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

[aoxa]

Some of our hens have clipped beaks. They were bought as started pullets and there was no option to not have the beaks clipped. I worried about them, but they honestly get along just fine and free range without trouble.

But I'm with you, that if you HAVE to clip beaks, then there's too much stress in your set-up.

Also, it just looks gross.

They don't clip them, they burn them off at a day old. It's terrible.

 

[Keric]

I watched a "How It's Made" episode about hatcheries and they showed the chicks that get them clipped/burned. It was so bad! They are hanging by their heads and you can't see anything happen but you know. The way those chicks are thrown around is terrible.

 

[Kiniska]

I keep looking for funny things people have said about chickens and all I am reading are these horror stories. Perhaps you all are posting on the wrong thread here? Maybe one of you needs to start a "Worst things that happen to chickens " thread and leave this one alone?

 

[aoxa]

I keep looking for funny things people have said about chickens and all I am reading are these horror stories. Perhaps you all are posting on the wrong thread here? Maybe one of you needs to start a "Worst things that happen to chickens " thread and leave this one alone?

It says "Dumbest" not funniest.

 

[Kiniska]

Well it does not say most horrible.

 

[sjshaw1980]

So getting back to the fun...I am in the middle of getting my beach house ready to sell, and was chatting with some workmen today, and we were chatting about the chickens, and I got the "but your house is so nice, don't they poop all over everything?" And "don't you need a rooster to get eggs?" Hahaa! Silly boys!
They were totally jealous of my green eggs tho. And yes, one guy did ask if you can eat them. *chuckle*

 

[oldrooster]

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Yes Dumbest. such as you are a dummy for saying or doing something so stupid. Not being stupid in an evil way.

 

[SD Bird Lady]

I have a stupid thing...well more of a gripe. My husband gets upset because the chickens sometime poop on the front step. While it is gross;he finds it acceptable to walk on the step with cow poo all over his boots. The barn swallows poop all over the step also. We live in the country there will be poo!! My motto: it all washes!

 

[Keric]

I get asked all the
So getting back to the fun...I am in the middle of getting my beach house ready to sell, and was chatting with some workmen today, and we were chatting about the chickens, and I got the "but your house is so nice, don't they poop all over everything?" And "don't you need a rooster to get eggs?" Hahaa! Silly boys!
They were totally jealous of my green eggs tho. And yes, one guy did ask if you can eat them. *chuckle*

I get asked all the time if I can eat my silkie's eggs just because they are smaller.
Same with my parents' seramas.

 

[JeffOeuf]

I have a stupid thing...well more of a gripe. My husband gets upset because the chickens sometime poop on the front step. While it is gross;he finds it acceptable to walk on the step with cow poo all over his boots. The barn swallows poop all over the step also. We live in the country there will be poo!! My motto: it all washes!

My wife is the same way. My girls do seem to hold it until they get on the patio, and it is annoying, but she's over the top about it. I'm looking at ways to fence them in, but it isn't going to be easy...or cheap. Before it was freezing, I just hosed the patio off every afternoon, but that would make a skating rink now.