Taking Care of a Couple of Chicken Makes Me Busy / myLot

@acelawrites (19273)

Philippines

April 23, 2020 1:57am CST

Taking care of a pullet and a cockerel that my nice game me last week makes me busy amidst this extended community quarantine (ECQ). They are of a native variety, which my husband said could be a meat source in this time of crisis; but I didn't buy that idea. I just wanted to keep them as pets. I made a small housing, but I allow them to roam in a portion of our backyard just like what a free-range chicken should be. Do you also like the idea of raising chicken for food?

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Raj

@Butterfingers (66585)

• India

23 Apr 20

I see people do that and they raise them and use for meat

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@acelawrites

@acelawrites (19273)

• Philippines

23 Apr 20

It is common in the rural areas; my parents did it too!

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Melissa

@Behindtheguitarbar (2831)

• Guangdong, China

23 Apr 20

My mom does know how to raise chicken for food. The meat will be better than sold in the traditional markets I supposed.

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@acelawrites

@acelawrites (19273)

• Philippines

23 Apr 20

Yes, it is better to raise your own because you can feed it natural feeds like corn grits, fish meal,copra meal mixture. Vegetable cuttings and grasses. No chemicals!

Melissa

@Behindtheguitarbar (2831)

• Guangdong, China

26 Apr 20

@acelawrites exactly! No chemicals.

louievill

@louievill (28851)

• Philippines

23 Apr 20

I cannot slaughter and eat what I took care of although my wife can, but even if she has slaughtered it still I cannot eat it. Perhaps I can raise them for eggs. I use to raise and breed fightingcocks when I was young and single that's probably the reason why I cannot eat them.

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@acelawrites

@acelawrites (19273)

• Philippines

23 Apr 20

I can't eat it too; yes, maybe the eggs. It's some sort of attachment that prevents us from eating it as meat.

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louievill

@louievill (28851)

• Philippines

24 Apr 20

@acelawrites that's my problem even with my children, they will cry till you put off the execution of the animal, that happened with Turkeys I bought, they were hard to maintain because they ended up as pets. It's only my wife who knows how to kill, kill, kill

Judy Story

@jstory07 (135043)

• Roseburg, Oregon

23 Apr 20

Have you gotten any eggs from the chicken yet.

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@acelawrites

@acelawrites (19273)

• Philippines

23 Apr 20

Not yet because they're still young. Maybe after a month.

Alex Socorro

@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

23 Apr 20

I also love taking care of loose chickens but cannot do it anymore since we have dogs in the house. There are many loose chickens in the neighborhood.

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@acelawrites

@acelawrites (19273)

• Philippines

23 Apr 20

It is not allowed in our subdivision to raise it for livelihood, only one or two as pets.