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

[cutiechook1]

I've always wanted a bunny... You just added some leaves to the spark. Lol!!

 

[7 Biddies]

I dont think i could shoot a dog, especially if i knew it was owned by somebody. I can understand protecting your property and everything but I'd just catch it and return it. I'd like to think I'd give it 3 chances and if it's back a third time I'd shoot it but realistically I'd probably just catch it as many times as necessary. I don't know, just knowing it's someone's pet I couldn't do it and it seems mean to me to just shoot it for showing up a second time. Speaking of which, I think that if it was actively going after my animals then I would maybe be able to shoot it or at least give a warning shot (or hopefully I would have LGDs) but for just appearing on the property I don't think I'd shoot it, could have gotten lost or something or maybe was chasing a deer, coyote, etc. And not necessarily the chickens. But I can understand why some people do things certain ways but just for me I couldn't and I'd probably have the owner pick i up or take it to a shelter. Cats I'd probably let stay as long as they weren't harming anything but they'd have to work to earn their keep, I either wouldn't feed them at all or just have a bowl of dry food. Although I suppose if I was constantly having animals dumped onto my property and the numbers were getting too high then I would probably take some to the shelter, sell on Craigslist, or maaaaayyybeeeee shoot as a last resort. And also I don't mean this as starting an argument but I'm curious how spaying and neutering the cats would increase the population? I can see how feeding them would attract more but fixing them? Unless maybe being fixed makes them less territorial so they allow more males into their territory and don't kill kittens, etc. But even then they can't nake more babies so sirely it helps at least a little? But maybe attracts more cats from other areas

My doctor and his wife had about 50 chickens and she used the eggs to feed the poor in their area. One day, he came home from work to find his wife in tears because the neighbor's dog was jumping the fence, catching a chicken, jump back over, kill the chicken just for sport, and repeat until it had killed over a dozen birds. My doctor got his shotgun, then waited for the dog to return and go after another chicken. He shot the dog. I don't advocate it, but sometimes ....

 

[iam4hymn]

I have a friend who cannot eat brown shelled eggs. She says she can only eat eggs with white shells. ??? Go figure.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I have a friend who cannot eat brown shelled eggs. She says she can only eat eggs with white shells. ??? Go figure.

have you asked what would happen if she ate a brown egg?
her hair would fall out? she might be allergic?

 

[pennyJo1960]

I understand that Dr. My Dad was a man who helped clean up the after math of pearl harbor
he is not allow for useless killing if you killed there had to be valid reason ie feed the family.
I was the youngest child and admittedly was rather spoiled always being give the animals to
mother one being a very scared German shepard dog.. that dog started running with others
they killed a neighbors sheep this was Washington state farm country 1969-1970 I was about 10
Daddy gave his rifle I was instructed to take my dog to the woods shoot him and bury him.
I cried, whine and cajoled but took the rifle and did as I was told...

 

[Bantambird]

When I was 9, my dad shot the neighbor dog, a chow-chow that killed 50 rabbits and most of the chickens. He had warned the neighbor once, and said he would kill it if it came again. He did. My little sister and I cried over our chickens and rabbits for a long time. My dad did not like seeing his little girls cry, so all dogs that came into the yard after chickens got shot.

 

[Leigti]

I have a friend who cannot eat brown shelled eggs. She says she can only eat eggs with white shells. ??? Go figure.

I have a friend who has chickens, I think their silkies. And she will not eat brown eggs.

 

[Ravynscroft]

My soon to be evicted neighbors had 2 dogs locked up in a 10x10 kennel their whole lives... last year they both got out and ripped through 14ga welded wire pen and slaughtered 13 of my grow outs before we could get to them... they ran home fast and I had to put down 3 more birds that were beyond help... the neighbors did nothing... the next night it happened again during a severe thunderstorm... 31 slaughtered... no survivors... called the sheriff, said our only recourse was to sue them... we couldn't afford that, plus they are relatives by marriage and it had already caused a bad family dispute so we left it at that... but the sheriff did make a point to tell me that I have every right to protect my property by whatever means necessary... I made it clear to our neighbors that if either dog crossed our property line again, it would not walk back...

Last month we had an afternoon thunderstorm suddenly blow in fast and hard... I barely got our ducks into their pen and didn't get the juvie bantams secured but they dived for cover so I left them... went inside and was at my kitchen sink when I saw a dog ripping apart one of my juvies... grabbed the 22 rifle, stuck 1 bullet in and fired one shot... it took 5 steps and dropped, double lung shot... it was one of the 2 from the last year...

Lesson of this story, if it's a pet then the owners will take responsibility for its actions as they should and also do whatever they can to prevent it from happening again... if they don't then it is just a loose dangerous animal as it has no fear of man like a wild animal usually has... and you never know what you're capable of until you are in that situation...

 

[pennyJo1960]

Quote: I would love to sneak in put a blue or brown in then just wait

 

[junebuggena]

I would love to sneak in put a blue or brown in then just wait

Me too. Lol. My egg customers always get a blue or green egg in every dozen.