Dumbest Things People Have Said About Your Chickens/Eggs/Meat - Part 2 : Chicken Boogaloo.

[Kim Z]

I went camping with a bunch of my extended family and we took turns cooking for the whole group. I of course did scrambled eggs from my free ranging ladies for breakfast one day.
My aunt took one look at the platter and asked. "Why are they SOOOOO yellow"?
I explained that all the different nutrients the chickens have access to add color to the yolks which got her curious about what they ate.
When I got to the part about how well they took care of all the bugs and ticks on the property, not to mention the occasional mouse or frog, she turned positively green and slowly pushed her plate away.
She refused to eat anything else made with our eggs the rest of the trip. More for the rest of us!

What do people think wild turkey, jungle fowl and guineas in Africa eat? Do they waddle down to the corner store for some pellets when they get peckish?

 

[Athaid]

I went camping with a bunch of my extended family and we took turns cooking for the whole group. I of course did scrambled eggs from my free ranging ladies for breakfast one day.
My aunt took one look at the platter and asked. "Why are they SOOOOO yellow"?
I explained that all the different nutrients the chickens have access to add color to the yolks which got her curious about what they ate.
When I got to the part about how well they took care of all the bugs and ticks on the property, not to mention the occasional mouse or frog, she turned positively green and slowly pushed her plate away.
She refused to eat anything else made with our eggs the rest of the trip. More for the rest of us!

What do people think wild turkey, jungle fowl and guineas in Africa eat? Do they waddle down to the corner store for some pellets when they get peckish?

Yet most people are fine with eating eggs from battery farms, where hens are treated disgustingly and fed crappy corn mush. That's why I don't eat shop bought eggs anymore. And we haven't got chickens so, I haven't eaten anything with eggs in it for months.

 

[Kim Z]

Yet most people are fine with eating eggs from battery farms, where hens are treated disgustingly and fed crappy corn mush.

I thought the same thing but decided to let her have her delusions. I thought if I challenged her beliefs too much it would escalate to her going on a hunger strike.

 

[Athaid]

I thought the same thing but decided to let her have her delusions. I thought if I challenged her beliefs too much it would escalate to her going on a hunger strike.

Yeah, I just find it kinda scary that people are so far removed from their food. I mean, I brought a banana into school when I was younger, and because it was bruised (In other words it was ripe) my friends were all grossed out. They only ate bananas that were perfectly yellow. what can ya do.

 

[cutiechook1]

I was at my riding instructors chicken coop the other day. Had one of her tenants very rudely tell me that one of the hens was "working on an egg" after I had carefully picked the bird up and felt her over. I had told the woman that the chicken had an abscess. (Poor Easter Egger was walking like a penguin. I've seen that before.)

Me: Do you know how long she has been like this?
Her: Four days. She's working on an egg. She will get better.
Me: If she was egg bound, she would be dead by now.
Her: Well, *insert other tenants name here* says she's working on an egg.

This went on for a while. Same woman had children chasing the poor chickens around the yard.

Pure torture!!

 

[Spartan22]

I have also had people try to argue with me that dairy cows are called dairy cows because they produce milk indefinitely. This was a couple of years ago and it was with two other people at my school. When I told them that cows produce milk for their young just like other mammals do - humans included -they looked at me like I was stupid. I get so frustrated sometimes, why do people choose to stay ignorant? When people try to argue with you about something they know absolutely nothing about it has got to be one of the most annoying things ever.

I know it so sad, I work with people and travel often with my job. There's a lot of people I've met have more money than me but lacked common sense. I wonder sometimes if maybe I use my brain cells too much that's why I don't have the nice stuff they have.
I love learning from smart people and their experiences but I process what make sense and doesn't.

 

[cutiechook1]

I do too.

 

[junebuggena]

My in-laws are coming for a visit on Friday. They don't want me to cook one of my cockerels for dinner. They are fine with us processing them, they just don't want to EAT one.
I guess the thought of eating something that lived a healthy life, free ranging and all, is disgusting to them...

 

[Athaid]

I know it so sad, I work with people and travel often with my job. There's a lot of people I've met have more money than me but lacked common sense. I wonder sometimes if maybe I use my brain cells too much that's why I don't have the nice stuff they have.
I love learning from smart people and their experiences but I process what make sense and doesn't.

Some people think money is everything. We've been struggling with money the last few years and I was surprised at how many people just disappeared after we lost it. My sister has worked hard and we will do whatever it takes to get her through university, not sure what I'll do - I would like to go to college, but it's okay if I don't. I went off topic, sorry. But yes, being a kind person, having common sense and having a good sense of humour beats having lots of money every time. And if I do ever have lots of money I won't look down on those who don't like a lot of people do.

 

[lazy gardener]

This story goes to proove once again, when you do something free and nice for someone they poop on your head. You don't want people mistaking kindness for weakness. But theres no way to mistake stupid!

Here is a funny story you all might like:

I have a friend with six hens (buff orpingtons and australorps) and a rabbit named Spot. They all run around in the yard together and Spot has become very fond of the hens and will do all he can to mount each and every one of them. My friend's eight-year-old daughter asked what Spot was doing, and her mom said "Honey, that's where easter eggs come from."

While that explanation may have satisfied the child, your friend should know that mammal anatomy is very different than chicken anatomy. Roos don't have a penis, and hens are not designed to withstand penetration. My understanding is that this type of cross species breeding can kill a hen.

My in-laws are coming for a visit on Friday. They don't want me to cook one of my cockerels for dinner. They are fine with us processing them, they just don't want to EAT one.
I guess the thought of eating something that lived a healthy life, free ranging and all, is disgusting to them...

Serve up rice and carrots to your in-laws, while you enjoy the chicken to go along with it.