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Quote: The thing that slays me is people thinking just because they ask for free eggs, that they will get them. Not sure they fully understand what it takes physically/monetarily to maintain a flock. Now, if they're willing to give my ladies some scrap to offset the feed costs, well then I can...

Quote: I do my best to ignore them and extricate myself from the conversations when they occur...before they do get too far under my skin and I say what I'm really thinking. I like the rotten egg idea! Yep, they'll lay when they're good and ready to and not a moment before. That's fine...

Quote: Had to laugh when I read this! My co-workers are fascinated by the whole thing. They were like a bunch of happy grannies when I stopped by my work the day I picked the chicks up. They want to know all the latest. One even brings a bag of stuff in once in a while...heels of bread, tomato...

Quote: Its like being pregnant and being asked every day by tons of people..."when are you going to have the baby" it just happens when it happens. Im in the same boat too. We have 18 chickens and still waiting impatiently for them to start laying Hehehe, yeah, that's about the way of it! I...

I'm sick of everyone asking me when I am going to have eggs more than I am of not actually having eggs from our girls yet. Some people, particularly a few co-workers, are driving me NUTS!!! I've told them since the day we got the chicks that there isn't even going to be a chance for eggs until...