Confessions of a Chicken Keeper

[thecatumbrella]

Spill the beans. What's something you do for/with your chickens that others would side eye? Maybe something slightly (or very) embarrassing? I'll go first.

1. My husband and I narrate the chickens' thoughts with a special "chicken voice" (turns out our chickens are pretty sassy ). We try not to use it in the company of others, but sometimes it slips out.
2. I have motivational signs in the chicken run. This is quite out of character for me, but I wanted to decorate!

 

[Evadig]

Spill the beans. What's something you do for/with your chickens that others would side eye? Maybe something slightly (or very) embarrassing? I'll go first.

1. My husband and I narrate the chickens' thoughts with a special "chicken voice" (turns out our chickens are pretty sassy ). We try not to use it in the company of others, but sometimes it slips out.
2. I have motivational signs in the chicken run. This is quite out of character for me, but I wanted to decorate!

I talk to mine like they're a class of schoolchildren. And while chicken keepers would understand, most people don't - I make them oatmeal complete with toppings in winter and yogurt parfait in the summer!

 

[thecatumbrella]

I talk to mine like they're a class of schoolchildren.

I would love an example of this!
The closest I get is yelling, "No more pooping! No more molting! Molt is OVER!" But they never listen...

 

[CombNWattles]

Sometimes I give them a bedtime blessing. Or not, if someone comes out to help me.

 

[thecatumbrella]

Sometimes I give them a bedtime blessing. Or not, if someone comes out to help me.

I think this is really sweet!

 

[thecatumbrella]

Had to dig to find this thread again, but something recently happened.

I was in the pen, referring to myself as "mommy" in the 3rd person while I baby-talked the chickens. I didn't realize the UPS guy was 6 feet away delivering my package. And he knew I was there, because he said, "Have a good one!"

 

[Ccort]

I sit in the coop at night, kiss each one on the end, say goodnight, and say a prayer for God's safety over them. These are my children.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I sit in the coop at night, kiss each one on the end, say goodnight, and say a prayer for God's safety over them. These are my children.

On the what?

 

[thecatumbrella]

On the what?

You’re such a scamp. Shoo, shoo!