MissChick@dee
~ Dreaming Of Springtime ~
Guess you can call me a anthropomonphdite Iffin you want to. Do I think my chickens have human emotions? How could I ever say. I put verbiage on MY emotional feelings. What other words could I use..probably a lot of different ones I choose love. They are chickens, animals. Now there are people who’s lifestyle is different than mine. They could have large amounts of birds that they keep in runs or just let them go free ranging on their property. Their only interaction is at feeding time. Or when they have to catch them for medical reasons. I had chickens 25 years ago. I fed them took good care of them had a RIR that would approach me jump up on my lap if I was sitting. I’d say to myself “oh friendly lil chicken” brush her off get the eggs and THAT was the extent of my interaction. It’s like taking care of kennels of dogs and having someone ask you about a certain dog. You could describe the dogs traits and how you feel about the dog but it is not the same as having the dog in your home, with you being in the same environment 24/7. Our language or descriptive of our personal experiences could be called anthropology. Do animals have emotions is the line where some would just say No And where I would say definitely Yes. If you’re on the outside just looking in of course you couldn’t relate. But if you spend time (yes I do have better things to do and I do have a life lol) I spend a insane amount of time WITH my chickens it fits my lifestyle and passion to be outside & garden. So please until you’ve walked in someone’s shoes don’t poo-poo their experiences if you’ve never done it. I can relate to both sides. Now I’m not angry so this is just me-posting after too much glucosamine and coffee! And it’ll make @aart laugh at my long winded anthropomorphism! But I promise you when I opened the gate to the run this morning (a foot of snow fell overnight) My Judy looked into the yard and CUSSED in chicken language of course. Good morning! Have a awesome day!
