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Dumbest Things People Have Said About Your Chickens/Eggs/Meat
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Let me get back to you on that ;-) lol!
My clueless neighbor finally found out I have backyard chickens. Of course, I invited her to meet the girls and she came across the road.
She was afraid of my hens even though they were safely in their run. She admitted that the girls are gorgeous.
MsN: They are beautiful. They don't smell.
Me: [assuming she meant that there was no odor and not that the hens could not distinguish scents] I am very careful to keep the coop and runs clean. Would you like to pet a chicken?
MsN: I'm afraid.
I got my broody hen, Pumpkin, a Cochin cross, out of the nest box and held her on my lap. Pumpkin has no eggs to hatch since I have not been out to get a few fertile eggs (and I don't have a rooster) so I didn't feel guilty getting her out for a few minutes.
With some serious cajoling on my part I finally got the woman to touch the hen and she was astonished at how soft and warm the hen is.
MsN: Do they lay eggs?
Me: [holding back the 100 or so sarcastic remarks I could have made] Yes, we get 3 to 5 eggs per day. See the black hen over there? She lays green eggs.
MsN: REALLY?? That's, er. cool.
I explained that the neighborhood children each received a green egg the day before Dr Seuss birthday so they could celebrate with green eggs and ham.
MsN: That's really neat. How come I didn't get a green egg?
Me: I didn't get one, either, because I had just enough for the children. But, you can have one now.... I'll get some eggs for you.
MsN: Oh, I really don't think so......
Me: It will only take a sec. I collected eggs about an hour ago and the fresh eggs are just inside.
MsN: No, that's all right. I couldn't possibly eat your eggs.
Me: I have plenty. They are especially good for you and they taste wonderful.
MsN: But your chickens eat BUGS!
I still haven't stopped laughing!
She was afraid of my hens even though they were safely in their run. She admitted that the girls are gorgeous.
MsN: They are beautiful. They don't smell.
Me: [assuming she meant that there was no odor and not that the hens could not distinguish scents] I am very careful to keep the coop and runs clean. Would you like to pet a chicken?
MsN: I'm afraid.
I got my broody hen, Pumpkin, a Cochin cross, out of the nest box and held her on my lap. Pumpkin has no eggs to hatch since I have not been out to get a few fertile eggs (and I don't have a rooster) so I didn't feel guilty getting her out for a few minutes.
With some serious cajoling on my part I finally got the woman to touch the hen and she was astonished at how soft and warm the hen is.
MsN: Do they lay eggs?
Me: [holding back the 100 or so sarcastic remarks I could have made] Yes, we get 3 to 5 eggs per day. See the black hen over there? She lays green eggs.
MsN: REALLY?? That's, er. cool.
I explained that the neighborhood children each received a green egg the day before Dr Seuss birthday so they could celebrate with green eggs and ham.
MsN: That's really neat. How come I didn't get a green egg?
Me: I didn't get one, either, because I had just enough for the children. But, you can have one now.... I'll get some eggs for you.
MsN: Oh, I really don't think so......
Me: It will only take a sec. I collected eggs about an hour ago and the fresh eggs are just inside.
MsN: No, that's all right. I couldn't possibly eat your eggs.
Me: I have plenty. They are especially good for you and they taste wonderful.
MsN: But your chickens eat BUGS!
I still haven't stopped laughing!
I hear this all the time!
This one came from a man who's been out of the city for over 30 years. He moved to rural AZ for a good 15 years, and has been up here in the Blue Ridge mountains for over 15 more:
We were at a cookout on Saturday, and the hostess, "B", was telling the former city boy, "D", about the sheep her next door neighbor is raising. It's just a small flock and the females all lambed late this winter. On Valentines Day, one of the ewes had twins. B and I went to see them when they were just 2 1/2 days old; they were precious. B was describing this to D as they admired them, grazing with their mama and stuck together like glue.
D: How do you know they are twins?
B: Because they were born at the same time. (Just LOOK at them with their mother!! TWO of them!!)
D: But, how do you know they're twins? (he has identical twin daughters)
B: Because they were born at the same time, and came from the same mother.
D: Did they look different from the other lambs?
B: No. They all look pretty much the same - white..
D: So, how do you know they're twins?
