chickens as house pets? Opinions and views

[MROO]

Challenge accepted. Let's see your best brood raised by a leghorn over 12 years of age using her own eggs.

In a diaper?

 

[MissChick@dee]

Of COURSE they can hold it in. How many times has your favorite waited until the exact moment you snuggle her against your new shirt before letting loose? I'm tellin' ya now ... she PLANNED it!

 

[JaeG]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/people-with-house-chickens.299187/

If no one has directed you to this thread then it's a good one to read through.

 

[ejtrout31]

hey kid not going to happen

 

[Melky]

hey I was just wondering how many people have chickens as house pets out there in the world.I want to have one as my own and I want to know how they do also as house pets.and I want to know what you think

Personally if you still need an opinion. Chickens are not inside birds and this does them a disservice. They belong outdoors where they can free range. I have not and would not use them as a house pet. Beware they make a lot of chick dust and I would not want to be changing diapers. If cooped all the time because you don’t want to change diapers then still not fair to the bird. Just not enough space. They are much happier outside. Good Luck!

 

[diamondsilkies]

Warning, this is very long and just involves a possible method of potty training a chicken. Whether it is morally/politically/whatever inconsistent with your views please skip...

I can confirm that clicker training works very well with chickens. Several years ago I read that chickens could be trained to do various things, and was very interested. I ended up training several of my girls to find a paper circle amongst several other shapes and peck at it. It didn't take very long, and they seemed to really enjoy it! I used a clicker and a cup of scratch, which I let them take a bite of whenever they did it correctly.

 

[MROO]

I had teenagers once upon a time who got into all kinds of trouble (now they are responsible adults) but back then if one of them had been into chickens instead of drugs, alcohol...I would have cried with joy and thanked my lucky stars and welcomed those chickens into the house!

My parents finally gave in to the "Daddy I want a pony" phase when someone remarked that they'd never seen a kid stealing hubcaps on horseback and that kids with horses know better than to smoke in a barn ... and because they're always in the barn, going to the barn or coming back from the barn (but going back shortly) they just don't smoke. Besides, if we wanted that new halter or saddle pad, we saved all the money we would have spent on cigarettes or pot - and then we could afford an extra bag of horse treats, too! I'm sure chickens work the same way!

 

[MROO]

Hater...lol I’d put my backyard leghorn up against anyone’s. What next kindergarteners?

Why would you put your leghorns up against kindergartners? ...hee hee!

 

[KentuckyRooster]

My parents finally gave in to the "Daddy I want a pony" phase when someone remarked that they'd never seen a kid stealing hubcaps on horseback and that kids with horses know better than to smoke in a barn ... and because they're always in the barn, going to the barn or coming back from the barn (but going back shortly) they just don't smoke. Besides, if we wanted that new halter or saddle pad, we saved all the money we would have spent on cigarettes or pot - and then we could afford an extra bag of horse treats, too! I'm sure chickens work the same way!

Good point! I was too busy raising horse hell to get into any real trouble. And chickens. I started in my teens with them as well.

 

[silkiemother]

thanks for all your info,thumper560,if I am right,and all of you other people,sorry too long to list. and my chickens are more bribed by oatmeal with a bit of cheese and mealworms and apples and herbs than anything else.plus my chickens have never pooped on me,only my ducks and theiy have either really good aim or really bad aim and somehow either get me on the rear,OR between my legs,still don't know how theiy do it.and has anyone seen a chicken get a brainfreeze? it is halarious because I had gone in to get my vaccines,and I had some vannilla icecream and my hen creamello was following me around for so long I just gave up and bent down and let her take a big old peck straight from the cup,it was soooo funny because her eyes went wide and she started running around then came right back to get some more.and yes I do share my food like that with my babies.oh and I would love to see pics of your house birds.and what do I do if the kitchen and bathroom are the only to places for baby to stay?and our guest bathroom isn't very big.