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

[bigmrg74]

I work as a massage therapist and with some of my regulars I've got a pretty good rapport with them and talk during the session, my chickens are often a topic of discussion. It's been kind of amusing lately to have to explain politely as to what "Freezer Camp" is. Especially since my meat birds have an appointment to go to Freezer Camp this saturday.

 

[Athaid]

Being ignorant doesn't necessarily mean you're stupid, however when just about everyone has access to the Internet, believing "Green eggs are lower in cholesterol" is really not excusable. I have used the Internet to learn about so many things. Whenever I have a question I will look it up, like I did with chickens - that's how I found this site. I did the same thing when I wanted to know more about hamsters and gerbils and other rodents, I'm teaching myself guitar using books (bought online) and videos and other info found online. Whenever I notice a gap in my knowledge I will do my best to fill that gap. I'm obviously not claiming to know everything, and I don't believe everything I read, I form my own opinions on things. But if someone points out to you that, for example, chickens don't lay more than an egg a day, and you ignore them and don't research it, then you are choosing to stay ignorant. There are people out there who would love an education, and here you have people with access to the Internet choosing to stay ignorant. To me that's stupid.

 

[Athaid]

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.

 

[Bantambird]

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.

Isn't that the truth!

 

[Lisa Wood]

They said its cool as long as we follow the rules.  


Anyways, so I've been dating a girl for over a month now and 2 weeks ago I gave her a dozen eggs from my girls.  Anyways, she says that her father wouldn't touch those eggs.  He doesn't even want to have them in something baked at home.  I told her she should whip up a batch of his favorite cookies, let him know full well that my girls eggs are in it, and see how long his resolves last.  I believe his deal is because the eggs weren't inspected and came from a farm I guess.  

However, what really got me was the fact that her mother this week threw out the last 6 eggs she had from me.  She thought they was going to go bad in the fridge because they've been there a week.   Odds are they were still fresher than the store bought eggs they bought at the store that day.    

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!

 

[chickendreams24]

LO​L! But I actually thought if there's a blood spot in the egg, that's a developing chick. What is it then?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/newsearch?search=Blood+spots+in+eggs


http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/1/egg-quality-handbook/28/blood-spots/

Okay so this may be a little gross but I've had the question about blood in an egg many times even DH2B at first thought that our fertile eggs would have blood spots and be inedible because that's what his dad told him. Who knows where he "learned" it but despite trying to tell him otherwise he's set in his mind. Ugh it's so frustrating. Anyway I loved the articles about what causes it but I also think sometimes it just happens, if the egg is too big or if she's sloughing off tissue. Etc we after trying to explain to several people what causes the blood spots after literally cracking an egg for a customer to see and showing them a fertile egg versus an infertile egg and explaining it. They still were like huh? Well this customer was a woman so to ease the process along I simply said you get a period to renew your system don't you? Well they have to occasionally renew their system and tissues too and that is one of the causes of blood or tissue in the eggs, not a growing chick.

She looked at me blinked a few times and said wow! I never thought of that.

I was sure to tell her there were other causes including stress, immature egg tract, deficiency etc but by talking about it like a period but making sure she knew it wasnt the exact same it made it less scary and took away the feeling that it was a baby chickies developing. She was at ease and was grateful for the explanation. I also am sure that I mentioned that cells and tissues all over all of our bodies are constantly being replaced.

Another one I get a lot from visitors about my adult silkies in my mixed flock are, "Oh look at the baby chickens!!!!(even when one of my silkies had four babies following her around) I understand they're fluffy but they're obviously not babies especially if babies are following them.

 

[Athaid]

Unfertilised chicken eggs are chicken periods.

 

[chickendreams24]

Unfertilised chicken eggs are chicken periods.

Lol I know but the people who make this thread possible don't understand it that way. And it's not the point the point is that their bodies have to renew themselves just like ours. Like molting.

 

[Athaid]

Lol I know but the people who make this thread possible don't understand it that way. And it's not the point the point is that their bodies have to renew themselves just like ours. Like molting.

Yeah I know, but if their eggs were being fertilised they would only lay a few eggs a year. I feel bad for the breeds that were made to produce 320+ eggs a year.

 

[AKChickenGal]

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."