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

[7 Biddies]

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My wife was against getting chickens. I said just wait until we start getting fresh eggs. She said " what color will the eggs be." I say brown. "Well I am not eating brown eggs". I told her I will cook up a store egg and one of my eggs and she can decide which tastes better. There is still hope for her.

I get the same thing, and *green* eggs really put people off. But, I've decided that I'm going to start saying, "If the color bothers you, I suggest you not eat the shells". I'm also going to ask if they refuse to drive any car but a white one, even though the interior is exactly the same.

Reminds me of my mother when she wouldn't drive her new Honda because she'd "never driven Japanese before".

 

[aoxa]

 
 My wife was against getting chickens. I said just wait until we start getting fresh eggs. She said " what color will the eggs be." I say brown. "Well I am not eating brown eggs". I told her I will cook up a store egg and one of my eggs and she can decide which tastes better. There is still hope for her.

I get the same thing, and *green* eggs really put people off. But, I've decided that I'm going to start saying, "If the color bothers you, I suggest you not eat the shells". I'm also going to ask if they refuse to drive any car but a white one, even though the interior is exactly the same.

Reminds me of my mother when she wouldn't drive her new Honda because she'd "never driven Japanese before".

Most people ask for the coloured eggs from me before the browns and whites.

 

[7 Biddies]

Does anyone have an idea of how many chickens I would need to actually get a good amount of eggs? 40? Is 40 a good number?

Define "a good amount of eggs".

I have 7 chickens and get anywhere from 4 to 7 eggs a day, meaning approximately 3 dozen per week. For a person living alone, this is way more eggs than I can handle. Three chickens would've served me well with some left over.

 

[JeffOeuf]

Does anyone have an idea of how many chickens I would need to actually get a good amount of eggs? 40? Is 40 a good number?

Figure that pullets of breeds that are good producers are going to lay 5 or 6 eggs a week during most of the year, with a lull in the dark months. That will drop off little by little for the next couple years. Multiply from there based on what you want to do. Are you looking to just supply your family, or do you want to sell eggs? If selling, are you looking to just sell to co-workers and friends, or do you want to actually market your eggs?

 

[Horse Chick]

I just saw this thread today and I have a common question that just about everyone asks me. "Don't you need a rooster to get the hens to lay eggs?" LOL no you don't and I'm guaranteed to never have a chick in mine. This question typically comes up when I tell them my town ordinance only allows hens for residents unless they are zoned for farming, which I am not.

 

[7 Biddies]

I just saw this thread today and I have a common question that just about everyone asks me. "Don't you need a rooster to get the hens to lay eggs?" LOL no you don't and I'm guaranteed to never have a chick in mine. This question typically comes up when I tell them my town ordinance only allows hens for residents unless they are zoned for farming, which I am not.

This is an oldy. In fact, I've come up with an answer: When they tell you you have to have a rooster to get eggs, tell them, "Not any more. During the women's movement of the 1960's, hens were liberated and no longer need roosters to lay eggs".

 

[appps]

But anyway, the most common thing I hear out of adults mouths are "Ohhhh, it's so soft!"
Which I find odd, because I've NEVER had a kid pet my chicken and say anything like that...it's like kids know chickens are soft, but somewhere between childhood and adulthood, they forget.
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My kids say that all the time.
We have a pet cockatiel and the chickens are heaps softer to run your hand over than it and i thought they all being birds would feel the same. Actually pretty sure I've agreed with the kids on occasion lol

 

[DaphneNL]

This is an oldy. In fact, I've come up with an answer: When they tell you you have to have a rooster to get eggs, tell them, "Not any more. During the women's movement of the 1960's, hens were liberated and no longer need roosters to lay eggs".

That's hilarious. Have to write that one down to remember.

 

[meandthegirls]

Brother in law: "Do you just go out in the backyard and pick the eggs?"

Me: "Yes, from the eggplant, it is next to the tomato plant."

 

[meandthegirls]

Brother in law: "Do you just go out in the backyard and pick the eggs?"

Me: "Yes, from the eggplant, it is next to the tomato plant."