It's harder not to name them. They aren't a business. I don't name the meat chickens because they all look the same and there are too many to keep track of. I refer to them collectively as meaties.I always figured once you name them it’s hard to eat them.
I much prefer the layers because I don't have to think about having to kill them.
Another picture for photoday. They all have names. I don't remember them all, but they are written down.
A quick tip for cruising sailors.
Eggs are a really good cruising food because they keep for a couple of weeks unrefrigerated, 4 or more with refrigeration. That is store bought eggs. Store eggs are already over a month old by the time you get them out of their cooler, so, if you can find someone selling fresh eggs right from their own coop, you can expect to get over 2 months storage out of refrigerated eggs. Three weeks or more from unrefrigerated eggs.
That should get you across an ocean on fresh eggs.
- Will (Dragonfly)