Do You Ever "Get Smart" With Your Chickens?

[benjoycei]

I don't cuss at my chickens. I call them silly and stupid chickens sometimes. My cat, is a different story. He has bitten me 8 times, requiring antibiotics for major infection. His nickname is L.B. - short for little jerk. Can I say that on here? If not, I'm sorry, it won't happen again.
but I'm a sucker for him....He's snuggly most of the time.

I guess I wasn't allowed to say that.

thanks for the censoring

 

[Cattitude]

My folks have a big dog that is a total doofus, and I tell him so, all the time. The pointer/pitbull cross I somehow acquired needs to learn a lot of manners, and of course I tell her so. My cats are used to my affectionate grumbling and would think something wrong should I fail to offer a few insults here and there. Would I leave my chickens out? Heck no! I fuss when they turn their food and water containers over, when the roosters are being... um, roosters. When the silly things stand out in the rain and look at their water dish, asking me to fill it up *again* please... those kinds of things.

 

[Ravishaw]

When they're little chicks in the brooder they stink.

I'd go change the shavings and call them stinky boogers.

 

[kmwright]

My daughter does this, cracks me up. One of the hens pecked at her and she got mad. She walked by and reached down to pet Lion (RIP our favorite snuggly girl, red sexlink) and the other came running over and my daughter says "no Blondie, not YOU, you're a JERK"

I didn't know whether to scold her for saying jerk or laugh hysterically. I think I did both.

 

[mychookschick]

Yea... I never swore at them, obviously, but I do call them "dummies" and a "pain in the rump" LOL! Mine, too, dump their water (ALL THE TIME) and I usually call them names when they do it RIGHT after I fill it, and make their coop all wet! Ick!

But, mostly, I just talk to them in a sweet voice, softly cooing to them, and gentle petting... YEA RIGHT! I do talk to them nice, but I am by no means mushy about it! Haha!

 

[showme69]

Haven't needed to use any colorful language with them yet, since they're only 3-weeks-old, but I'm sure I will eventually. Considering I named one of our cats Pita. Stands for Pain In The @#$. He was a stray and wouldn't stop meowing outside the open windows. I thought he'd stop once he was allowed in, but he still hasn't stopped a year and a half later.

 

[lvchicken]

I call my RIR roo "Diner"as a nickname since he doesn't like me. If I say "babies" they all come stampeding over me and across the yard since they know it's treat time. My dad once said, "Your crazy chicken better not poop in my pool!!!" And guess what! She did!

I tell my chicken Little Granny that she needs to start working out.

Then of course I call half of my chickens fatso. But that's about it for me.

 

[JP101010]

lol i love this thread! I often wonder what my neighbors would think if we were within ear shot. i bet they would be scared and confused lol
mostly i go out to see what the commotion is all about which every time its johny and steadman fighting- so ill pick up my sweet johny and tell him " ok, ur all right, you gotta stand up for yourself, u wanna kick him off the porch?? to which he always responds yes, so I stomp my feet over to steadman who then thinks im the biggest rooster hes ever seen as he runs down the deck stairs. lmao

also my sweetest silkie hen , miesha will give one soft coo for every question i ask , its soo strange, but hey , shes a talker, so we chat.

 

[GammaPoppyLilyFlutter]

Quote:
Love this!!

You should have seen her struggle when she heard me tell my dad to get a camera.

 

[ChickenCrazy4ever]

I usually call them bird brains or dumb birds. Most of the time I'll yell at them to stop doing this or that.

I love them to pieces though.