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

[7 Biddies]

It's funny how so many people think you need a rooster to get eggs.

It's also funny (NOT) how many people just don't think.

 

[StephieSky]

I get this a lot from my friends when I don't advertise that I have fallen prey to the chicken virus.

Oh.My.God. Are those real chickens?


Seriously? You have to ask? lol
No, they aren't real chickens. They're chicken impersonators! They sure had me fooled too. I suspect they're alien invaders here to take over the earth one backyard at a time.

 

[LBR1]

poeple that make dumb comments about chickens in the house ,really don,t stop to think that same person probably won,t have thought anything of it if you had said you had a parrot in your house people pay thousands of dollars to have a parrot flying around thier house poopping as it goes, a bird that flys up and poops in places you can,t see, and tears things to pieces when ever it feels like it is alright but a chicken that follows you and stays on the ground isn,t ,hmmm

 

[loveourbirds]

poeple that make dumb comments about chickens in the house ,really don,t stop to think that same person probably won,t have thought anything of it if you had said you had a parrot in your house people pay thousands of dollars to have a parrot flying around thier house poopping as it goes, a bird that flys up and poops in places you can,t see, and tears things to pieces when ever it feels like it is alright but a chicken that follows you and stays on the ground isn,t ,hmmm

x2 and

 

[RachaelS]

I get this a lot from my friends when I don't advertise that I have fallen prey to the chicken virus.

Oh.My.God. Are those real chickens?


Seriously? You have to ask? lol
No, they aren't real chickens. They're chicken impersonators! They sure had me fooled too. I suspect they're alien invaders here to take over the earth one backyard at a time.

that made me laugh out loud!!!!!

 

[ShellLea]

My niece brought her boyfriend over for the first time today. When they get serious they have to pass the "Aunt Shell Test." Here's how it went:

Me: You wanna see the chickens?
Boy: You mean real chickens?
Me: No. I have fake chickens in the back yard.

*Boy gives me funny looks while walking to the back yard. Niece can barely contain her giggles.*

Boy: Those are real chickens!
Me: Did you really think I had fake chickens back here?
Boy: No, but I didn't think you had real chickens! I've never seen a real chicken before! Do they lay eggs? They're all different colors! Will they bite me if I touch them? Oh wow one just pooped! That one's pooping too! They can climb trees?

This boy went on and on and on! It was hilarious! Also a little sad. He's 16 and has never seen a chicken! At least he was excited and interested. There is hope for the next generation!

 

[ShellLea]

Huh? Huh? WHAT?

People stop by, see your cool stuff, and want to know if they can walk off with it?

Like, cool car, can I have it?

It may be because I share so much from the vegetable and herb gardens. I guess the chickens are here to feed us too, so maybe that's the way they're looking at it. It still seems weird to me. Maybe I should start asking for their cool stuff!

 

[ShellLea]

Its funny how as a society we are becoming more and more distant from where our food really comes from.  People don't associate a Big Mac with a cow or a store bought egg with a chicken.  

Ignorance is bliss...

One of my reasons for having gardens and chickens. I was mortified when my son, 5 years old at the time, told me that you can't eat real chickens, only the fake ones from the store! I'm looking into more livestock, but in the meantime we watch videos on the Internet to teach the kids where our food is coming from, (production farms), and where we would like it to come from, (our own back yard).

 

[loveourbirds]

One of my reasons for having gardens and chickens. I was mortified when my son, 5 years old at the time, told me that you can't eat real chickens, only the fake ones from the store! I'm looking into more livestock, but in the meantime we watch videos on the Internet to teach the kids where our food is coming from, (production farms), and where we would like it to come from, (our own back yard).

I wish more people would watch things like "food inc.", there are so many horror stories about the food we eat. I am from a little different background, we butchered a lot of our own meat, grew and canned a lot of our own veggies. I hated that work as a kid, but now that im older, and learning how the major corperations are doing it; im reverting back. my wife and I went "nearly amish" for about 7 years. no cable, no phone, no internet. we did have electricity but tried not to use it. this brought our family closer, and makes us realize how hypnotized or brainwashed most of America is because of T.V. and internet.

I better stop here before I write a book on America's problems LOL.

 

[annewandering]

My niece brought her boyfriend over for the first time today. When they get serious they have to pass the "Aunt Shell Test." Here's how it went:

Me: You wanna see the chickens?
Boy: You mean real chickens?
Me: No. I have fake chickens in the back yard.

*Boy gives me funny looks while walking to the back yard. Niece can barely contain her giggles.*

Boy: Those are real chickens!
Me: Did you really think I had fake chickens back here?
Boy: No, but I didn't think you had real chickens! I've never seen a real chicken before! Do they lay eggs? They're all different colors! Will they bite me if I touch them? Oh wow one just pooped! That one's pooping too! They can climb trees?

This boy went on and on and on! It was hilarious! Also a little sad. He's 16 and has never seen a chicken! At least he was excited and interested. There is hope for the next generation!

And this is one HUGE reason people need to be able to raise chickens.