Are people ever surprised that you own chickens?

[Nitrous]

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Are you in Australia? All your words are upside down!

Yes, people act suprised at first, then they all want eggs.

I always tell Aussies "I am from 'Up Over'". Which ends the sentence in three prepositions. Can you feel that Grammar? Can ya'?

 

[ChickenPrnces]

Everyone that knows me is beyond shocked whenever I get a new "pet" at my new country house! I am a all my life (31 years) city girl from Mass that moved to Agriculturalville NH! I now have pigs, chickens, rabbits, a dog and 2 cats! My ducks are coming tomorrow and my turkey eggs as soon as their mother's start laying for a friend! City girl what???????

 

[RHRanch]

I don't know if surprised is the word... More like they are confused and disturbed. Sometimes they change the subject. LOL

 

[Nitrous]

Most of my co-workers are stunned to hear I have chickens. But oddly, at the racetrack chicken-ownership is the norm! There is a stunning amount of talk about chickens when we are not breaking expensive car parts. I learned more about Americaunas at the drag strip, than on BYC!

 

[stilldeb]

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Hey, Cadiz - Hi from Henderson County! (I actually know where Cadiz is.)

I moved here from St. Petersburg, FL but it was like 30 yrs ago so I have 'acclimated' to country living. Funny thing is, you can have chickens in the city limits in St. Pete., but not in Henderson! Weird. Glad I don't live in town. I guess the person most surprised I have chickens is ...me! But I love 'em!

 

[Frost Homestead]

people who don't already know I have chickens always seem surprised when I tell them I do

 

[Caat]

friends who really know me aren't surprised by much that I do. But People that "know" me... always go "Really?? you have chickens??" yes I do, and if I ever win the lotto I will have a huge hobby farm!

 

[twentynine]

Funny story---

I had placed a call into the Dr's office because of some problems I was having with my alergy shots. Naturally I am not going to sit next to the phone and stare at it, so I left my cell number, dropped my iphone into my pocket and went on out to do chores.

About 30 minutes later the phone rang and it was the Dr herself. We started talking discussing some problems I had, possible therapy, course of action. Naturally I am standing in the chicken run spreading some hay. During the conversation Stewie the rooster cut loose with some long crows. Somewhere around the third crow, the Dr who had been talking suddenly ceased talking. Before I could say anything she asked very abruptly (in an Indian/Pakistani accent) -- Mr Twentynine do you have chickens in your house? She said it in a manner the same as maybe Dr Jonas Salk had proclaimed the polio vaccine. Like she had found the cause of all my problems --- I had chickens in my house.

I took a few minutes to explain that I had chickens, horses, sometimes cattle, sometimes pigs, sometimes goats---- all outside in the pasture where they belonged. To this day I don't think she believed me.

 

[sheila3935]

I live in Central Illinois which is agriculture cental. People arent surprised I have chickens they are surprised when I say I live in the city. Everyone assumes since I have chickens, ducks, rabbits, dogs, not to mentions my DD's rats and assortited indoor birds that I HAVE to live in the country.

 

[MaryMouse]

I am very lucky in the fact I could do just about anything and no one would think it was weird, or suprising. So chickens is no big deal.