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

[Weirdness555]

I think that fertilisation without penetration only works with fish and amphibians because of the fact that they're in water so they only have a semi-permeable membrane on their eggs. Obviously birds have a solid shell, and mammals carry embryos internally, I can't think of any other groups where it would be possible.

 

[ronott1]

I think that fertilisation without penetration only works with fish and amphibians because of the fact that they're in water so they only have a semi-permeable membrane on their eggs. Obviously birds have a solid shell, and mammals carry embryos internally, I can't think of any other groups where it would be possible.

And chickens. Roosters do not insert. Ducks do though.

 

[lazy gardener]

Conception through urination. That's a new one.

Lends a whole new meaning to being P****d off!

A word for the amphibian sexual embrace is "amplexus" where the male grasps the female from behind (dorsally) and locks on and doesn't release until oviposition (egg release) is complete.


(science geeks rejoice!)

Have you ever been to the local frog pond when they're "rejoicing" over the advent of spring? There'll be frogs "embracing" 2 and 3 at a time, and the ones that aren't doing that are eating each other.

I think that fertilisation without penetration only works with fish and amphibians because of the fact that they're in water so they only have a semi-permeable membrane on their eggs. Obviously birds have a solid shell, and mammals carry embryos internally, I can't think of any other groups where it would be possible.

Live bearing fish accomplish fertilization inside the female body, and like chickens, one breeding will last for several batches of babies. A coelacanth fish has a rudimentary placenta. Clams: both male and female release reproductive cells into the water where fertilization is a chance meeting. Now, who's the science geek in possession of useless information????

Worms are bisexual. It takes 2 to tango, but they both possess male and female body parts. The big thickened area around a worm is actually where the eggs develop, and they shed that after their midnight rendezvous.

Oh yeah... this is a poultry site.... Big chicken event at my coop today: We now have 3/5 girls laying!

 

[Weirdness555]

Lends a whole new meaning to being P****d off!

Have you ever been to the local frog pond when they're "rejoicing" over the advent of spring? There'll be frogs "embracing" 2 and 3 at a time, and the ones that aren't doing that are eating each other.

Live bearing fish accomplish fertilization inside the female body, and like chickens, one breeding will last for several batches of babies. A coelacanth fish has a rudimentary placenta. Clams: both male and female release reproductive cells into the water where fertilization is a chance meeting. Now, who's the science geek in possession of useless information????

Worms are bisexual. It takes 2 to tango, but they both possess male and female body parts. The big thickened area around a worm is actually where the eggs develop, and they shed that after their midnight rendezvous.

Oh yeah... this is a poultry site.... Big chicken event at my coop today: We now have 3/5 girls laying!

Live baring fish still don't actually mate though, my understanding is that the males shoot a sperm packet at the females. Things in the water, yes, was my implication, so that includes clams and coral etc etc.

With regards to worms you mean hermaphrodites not bisexual lol, and snails and slugs to that too, using "love darts" which they try to stab each other with, they contain hormones which turn the stabbed party to assume the female role and so they fence with them until one gets stabbed and becomes the girl, then they mate.

I feel like we're trying to out-geek each other! lol

Does anyone know how it works with turtles? As in sea turtles not tortoises or terrapins.

And chickens. Roosters do not insert. Ducks do though.

Well ok but that means frogs mate too if we term it mating for chickens.

 

[Henrietta2]

OMG, I was telling a lady at work the other day that I'll be getting chickens this summer and plan to have lots and lots of eggs.  I told her I'd bring some in for her so that she can taste how much better they are.

Know what she said?

Her: "Oh my GAWD, eeeeeewwwwww, I could never eat those eggs!"

Me: "Ummmm, why not?

Her: "Well, BECAUSE, they came out of a chicken's butt!"

Me: "Ummmmm.  Huh?  You eat eggs from the store, right?"

Her: "Well, yeah, of COURSE, but that's different!"

Me: "How is that different?  Those eggs also came out of a chicken."

Her: "But those are all sanitary and come in a box."

Me: "I'll wash my eggs and box them for you too."

Her: "Blech, no way.  I could never eat eggs from your chickens.  That's just gross."

Me: "***?"

[Erica walks away shaking head]


WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?!

LOL, this is just too much.  No wonder I want to quit my job and become a pioneer woman and never have to leave the house...

If she's really that ignorant, simply tell her YOUR hens' eggs don't 'come out of their butts', "my hens lay eggs out of their VENT". Then tell her what's in hotdogs. You could really have a lot of fun with this person.

 

[PrairieChickens]

I was at the farm supply store recently getting items for my new brood of chicks that I'm incubating. One of the employees that knows me was asking me what I was up to.

Me: My husband got me an incubator for my birthday, so I'm pretty excited. I've got 20 eggs in there right now.
Him: Do you have any roosters?
(Because I guess I seem like the kind of person who would try to incubate eggs without a rooster in my flock?)
Me: Yeah, actually, we have 11.
Him: Well, only the dominant rooster will actually mate with your hens.
Me: Well, he gets the most action, but he's not the only one breeding with the hens.
Him: The top rooster won't let the other roosters mate, so he'll be the only one mating with the hens and giving you chicks.

I explained to him that we've already hatched out a few chicks under a broody, and while our alpha rooster certainly sired the MOST chicks, he wasn't the ONLY contributor. After that, the employee got a grumpy face and wandered away like I just didn't know what I was talking about.

Nevermind the fact that we HAVE 11 roosters because that store keeps selling us straight run marked as pullets only

 

[oldrooster]

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I guess there is a lot of pregnant grass out there then with mutant human/grass babies on the way, and what scares me is the hybred dog/tree babies....

 

[oldrooster]

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Look up what REAL geletain is made of, not as gross as hot dogs/lunch meat but still not plesant. People think it's gross I like head cheese. but they don't want to know what is in lunch meat. I would rather have WHOLSOME lunch meat (head cheese) rather than the stuff in bologna.

 

[Crickett]

I guess there is a lot of pregnant grass out there then with mutant human/grass babies on the way, and what scares me is the hybred dog/tree babies....

So....is that where dogwoods come from?

 

[enola]

Live bearing fish do not shoot sperm packets. Males have gonopodium (penile fins) that they penetrate the female fish with.