Do people look at you weird when you say you have pet chickens?

[terrilhb]

YUP. And I don't care anymore. They think it is funny cause I put them to bed everynight and when I have eggs in the bator that are due to hatch I don't leave the house. Hell most days I like my animals more than I like people. LOL

 

[NYRIR]

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Amen to that

 

[Dowie]

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Amen to that

Yup, I certainly agree with that sentiment.

 

[chickenlickin8]

Since I got chickens, my family, friends and co-workers do crack a few jokes but nothing that bothers me. Mostly, they ask questions and think it's interesting. They have learned alot about chickens that they never knew before and they all sure enjoy the taste of my fresh, organic eggs I give them!

Oh and did I mention that my sister and aunt now have chickens of their own........LOL!! Chicken people are COOL people!

 

[Naughty]

i've decided that if i didnt have chicks i would have been a crazy old cat lady - nw i' plan to be a crazy chicken lady -no litter boxes to change

although sometimes even my mom's eyes glaze over when i talk about the girls - so i try to be good

 

[emvickrey]

Most people think a pet chicken is crazy. I have a sister n law that asked me if she could barrow my house chicken which was colored pink for easter so she can put her on a leash and walk her around the projects and ask people if they want to pet her chicken. She said she should get her crazy check for sure then. Then she told me she was kidding. I know deep down she actually thought it would work but knows I don't "loan" out my chickens.

 

[AnaD]

Nope. I live in the city of UCD. Many people have chickens in and around town.
Only a few of us have illegal ducks...

 

[TheSpiceGirls]

YES!!!

I was at the grocery store today and bought carrots w/ the tops still on them. And I grabbed the bunch w/ the biggest tops I could find so I could give them to my girls. I get to the checkout line and I was looking down getting my credit card out to pay when the check out guy asks if I want my carrot tops. I look up to answer yes, and he's got his hands on the green tops ready to twist them off. I explained, NOOOOOO, I want those! I think I scared him.

He was so stunned that I felt I owed him an explanation. I told him that I had chickens at home and wanted the tops to give them a treat. He was speechless.

But I had some very happy chooks when I got home and gave them their treat.

 

[hicken Newbie]

YA!
happens to me ALL the time! Especially since most 16 year old guys dont have chickens

, they are missing out
We all know that chickens are awesome! Hopefully they will one day enjoy a few chickens and realize that they are in no way weird

And isnt it even worse when they say " YOU EAT THE EGGS, THEY HAVE A BABY IN IT!" How many times do you have to explain how a male and female need to be present to make a baby

 

[Tala]

Well yes some. Most just want to know WHY I would want to keep chickens?????? (why not?)

I think they find it stranger when I talk about the predator that I caught last night. Several of my friends DO have chickens, so that's not too weird. They lost like 20 teenage chicks to their neighbor's dog, but didn't shoot it (which I don't understand) Somehow they're never trapping raccoons, skunks or foxes at their place.

Me, I'm constantly trapping. Most city slickers around us don't even know there are racoons around town, much less do they think about going out of their way to catch one. Lots have never seen a fox or a possum, so they find my facebook pictures interesting. I generally avoid talking about shooting said predators except in the company of chicken people. They even think coilspring leg traps are horrible torture devices thanks to all the movies.