This went on for quite some time before B finally figured out that D thought sheep gave birth to litters, like dogs and cats do, instead of horses and cows. He was asking (in a vague way) how you can tell twins from the rest of the litter if they all look the same.
I mean, really; when was the last time you saw a picture of a litter of lambs? D is a retired elementary school principal; certainly he's seen lots of storybooks with pictures of lambs in them.
I think we "ridicule" or laugh at the stupidity of people like this because they obviously haven't been paying attention. I was a military brat raised by very suburban parents, and I *never* spent time around farm animals while growing up. But, I saw movies, read books, saw pictures, and read children's books to my 2 offspring .. like "Baby Farm Animals", for example. In other words, I paid attention to the world around me!
Therefore, I claim the right to laugh at those who choose to live in the dark. "It is better to laugh at someone who prefers to wander around in the darkness, than turn on a light", <sic>
We were at a cookout on Saturday, and the hostess, "B", was telling the former city boy, "D", about the sheep her next door neighbor is raising. It's just a small flock and the females all lambed late this winter. On Valentines Day, one of the ewes had twins. B and I went to see them when they were just 2 1/2 days old; they were precious. B was describing this to D as they admired them, grazing with their mama and stuck together like glue.
D: How do you know they are twins?
B: Because they were born at the same time. (Just LOOK at them with their mother!! TWO of them!!)
D: But, how do you know they're twins? (he has identical twin daughters)
B: Because they were born at the same time, and came from the same mother.
D: Did they look different from the other lambs?
B: No. They all look pretty much the same - white..
D: So, how do you know they're twins?
This went on for quite some time before B finally figured out that D thought sheep gave birth to litters, like dogs and cats do, instead of horses and cows. He was asking (in a vague way) how you can tell twins from the rest of the litter if they all look the same.
I mean, really; when was the last time you saw a picture of a litter of lambs? D is a retired elementary school principal; certainly he's seen lots of storybooks with pictures of lambs in them.
I think we "ridicule" or laugh at the stupidity of people like this because they obviously haven't been paying attention. I was a military brat raised by very suburban parents, and I *never* spent time around farm animals while growing up. But, I saw movies, read books, saw pictures, and read children's books to my 2 offspring .. like "Baby Farm Animals", for example. In other words, I paid attention to the world around me!
Therefore, I claim the right to laugh at those who choose to live in the dark. "It is better to laugh at someone who prefers to wander around in the darkness, than turn on a light", <sic>
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Yeah. And, you kiss your children. Do you know where they came from?
Yeah. And, you kiss your children. Do you know where they came from?
Finnsheep. But they are very definitely the exception and most people have never heard of the breed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnsheep
Normal sheep have singles, twins, or maybe triplets
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I was so puzzled I googled it. There are some people who believe that if poultry eat gluten then the poultry products are contaminated and shouldn't be eaten. Part of that is the whole "grass fed" thing, which has somehow been extended from ruminants to omnivores ... some people believe the word "pastured poultry" means those birds have never been fed anything and just free range for their nutrition from day one ... and some people believe "organic" on the egg carton means the poultry was "pastured" in that way. Part of it is people who are highly sensitive to gluten being extra careful. Part of it is parents of children with autism or ADHD type issues believe gluten exacerbates those issues, so do everything in their power to protect their kids from gluten.
So ... I explained that my birds do eat gluten, but that most people consider unprocessed poultry products to be "gluten free" foods no matter what the birds eat and left her to figure the rest out for herself.
I would never trick someone into eating something they didn't want. I know lots of other people do like to trick people into eating stuff ...
There are some pretty popular "nutrition" people out there telling people to avoid poultry products from birds that have ever been fed poultry feeds (they literally mean any poultry feeds, even organic/corn-free/soy-free). The theory is the birds should only forage ... though "properly stored organic wild seeds" might be fed in a pinch. I have written to a few of these "nutritionists" to ask them for more details about this poultry management style, but not gotten more details.
My point being, some people will find the ick factor in just about anything, if that's the way they think. Therefore, I would take great pleasure in pointing out where the people they kiss come from. Makes just as much sense as refusing to eat healthy eggs because the chicken ate bugs, or the egg came from a chicken's butt.
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