What Is The Best Type of Fowl to Raise?

Rick · 08-14-2010, 06:14 PM

My family is thinking of raising some type of fowl for meat and for the eggs they produce. I know there are a lot of chicken breeds out there but is a chicken the best type of fowl to raise? How about ducks or geese? Would they be better or is it just a question of taste?

Ashlar2006 · 08-15-2010, 11:20 AM

I would say it would be a question of taste . For eggs , I would definitely say chicken . For meat , if it was me , I would have to say turkey because it is my favorite . When I still lived on our farm we had all three , chickens , ducks and turkeys . Oh , and we had guineas .

Do you live in the country or within city limits ? That would come into play as to what kind of birds you wanted to keep . It is against city ordinance to keep chicken , turkey or duck/geese in my town within city limits . We are allowed to raise pheasant and quail though as long as it is on a small scale , in other words just two or three each .

**Jason** · 08-16-2010, 03:12 PM

I want rabbit. Tastes good, and is cheaper to raise then chickens. I never thought about Turkey though. I love turkey. Also though about pigs. I can say you will have to keep an eye out for rats. Any live stock down here seems to bring out rats.

Ashlar2006 · 08-16-2010, 03:51 PM

Rabbit is great . My ex father-in-law used to make rabbit/turtle stew , out of this world ! But , no matter what the Easter Bunny says , I don't think you can get an egg from a rabbit , lol .

Rick · 08-24-2010, 08:08 PM

Well, I'd like to see that Easter Bunny lay that colored plastic egg. I bet he would be saying OUCH! LOL. We live up a dead end hollow out in the country so we would be able to raise any fowl. I've been thinking about guinea hens for the watchdog properties. At least I would know if someone was sneaking around the place. I haven't had duck's eggs in years but my grandfather loved them. My parents would get me the little colored ducklings at Easter and then when they grew up, my grandfather would take them to his farm for the eggs and eventually for the meat. I'm thinking about raising turkey and chickens. Chickens for meat and eggs and turkey for the meat. We have all sorts of wild turkeys around the place but they don't taste very good.

Ashlar2006 · 08-25-2010, 08:57 AM

Guineas are great watchdogs and if you can find their eggs , they are small but good . I don't mind wild turkey if prepared correctly (smoked or deep fried), but I would rather have local farm raised and not those from those huge processing farms .

Now , I want turkey for dinner today .

Ashlar2006 · 08-25-2010, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Jason

I want rabbit. Tastes good, and is cheaper to raise then chickens. I never thought about Turkey though. I love turkey. Also though about pigs. I can say you will have to keep an eye out for rats. Any live stock down here seems to bring out rats.

We only had problems with rats/field mice in our corn crib where we kept our feed corn . Our problem with our chickens were with fox and now that they released coyotes back into Ky . we are having problems with them also .

With the rats/mice our feral barn cats took care of them for the most part . We were not allowed to make pets of the cats as feral cats do a better job at mousing .

**Jason** · 08-25-2010, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Ashlar521

We only had problems with rats/field mice in our corn crib where we kept our feed corn . Our problem with our chickens were with fox and now that they released coyotes back into Ky . we are having problems with them also .

With the rats/mice our feral barn cats took care of them for the most part . We were not allowed to make pets of the cats as feral cats do a better job at mousing .

I cannot do cats. They really mess with my allergies, bad. I used to have to deliver to a house where they lady had cats, and you could usually smell them two steps into her property. Drove me crazy. I can maybe stand an hour or two at friends house's who have cats depending on how many and how well they clean up after them.

lavins · 08-25-2010, 06:34 PM

I have never had any guineas, what exactly is the taste like if you could compare it? I remember my uncle telling me that rabbit taste like chicken, he fibbed, it is a totally different taste (at least it is to me).

Ashlar2006 · 08-26-2010, 02:27 PM

We never ate our guineas so I couldn't even begin to guess what they tasted like .

08-14-2010, 06:14 PM	#1
Rick Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 23 Lodge:	What Is The Best Type of Fowl to Raise? My family is thinking of raising some type of fowl for meat and for the eggs they produce. I know there are a lot of chicken breeds out there but is a chicken the best type of fowl to raise? How about ducks or geese? Would they be better or is it just a question of taste?

08-15-2010, 11:20 AM	#2
Ashlar2006 Masonic Mafia Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ky Posts: 4,162 Lodge: Blog Entries: 3	I would say it would be a question of taste . For eggs , I would definitely say chicken . For meat , if it was me , I would have to say turkey because it is my favorite . When I still lived on our farm we had all three , chickens , ducks and turkeys . Oh , and we had guineas . Do you live in the country or within city limits ? That would come into play as to what kind of birds you wanted to keep . It is against city ordinance to keep chicken , turkey or duck/geese in my town within city limits . We are allowed to raise pheasant and quail though as long as it is on a small scale , in other words just two or three each . __________________ It is such a beautiful day , now watch some idiot screw it up !!!

08-16-2010, 03:12 PM	#3
Jason Guard Dog 2012 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 3,126 Lodge:	I want rabbit. Tastes good, and is cheaper to raise then chickens. I never thought about Turkey though. I love turkey. Also though about pigs. I can say you will have to keep an eye out for rats. Any live stock down here seems to bring out rats. __________________ Is trom an t-ualach an leisce. Ni heolas go haontios Agus na damnaithe fágtha gan focal Glaoigh ormsa i measc na naomh The sky is not the limit there are footprints on the moon.

08-16-2010, 03:51 PM	#4
Ashlar2006 Masonic Mafia Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ky Posts: 4,162 Lodge: Blog Entries: 3	Rabbit is great . My ex father-in-law used to make rabbit/turtle stew , out of this world ! But , no matter what the Easter Bunny says , I don't think you can get an egg from a rabbit , lol . __________________ It is such a beautiful day , now watch some idiot screw it up !!!

08-25-2010, 08:57 AM	#6
Ashlar2006 Masonic Mafia Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ky Posts: 4,162 Lodge: Blog Entries: 3	Guineas are great watchdogs and if you can find their eggs , they are small but good . I don't mind wild turkey if prepared correctly (smoked or deep fried), but I would rather have local farm raised and not those from those huge processing farms . Now , I want turkey for dinner today . __________________ It is such a beautiful day , now watch some idiot screw it up !!!

08-24-2010, 08:08 PM	#5
Rick Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 23 Lodge:	Well, I'd like to see that Easter Bunny lay that colored plastic egg. I bet he would be saying OUCH! LOL. We live up a dead end hollow out in the country so we would be able to raise any fowl. I've been thinking about guinea hens for the watchdog properties. At least I would know if someone was sneaking around the place. I haven't had duck's eggs in years but my grandfather loved them. My parents would get me the little colored ducklings at Easter and then when they grew up, my grandfather would take them to his farm for the eggs and eventually for the meat. I'm thinking about raising turkey and chickens. Chickens for meat and eggs and turkey for the meat. We have all sorts of wild turkeys around the place but they don't taste very good.

08-25-2010, 06:34 PM	#9
lavins Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 25 Lodge:	I have never had any guineas, what exactly is the taste like if you could compare it? I remember my uncle telling me that rabbit taste like chicken, he fibbed, it is a totally different taste (at least it is to me).

08-26-2010, 02:27 PM	#10
Ashlar2006 Masonic Mafia Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ky Posts: 4,162 Lodge: Blog Entries: 3	We never ate our guineas so I couldn't even begin to guess what they tasted like . __________________ It is such a beautiful day , now watch some idiot screw it up !!!

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