Am I the only on who gets picked on for likeing chickens to much?

[Sir Birdaholic]

That's why I have so many chickens, they're easier to raise, & I don't feel guilty sending them to their room!

 

[Laurajean]

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This exact conversation has happened to me on several occasions. After the second instance I decided it showed more of a "state of ignorance" on their part than insanity on mine.

Do I get picked on? YES, BUT I JUST DON'T CARE AND I'M NOT ABOUT TO CHANGE FOR ANYONE!

Yeah, and when he said they're "filthy animals", I said "Have you ever been around chickens?" And he said no. Talk about ignorance. He said he "heard they're filthy and eat their own poop". I told him mine do not eat their own poop and if he knows of filthy chickens, then he probably knows a filthy chicken owner. Then I asked him if he's ever seen a mangy, angry underweight dog, barking obsessively and left outside on a short chain far from the house. He said yes. I asked, "Well, do you blame dogs in general or that dogs' owner?" He got the point.

Later, when he actually came to visit, I brought him to the coop, and said "Does it look filthy to you?" I picked up a fluffy Silkie and moved her "fur" around and spread her wings and showed him her feet. I asked, "Does she seem dirty in any way?" The answer to both was no, she looked clean and the coop was nice. "Don't believe everything you hear" I said, and closed the coop door & stepped off my podium.

 

[PamB]

My friends and family keep telling me that I have become "the crazy chicken lady."

 

[boykin2010]

Quote:
This exact conversation has happened to me on several occasions. After the second instance I decided it showed more of a "state of ignorance" on their part than insanity on mine.

Do I get picked on? YES, BUT I JUST DON'T CARE AND I'M NOT ABOUT TO CHANGE FOR ANYONE!

Yeah, and when he said they're "filthy animals", I said "Have you ever been around chickens?" And he said no. Talk about ignorance. He said he "heard they're filthy and eat their own poop". I told him mine do not eat their own poop and if he knows of filthy chickens, then he probably knows a filthy chicken owner. Then I asked him if he's ever seen a mangy, angry underweight dog, barking obsessively and left outside on a short chain far from the house. He said yes. I asked, "Well, do you blame dogs in general or that dogs' owner?" He got the point.

Later, when he actually came to visit, I brought him to the coop, and said "Does it look filthy to you?" I picked up a fluffy Silkie and moved her "fur" around and spread her wings and showed him her feet. I asked, "Does she seem dirty in any way?" The answer to both was no, she looked clean and the coop was nice. "Don't believe everything you hear" I said, and closed the coop door & stepped off my podium.

Good for you!!!

 

[onecent]

Picked on??....My family was ready to get the people with the "white suits & butterfly nets" to get me!!

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

Keep yur eye out!

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

I'm down to 102 birds, but I ordered 36 more eggs today.

Send the white coated folks my way!

 

[mississippifarmboy]

mr. birdaholic :

I'm down to 102 birds, but I ordered 36 more eggs today.

Send the white coated folks my way!

I've got 100 or so I can send your way if you get lonesome....


just sayin'​

 

[ARose4Heaven]

<<<------Chicken-Hermit. That's me. The Farmer's Market "official" Egg-Lady.

Chicken pecks hurt less than people pecks.

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

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