Boatyard Talk.

I believe all shitehawks are protected birds for some strange reason, like swans, you can be inturred in the tower of london or something ......
 
Well there goes my dietry suplement while on these shores. Out on the ocean is another storey though. I believe I will keep chickens they seem to ilicit less sympathy from the general public. I was thinking of maybe keeping two cages. One with a Cockerel to do the business and therefore create a never ending supply of eggs. The sound of a cock crowing in the Marina should be interesting.
 
I guess if you were caught you could always say you thought they were water fowl ...... I think they are ok
 
I think I have got it now.
2 lobster cages hung from the davits aft.
2 chickens in one lobster cage.
1 cock in the other.
We will get an egg each every day except when the hens are brooding.
I will catch waterfowl when I can for the pot.
The Chickens will be let out now and again as exercise for both them and the dogs.
Thanks all for your helpfull suggestions.
I am off to the boatyard now to pick up some more helpfull tips will keep you posted.
 
I've eaten seagull eggs, they're delicious.
Collecting them on Lymington marshes is licenced, I'm not sure how this applies at sea...

You can easily spot the blokes with a licence for collecting, they're the ones covered head to foot in seagull poo. Apparently the gulls don't like it and dive bomb the chap.

Most of the eggs go to t'London to swanky eateries. I was advised the best use is to make a plain cake with them, it was bloody tasty. Fried is possible, not as nice as a chicken egg though.
 
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Well my boat has never taken a gull's egg so explain that!
 
Baking powder works as well as Alka Seltzer, and the seagulls dont explode as such they burst which is a bit messier but still leaves bits which are big enough to eat. Have you thought of pigs - chickens can get histerical and die of fright unless they are used to long passages but pigs will last a lot longer. Also I suggest you check the requirement to have your livestock chipped and passported but I am not sure what happens if they dont all make it to your next port of call. Maybe its just best to plant a corned beef tree and try to keep it going in the cockpit; apparently they start to bear fruit after two months
 
Whilst at the beach merely distribute a large pile of hot chips (french fries for the northern suburbs), wait for a hapless seagull to scoff through the lot, dong it over the head, pluck it, off with its head, into the oven for an hour and a half. Pucka... Potato stuffed seagull, alot tastier than pigeon.

Tip: Make sure plenty of salt on chips, and a sprinkle of mixed herbs to taste....
 
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