Back in the day - before I got chickens

[gritsar]

I remember several years ago, before I got chickens, I showed DH a pic of a polish chicken. I thought it was adorable, DH thought it was hideous. I've shown him pics of polish chickens since then and he still votes hideous.

Knowing how he feels about them, I was really nervous about telling him that I had bought my silkie Jethro *gasp* polish chicks. I expected him to have a flying duck fit.

So I took the easy way out and told him on the phone. No flying duck fit, just a "oh that's nice".

Again yesterday I told him several times that the chicks I had bought on Wednesday were POLISH. His only reply was "I'll bet Jethro is happy to finally be a mom, to more than one chick".

Today he saw the 'hideous" polish chicks for the first time. His response? "Those have got to be the CUTEST chicks I have ever seen!" So I reminded him that they are POLISH. "Well they sure are cute, whatever breed that is!"

I don't think he's making the connection between the cute little chicks with the yellow bumps on their heads and the chickens that he thinks are so hideous.

Should I tell him?

 

[Tam'ra of Rainbow Vortex]

You did what you could. He'll figure it out eventually, but IMO they just get cuter as they grow up! He'll love them I bet!

 

[BrattishTaz]

I wouldn't tell him, the day he connects the dots on his own will be priceless.

 

[Mallory]

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LOL Yes this! Tell him if he adores them so, he should get a couple! Make sure you have him take care of them, and bond and stuff, learn their personalities.... fall in love in other words. Then they grow and he will be hooked, yes?

 

[KFox]

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LOL Yes this! Tell him if he adores them so, he should get a couple! Make sure you have him take care of them, and bond and stuff, learn their personalities.... fall in love in other words. Then they grow and he will be hooked, yes?

X's 2

 

[schellie69]

I would just wait until he figures it out on his own. That will be priceless but by then he will be hooked.

 

[ranchhand]

So does he know yet?

 

[gritsar]

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I told him tonight. His response was not family friendly.

 

[Naughty]

you know you could have just waited and be "surprised" THEY were polish yoursel - kinda like when you buy pullets and end up with roos....

next time ask me first - i am the BEST spin doctor

 

[whiteflare]

It would've been funny to see if he actually noticed. And the look on his face when the cute liddle chickies grew up into big, hideous Polishes...

The changes would be pretty gradual though, so he'd probably have gotten used to it by then.