers as neighbors. The nigger crossed the road because it had its dick stuck in the chicken.

Niggers fuck anything and everything.

[ - ] Irishluckk 0 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 21:34:10 ago (+0/-0)

Donkeys are good against coyotes

[ - ] Doglegwarrior 0 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 13:53:21 ago (+0/-0)

Already on it

[ - ] BlowjaySimpson 0 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 12:06:53 ago (+0/-0)

And what do I feed my chickens?
Is it even a net profit?

[ - ] chrimony 0 points 3.2 yearsMar 3, 2022 09:48:21 ago (+0/-0)

If you think a few chickens and a garden will save you from a shit-hits-the-fan collapse, you're a moron.