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

[buttercup95]

Didnt want to pick up half tails?

that's why I don't have sheep that need docked tails - Do NOT want to pick up half tails!!

I would like to add, blue heelers are a very common pet here, they can easily be taught not to nip and make great, loyal pets. When the pup we sold is bred (we sold her to a person who has a blue heeler intact, so they do have plans on breeding her, too tempting not too

) we have first dibs. Our current heeler will not be happy, but I'd love to breed some quality heelers

No I have a strong stomach for that but I could not stand the loud screaming from the pups. (the vet said they couldn't really feel it but still)

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

They squealed when you put the rubber bands on? It hurts a tad at first I'd imagine (that or they just don't like the pressure, either is possible), but they recover quick and don't seem to mind after 1-2 minutes back with mom and some warm milk they're tough critters!

 

[K Spot]

Australian Cattle Dogs (Blue Wheelers) are not typically docked anyway.
We do have a breed here called the Australian Stumpy Tailed Cattle Dog that's got naturally no tail.
No standard I know of has ever called for docking of ACD's.
I can understand drovers and farmers doing it though.

Recently one of my pullets started laying green eggs - I got "oh, does that mean the yolk is green?" and "is there something wrong with the chicken?"

 

[Teegan92]

We let our roosters hang out with our hens, but we don't let our eggs hang out in the nesting boxes! I still tell customers they might want to crack eggs into a bowl first, just in case. We have a coop rule about eggs found in unusual places ... we don't sell those.

My sister says if you collect the eggs the day they're laid and put them in the fridge it can still be eaten even if it is fertilised? I hope she's right

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

We let our roosters hang out with our hens, but we don't let our eggs hang out in the nesting boxes! I still tell customers they might want to crack eggs into a bowl first, just in case. We have a coop rule about eggs found in unusual places ... we don't sell those.

My sister says if you collect the eggs the day they're laid and put them in the fridge it can still be eaten even if it is fertilised? I hope she's right

Why couldn't you? If your doubting just candle..

 

[buttercup95]

They squealed when you put the rubber bands on? It hurts a tad at first I'd imagine (that or they just don't like the pressure, either is possible), but they recover quick and don't seem to mind after 1-2 minutes back with mom and some warm milk

they're tough critters!

Oh I know but it just SEEMED like they squealed more often after putting the rubber band on. I can gut a chicken, steer, or sheep that was a pet, but I don't like it when my animals are in pain. It sounds silly but my sympathy got to me.

 

[loveourbirds]

Didnt want to pick up half tails?

that's why I don't have sheep that need docked tails - Do NOT want to pick up half tails!!

I would like to add, blue heelers are a very common pet here, they can easily be taught not to nip and make great, loyal pets. When the pup we sold is bred (we sold her to a person who has a blue heeler intact, so they do have plans on breeding her, too tempting not too

) we have first dibs. Our current heeler will not be happy, but I'd love to breed some quality heelers

i agree that they do make good pets, to the owner i dont think you will find a much more loyal dog. but you have to work with them, people around here dont seem to want to take time to do it. they tie them up or put them in a kennel and wonder why they get bit every time they try to feed them. they are a high energy dog that needs room to run, and they are high strung and need to be worked with. they are fast learners, if you just spend some time on them.

the issue with getting rid of them here is their tendency to bite strangers. here in Ohio if you have a "beware of the dog" sign, you are admitting you know the dog bites. any dog owner is responsible for medical bills from a bite. the way around the law is to put up "caution attack dog signs" and have your dogs inside a fence. with this, you are warning people that the dogs are trained to bite, you cross the fence at your own risk. if someone does cross the fence, they have to prove they cant read to put the liability on you.

 

[buttercup95]

My sister says if you collect the eggs the day they're laid and put them in the fridge it can still be eaten even if it is fertilised? I hope she's right

I think leslie meant the eggs could be rotten too since they don't know how long they've been there. It's perfectly all right to eat fertilized eggs so long as the hen hasn't been setting on them.

 

[Hinotori]

Quote: Why couldn't you? If your doubting just candle..

Nothing wrong with fertile eggs. Just don't start incubating them and there won't be any chicks starting. I keep fertile eggs on the counter for a while I'm collecting enough to put under broodies. I eat the extra ones that are a week old. Normally I do refrigerate all eggs just because they will last longer in the fridge.

Look up the store egg hatching thread on this site. Sometimes store eggs are fertile even if they aren't advertised as such.

 

[loveourbirds]

i realize how stupid that sounds. but its also illegal for a man to talk to a woman first in Ohio. that's a form of sexual harassment.