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

[Peep_Show]

It sort of jumped ship when the person thought roosters just peed on the eggs to fertilize them. Then a question about out-of-body fertilization, which lead to .... Well, here we are!

(And it was just the last few days, so there's still lots of chicken stuff)

 

[kingfrodo]

Wow, I went from the first two pages, skipped to the last and my brain de-railed. I was going to post something about not thinking I can find the time to read all 200+ pages, but I have got to find where it went from "Are the green ones spoiled?" to "The fruit fly has a longer...than his body."

yup.

Welcome to the dark side.

 

[Kiniska]

This thread has a lovely habit of getting derailed in some very amusing ways. You really need to read all the pages. Some seriously funny stuff hidden in them.

 

[GD91]

I keep coming on this thread reading... All these pages though, I just could not get through

Its still a great thread, but its soo long!

Still, its a great read thats worth it, when you've got nothing to do, just think " Hey! I can read through another 10+ pages of "Dumbest Things People Have Said About Your Chickens/Eggs/Meat" & chill out!"

Someone should print it & turn it into a book!

Great read & love it!

And another dumb thing, my friend visited yesterday:

Her: "Wow, those roosters are really big! Are they trying to kill each other yet?"

The 2 roosters bobbled happily past us about the garden with their hens.

Me: "No."

Her (Snobby tone) : "You know they will, roosters ALWAYS fight to the death with each other."

Me: "Well mine don't."

Her (Snort): They will. And then you'll be left with just one." (Go figure)

Me: "Well, when it happens I'll just let you know, but I don't think it will."

Her (Nose in the air!) stalks over to the coop & looks in: "And you need to block this gap up to stop them getting cold!"

Me: Ah, actually, that's for ventilation."

She stares at me & then back at the the coop window which is meshed over & announced:

"No, they don't need good ventilation, my friend had her birds just in a closed up shed."

Me: "Yeh, remember her birds?"

Her: "Yeh?"

Me: "Remember how many died each month?"

Her: "???"

Me: "That's what happens with lack of ventilation."

Her: "Oh..... I thought it was because it got too cold."

We agreed to disagree in the end

 

[ChickenAndMore]

I keep coming on this thread reading... All these pages though, I just could not get through

Its still a great thread, but its soo long!

Still, its a great read thats worth it, when you've got nothing to do, just think " Hey! I can read through another 10+ pages of "Dumbest Things People Have Said About Your Chickens/Eggs/Meat" & chill out!"

Someone should print it & turn it into a book!

Great read & love it!

And another dumb thing, my friend visited yesterday:

Her: "Wow, those roosters are really big! Are they trying to kill each other yet?"

The 2 roosters bobbled happily past us about the garden with their hens.

Me: "No."

Her (Snobby tone) : "You know they will, roosters ALWAYS fight to the death with each other."

Me: "Well mine don't."

Her (Snort): They will. And then you'll be left with just one." (Go figure)

Me: "Well, when it happens I'll just let you know, but I don't think it will."

Her (Nose in the air!) stalks over to the coop & looks in: "And you need to block this gap up to stop them getting cold!"

Me: Ah, actually, that's for ventilation."

She stares at me & then back at the the coop window which is meshed over & announced:

"No, they don't need good ventilation, my friend had her birds just in a closed up shed."

Me: "Yeh, remember her birds?"

Her: "Yeh?"

Me: "Remember how many died each month?"

Her: "???"

Me: "That's what happens with lack of ventilation."

Her: "Oh..... I thought it was because it got too cold."

We agreed to disagree in the end

I hate it when non-chicken owners try and argue with you.

 

[Searsmom]

Too funny. I agree, I need to read 10 pages or so a day....

I had a neighbor who did the chickens in the greenhouse thing - no ventilation. She no longer has any chickens, they all died.

When I first started with chickens, my sisters wanted eggs until they found out I had a rooster. They didn't want to kill baby chicks. Fortunately they were willing to listen and learn that chicks don't start forming until a hen sets on them. Now I can't give them enough eggs. Need more chickens....

My 5-year old, being an expert in all things tasty, will tell you in all seriousness that green eggs definitely taste better.

 

[nimopiba]

Me: I have chickens for eggs.
Her: you can't get eggs without a rooster.
Me: chickens lay eggs with or without a rooster.
Her: that's impossible. The rooster has to fertilize the egg for there to be an egg.
Me: No the rooster has to fertilize the egg for there to be more chickens. I just want eggs to eat.
Her: well that's stupid. Why have chickens then?
Me: blank stare......

 

[Chickadee42]

Me: I have chickens for eggs.
Her: you can't get eggs without a rooster.
Me: chickens lay eggs with or without a rooster.
Her: that's impossible. The rooster has to fertilize the egg for there to be an egg.
Me: No the rooster has to fertilize the egg for there to be more chickens. I just want eggs to eat.
Her: well that's stupid. Why have chickens then?
Me: blank stare......

Wait, what? If it's stupid to have chickens for eggs....and if it makes sense to have chickens to get more chickens....then...?
my brain just exploded.

 

[nimopiba]

Lol. Exactly. I think some people just talk to hear themselves. What I wanted to say was "no you're stupid." Lol

 

[sepaditty1]

showed my coworker one of my bantam's eggs. She asked, "now how long until she's old enough to lay the big eggs?"

I admit, that one's not the dumbest thing out there. But in what species do babies lay eggs?