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

[cmoore333]

I let mine free range all day, and they wondered out near my driveway, I actully had two people pull into my driveway and tell me my chickens where out one was worried they would wonder into the road and get hit by a car... The other was worried that someone might pull over and steal one..( the first, was or is a concern of mine, but they seem to stay away from the road, the second. Someone stealing one, really hadn't crossed my mind, simply because it's hard to catch one of my ladies, plus they have a very protective rooster) maybe I better keep them in the back, as I'd hate to loose any of them...one good thing is the lady who was first to stop is now wanting eggs gotta love without even advertising I'm getting more orders for eggs

 

[Lifestudent]

This is a great thread, and reading some of these posts are hilarious! It has made me realize how many ignorant stories, beliefs, and stereotypes there are for animals. Off the chicken topic, but a great example of this is my dogs. I have two Doberman Pinschers, and I have been told many times that I cannot feed them meat (raw or cooked) because it will make them aggressive, I cannot feed them raw meat because they will get the taste of blood and become aggressive and start attacking, Dobermans are horrible family dogs, they are just junkyard aggressive dogs, and (my favorite) Dobermans are not good dogs to have because when they reach a certain age their brain outgrows their skull and this causes them to go insane and become very aggressive and attack. Also something I found very interesting is one of my dog's ears are cropped, the other has natural floppy ears. When I take them out in public people shrink away from the cropped ears but run up and ask to pet the one with natural ears. I have asked a few people why that is and the response is "because that one looks like a 'Doberman', mean". People usually do not even realize that floppy ears is a Doberman, they usually ask, what kind of mutt is he. I pointed out to one lady that she is afraid of the dog just because she has upright ears, based on the logic that "all Doberman's are aggressive", this means that you should have been bitten by floppy ears, but you weren't. I feel bad for breeds like Dobermans and Pit Bulls for having their bad rep. Just like asking people about chickens, you just never know what someone believes, and even when shown proof that their belief is untrue, they still believe it!

Yeah, right. Dobies are real mean. Sure. Several years ago I went to my uncle's (now ex) in-laws because I knew he was going to be there. They raise black and tan coon hounds, so when I was met at the door by a very friendly black and tan dog, my first thought was "why is this one inside?" While I was talking, he kept putting his muzzle under my hand so I would pet him. One of the gentlest dogs I've ever known.

 

[farmerChef]

Dalmations are mean dogs, havent met a nice one yet. They are 1 person dogs.
Akitas are too, of course, they are where/are chinese fighting dogs.

Often times the meanest ones are the little lap dogs that are babied and stay with one peron almost all the time. Then when they get bbrought to the vet (where I work), they are growing, biting, pooping, scratching, all at the same time. And the people are crying becaue you are hurting thier baby. Ugh, those things are a pain in the butt, takes 3 people to do nails/shots on a 10 lbs dog(that should be 5lb). We usually take them to the back, usually if they are away from thier owner, they arent as bad.
Dogs arent children, their dogs!

 

[cinch920]

A lady at the store told me "White chickens lay white eggs and brown chickens lay brown eggs"

umm.. okay, what about black chickens?

 

[animallover505]

My dog Gracie is my baby, but she's never bitten anyone. Sure, she begs for food sometimes, and she gets it most of the time, but she's the right weight for her breed. She hates getting her toenails clipped, but she just whines or pulls away,

 

[Bayrider16]

Hi, I would put a nice gate at the end of my driveway LOL

No I go through this insanity too!! I have been riding for a long time and know a lot about horses and people tell me all the time I know NOTHING about horses. It drives me insane! And that comes from ppl who haven't been on or let alone been around a horse in years when in the summer time I ride every weekend and show!!Same goes with chickens and I have 18 chickens.

 

[mabhera]

ok....Last week I got a call from someone wanting to buy some black copper marans chicks. He wanted 4 females and one male so I tell them they are hard to sex in the first weeks of life so I sell them straigh run He told me is easy to sex them......you take them by the beak and pull them in the air. If they struggle they are male, if they stay calm they are girls. WHAT!!!!! I told him I'm not doing that because I think is mean and useless because you cant sex them like that. He offerred to teach me. Again I explain that is not posible to sex them like that but I have learned not to discuss with this people. Told him I sold them all.

 

[jnntefend]

ok....Last week I got a call from someone wanting to buy some black copper marans chicks. He wanted 4 females and one male so I tell them they are hard to sex in the first weeks of life so I sell them straigh run He told me is easy to sex them......you take them by the beak and pull them in the air. If they struggle they are male, if they stay calm they are girls. WHAT!!!!! I told him I'm not doing that because I think is mean and useless because you cant sex them like that. He offerred to teach me. Again I explain that is not posible to sex them like that but I have learned not to discuss with this people. Told him I sold them all.

Weren't we doing the soup nazi earlier? No chickens for you!

 

[7 Biddies]

Ask them if they ever eat crab. Then tell them to google what crabs eat.

Or, catfish for that matter. They're scavengers, as are pigs.

 

[7 Biddies]

Weren't we doing the soup nazi earlier? No chickens for you!

You're darn tootin', ya varmints!