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Yes! I have started so many convos with people wandering the egg isle in the store by simply mentioning "I simply don't know how the chicken factories are breaking even" to whoever is shopping with me (usually my mom or sister). Had a hilarious conversation with a lady after saying something...

There is a difference in growing up around things and being knowledgable about them. Many of us were exposed to things as kids but we didn't specifically understand those things. I could say "I grew up in the X-Ray business, I know what I am talking about".... but I have no realistic idea how...

Honestly there was a period of 3 weeks that "chicken nipples" become the talk of our church. There are 3 chicken keepers in our church and we tend to form a bit of a group discussion at the end of church. People overhear certain bits of the discussion and are left scratching their heads until...

Awesome!

Not to mention they actual offer up a economy deal for people to buy large numbers of male chicks to raise for meat purposes. They just simply cannot use the ones that do not sell... even if some are held back to be used in the hatcheries breeding stock, others are put in the boxes as packing...

One day there was a person selling chicks, another person said they were interested in getting 5. I said "These are Unsexed chicks. If you're planning for 4-5 pullets I would recommend buying a few more so your odds are better." (I was trying to be helpful in a way that would benefit both...

Family is just one of those things. I don't think it's awful... just a bit of a headache at times haha. We only see one another on holidays though, usually everyone settles down and we chat about our plans and what we've done recently. I got them into chickens, sometimes they ask me about...

I am dreading the holidays. My family tends to lecture each other, even when they are agreeing. Basically it is just everyone loudly agreeing about something and getting riled up at the thought that someone else could disagree. I just sit quietly on the couch thinking in my head how bad it would...

I don't majorly disagree. If I were one to follow the religion that is probably what I would probably think. However most religious men who started practicing a form of science were either pushed out of the church or found that the church held too many disproven concepts for them to remain...

How long have you owned chickens?

You're a good person. I totally agree with you @allosaurusrock . I am about to make everyone super mad . I thoroughly enjoy the science and discovery of our world, I personally feel that if a someone's religion directly clashes with science then it only builds a lot of distrust between...

The lady called asking to buy some "hatching eggs" after she saw a ad that I had posted. I can't recall the exact title I gave the posting, usually I just list things so that it will show up to your average chicken keeper. I have even labeled mine as "Hatchable eggs" and "Incubator eggs" on...

That is not even the weirdest thing someone has said to me about the chickens/eggs.

Haha. You need to give them study cards and then quiz them! We should invent a chicken game for people who known nothing about chickens. The fun part is that a experienced chicken owner is the judge, I would totally watch that if it was a thing lol.

Got a phone call one day from somebody wanting some of my hatching eggs/fertile eggs. I said "Perfect, how many eggs and what breed would you like?". They said "Whichever are best with kids!". I replied with "Well... as long as the kids are gentle and you hand tame them from the time they...

I believe there is a breed of duck that lays a black egg that then lightens to a blue or grey color over their laying cycle. They are called a Cayuga, here is a lovely thread about them https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1037130/duck-breed-focus-cayuga .

My Australorps were some of the sweetest as chicks and juvies, now my last guy just runs from me to avoid being held hahaha.