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Barnyard Buddies:  Does anyone raise chukers?  |
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peapicker
True Blue Farmgirl
716 Posts
texas
USA
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 Posted - Oct 04 2009 : 4:56:29 PM
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My daughter and sil help raise the birds and they are in the pheasant family. I was just wondering if anyone on here raises them for food.
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
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Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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Posted - Oct 04 2009 : 7:16:13 PM
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I used to have chukers, and once in awhile I will see some in the fields that have survived in the wild, but for me, alot of work with little return ( not much meat), so I don't anymore.
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peapicker
True Blue Farmgirl
716 Posts
texas
USA
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Posted - Oct 04 2009 : 7:22:29 PM
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Teresa, the man they do the work for incubates them. Is that what you did? I know they don't get very big, so I understand the small meat quantity. I was just giving it a thought.
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
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Cabinprincess
True Blue Farmgirl
682 Posts
Melody June
Athens
TX
USA
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Posted - Oct 05 2009 : 05:51:26 AM
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I've not done chukers but I did quail and am going to again in the spring. My dad used to hunt chuker and even though small they were very good to eat. If you decided to raise them let me know and we could trade some quail for chukers for our freezers.
We just went out to dinner this past Friday at Jalapeno Tree and my son had quail kabobs. LOL They were really good just never have seen them on a menu before. I would love to try chuker kubobs, and how fun to say it. LOL
Smiles, Melody June
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
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Posted - Oct 05 2009 : 07:20:17 AM
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I have done Chuckers and pheasants and quail. I just let them go when they were old enough I see some of the off spring from them every year. The population has increased by twice since I did it. I don't raise them to eat them but to enjoy in the wild. It seems any thing I try to raise for food in the animal kingdom I make it a pet and I wouldn't think of eating it.
Diana
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
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Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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Posted - Oct 05 2009 : 09:49:07 AM
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I bought day olds from a mail order poultry co, I could have bought fertile eggs, but day olds were easier for me. Another reason I didn't like them is they are very explosive in a coop, you walk in and they loose it and almost kill them selves to get away.
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Does anyone raise chukers?
