Food security

[Melissa in Australia]

4 minutes ago, prairiewindmomma said:

Have the silkies been pets for you? If so, I am sorry.

I grew up on a farm and thinning the flock was just what was done. You’ll still probably get a couple of pounds of meat per bird for stewing. I’d rather keep birds that’ll lay if I am having to pay feed costs. Pasturing the flock only helps so much in keeping them fed. 

Yes the silkies are pets. 

Silky meat is a purple black colour. Not nice to eat. I remember when I was a child my mum cooked up a silkies once. We were very poor and hungry. None of us could eat purple black meat. Even mum couldn't.

I have read that in China it is considered a part  cure for going grey 

[prairiewindmomma]

Silkies meat is considered a delicacy in some markets…but, yes, I see where both it having been a pet and the meat color could be major issues.

[Melissa in Australia]

58 minutes ago, prairiewindmomma said:

Silkies meat is considered a delicacy in some markets…but, yes, I see where both it having been a pet and the meat color could be major issues.

So are crickets, whichatygrubs and locusts. 

 

[Arcadia]

1 hour ago, Melissa in Australia said:

Yes the silkies are pets. 

Silky meat is a purple black colour. Not nice to eat. I remember when I was a child my mum cooked up a silkies once. We were very poor and hungry. None of us could eat purple black meat. Even mum couldn't.

I have read that in China it is considered a part  cure for going grey 

Silkies are used for tonic soup for Chinese everywhere. 
Recipe (1) and (3) are comfort foods, never tried (2) https://www.homemade-chinese-soups.com/black-chickens.html

My side of the family had tried fried crickets in Thailand.