City Folk Flock To Raise Small Livestock At Home

npr ^ | January 10, 2009

[JoeProBono]

If you picked up a carton of eggs at the store this week, they probably set you back about $1 or $1.50. The organic, cage-free kind costs more like $3. But some urban and suburbanites are skipping the store entirely when it comes to things like eggs and honey and turning instead to their own backyards. Whether from tighter food budgets or local-eating ideals, more and more people are petitioning their cities to allow small animal husbandry.

[JoeProBono]

[Lizavetta]

The SPCA didn't know, they just got the phone call from the rescue. In the past we've gotten rescue hens because the factory farm was closing down or something.

Oh, and their toenails were about 3 inches long. They were a mess, but they're kicking it with the 'experienced' hens so they'll get with the program eventually.

[mamelukesabre]

Yep, I get the idea.

But pigs can be fed garbage. So can rats. can guinea pigs?

BTW, the most efficient meat production is ostriches, if I remember correctly. But I doubt a city dweller can raise one by feeding it city dweller garbage.

[brytlea]

I had no idea there was chicken rescue. I once had a friend who did rabbit rescue. Enjoy your eggs!

[JoeProBono]

"the most efficient meat production is ostriches"

Watchit buddy!

[JoeProBono]

[JoeProBono]

[org.whodat]

You order baby chicks in the mail!!!

[JoeProBono]

OMG!

[najida]

http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com
I’m looking though their catalogue right now.

The eggs make the best cakes you’ll ever eat.

[org.whodat]

That one was drive through order at KFC.

[brytlea]

In a round-about way maybe that’s rescuing them from a factory farm...

[JoeProBono]

[brytlea]

I suspect my HOA would throw a shoe if I got a few chickens... To say nothing of what my husband would do!

[NVDave]

Y’all wanna be careful about feeding pigs garbage.

I’ve seen pigs fed garbage in one pen, and in an adjoining pen pigs fed grain, alfalfa and so on.

The pigs that got the garbage get aggressive. Real aggressive.

I doubt city dwellers would be prepared for how aggressive larger pigs can become.

[JoeProBono]

[Gabz]

Garden Ping!!!!

I’m not so sure about raising livestock in the City -— but heck, why not!!!!!

[JoeProBono]

[Gabz]

Your pix are an absolute HOOT!!!!!

[mamelukesabre]

Eventually, you can feed them the dead bodies of the rival gangs that you eliminate.

:)

Just remove the hair and teeth before feeding the bodies to the pigs.

But ya. I agree. most city dwellers are clueless about ALL animals. Just look at how they treat their lapdogs and their kids! That right there should tell you what they are like.

They aren’t totally dumb though. THey’d learn the hard way eventually.