Dumbest Things People Have Said About Your Chickens/Eggs/Meat

[johanssonmel]

All together now: visualize an episode of Dennis the Menace where Mr Wilson explains to Dennis that eggs are really just chicken periods.

 

[duluthralphie]

All together now: visualize an episode of Dennis the Menace where Mr Wilson explains to Dennis that eggs are really just chicken periods.

Now that's a

 

[rstarrgl]

People are so funny!

 

[tandykins]

I sent this picture to my sister in Oregon today of our first chick. I snuggled this little guy against my chest, ran into the house (carefully), got hubby to snap a photo and immediately took him back out to his mum who purred at him and snuggled him closer. He's currently under her wing happy as a clam. He was probably out of the nest or a total of 2 minutes and it's summer here so quite warm. Catching a chill was my biggest concern.



My sister replied, "OMG why are you touching it? Aren't you afraid its mom will reject or kill it now?"

To which I responded, "No. No I'm not. That's largely a myth. Most animals aren't going to lose it and kill their babies just because they smell slightly different. It rarely happens but it's not really A Thing."

 

[Hinotori]

I pull chicks out from my broodies all the time. The hens know me and aren't afraid for their chicks.

 

[jak2002003]

Yes.. often people have the wrong idea about handling baby birds.

The fact is birds don't have a good sense of smell at all.. Not like mammals.

You could spray them with perfume and the hen would not care.

However, if you changed their colour they would attack them as they look different.

They usually attack a chick that does not belong to them... not because of its smell. but because it makes a different noise. The really do recognise the voices of their own chicks.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I pull chicks out from my broodies all the time. The hens know me and aren't afraid for their chicks.

You and me both. So many people talk about their violent broodies and I just can't see it lol

 

[johanssonmel]

When I was little my grandmother had chickens, and those girls would attack you if you came anywhere near their chicks. The countryfolk called it "flogging," and I was the victim of it several times, just for not paying attention to what I was doing, and wandering near a hen and her chicks.

Of course, those were not pet chickens, and weren't used to being handled by anyone.

 

[duluthralphie]

When I was little my grandmother had chickens, and those girls would attack you if you came anywhere near their chicks. The countryfolk called it "flogging," and I was the victim of it several times, just for not paying attention to what I was doing, and wandering near a hen and her chicks.

Of course, those were not pet chickens, and weren't used to being handled by anyone.

I have the same memories.

We never approached any animal with babies, chickens, pigs, cows or whatever. I am to this day reluctant to get between a mother and her young. I will do it if I need too, but one eye is always on the mother.

 

[bigmrg74]

When I was like 5 or 6, we had a broodmare give birth to her foal and I had gone into the stall to see the baby and I even cleaned up the afterbirth before Mom had gotten up and found out about the baby. Mare knew me and was totally cool with all of it.