I like rabbit too, and squirrel, goose, and yes, even duck.
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| Author: | Iowanic [ Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:14 pm ] |
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okay, how's this: 1 glass of goat's milk a day-that's 7 a week.(My math is improving, isn't it?) 6 eggs a week (2; 3-egg omelets, say) 2, 3 oz. servings of fish(6 oz. a week) 2, 3 oz. servings of other meat-souces(Goat, chicken, duck or rabbit) |
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| Author: | animallover [ Sat Feb 02, 2008 9:48 am ] |
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| Author: | Fosgate [ Sat Feb 02, 2008 10:05 am ] |
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| Author: | Wayne Stollings [ Sat Feb 02, 2008 11:14 am ] |
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I like rabbit too, and squirrel, goose, and yes, even duck.
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| Author: | Iowanic [ Sat Feb 02, 2008 5:46 pm ] |
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That is a twist on things, AL. we sell goat meat at the store: I think I'll try some, just to see what I'm asking my colonists todo(LOL) Thing is: anyway you shape it; that's a lot of rabbits or goats! I wonder, assuming we wish to rely on 'green' type argiculure; how many goats or rabbits can, say, a family of 4 'free-range' comfortably? 10? 100? And then....can they make a profit at it? |
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| Author: | animallover [ Sat Feb 02, 2008 6:04 pm ] |
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I read somewhere, and I have no idea if it is true or not, that on average each person eats 100 animals per year. I don't remember where I read that, sorry. |
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| Author: | Wayne Stollings [ Sat Feb 02, 2008 6:48 pm ] |
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I had lamb for lunch at a local Mediterranean bistro .... mmmmmmm good |
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| Author: | animallover [ Sat Feb 02, 2008 6:53 pm ] |
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| Author: | Iowanic [ Sat Feb 02, 2008 6:57 pm ] |
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Just remembered; we got goats milk in the store, too. I've got a box of luckycharms just waiting...... |
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| Author: | Iowanic [ Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:22 pm ] |
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Ok, a complication has arisen in the ostrich-pig debate. Apparently, ostrich eggs require fairly strict huminity standards to hatch. In arid places, it's not such a big deal, but otherwise.......if we want ostrich flocks to grow 'open-range'; this may stand in the way. Maybe the best choice is a small number of ostriches and a larger number of pigs. |
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| Author: | Fosgate [ Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:46 pm ] |
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How about emus? They can grow in humid places. |
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| Author: | RF [ Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:07 pm ] |
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I don't see how collecting the eggs, hatching them in incubators, and then releasing the chicks would violate the idea of "open range". |
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| Author: | Iowanic [ Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:19 pm ] |
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It would depend on how strict one interprets 'open range', I guess. Pigs would quite possibly be given hutches to have baby piggies in.....I guess that could be agrued as not 'open-range'. Emu's are something I might check up on. |
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| Author: | RF [ Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:32 pm ] |
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| Author: | Iowanic [ Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:54 pm ] |
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That is a worthy point, RF. If we go with the concept of 'fernal-range' critters; we have a lower requirement for care from those who own/use said critters. But there's a chance releasing earth critters into the wild may impact the colony-planets wildlife in a bad way. And even if that's not a issue, those going with this fernal ranging will likely have to accept lose to native predators. Now if we wish to avoid the fernal-issues, we could have a greater degrees of attention and care given (Herd-protection, shelter, medical-care) but then, is that 'green-enough' to be considered green? I suspect, whatevers makes the most profit for the colony farmers will come to the forefront. How 'green' that'll end up being would be interesting. |
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