- Feb 3, 2014
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Wow. This thread is a time warp. How long have I been here?....... 
As I laugh at so many of these I cant help but feel sorry for so many people on both sides. Chicken owners for having to deal with such a closed minded society, but most of all for those that choose bliss over intelligence. *cough*social engineering*cough*
I am still in the process of getting things ready and have still to get my chicks in the spring, and I have already been through some similar interactions. I have been through it all before with my Pitbull. I have had him for over 5 years now along with my other dog (shes is a work mutt) for over 7yrs, and I still have all of my appendages, and so do my children. I dont have to feed him the neighbors cats, and he runs at all of the local off leash dog parks without exterminating anything and everything with a pulse. Most of my family laughed when I said I was getting chickens. They all pretty much said that Rocky (my Pitbull AKA "Chicken Dog") always needed to be with his own kind. How he got that nick name is a story for another day. Im glad to have support from the people who matter most. My worst conversation so far and probably EVER was this:
---"Chickens? In your yard? Why?
Me: "Lots of reasons. Mostly more involvement in what I eat and another step towards self sustainability".
--- "Oohh, so your one of those people..."
Me: "Kind of what people exactly?"
--- "Those people always holding picket signs to save farms and going to farmers markets and stuff."
Me: "Well actually you are right. I am. Whats wrong with that? You like food right?"
--- "Of course, but why make such a fuss when there are stores everywhere?"
Me: "..................(hold back expletive remark)................Huh, well I gotta go. My wife started a Stork Courier service and they have some babies to deliver".
--- "Whats that supposed to mean?"
Me: "Exactly". And just walked away.
I have heard jokes about the whole "no need for farms with all of the grocery stores around", but I really did not think it was an actual subject! haha!
As I laugh at so many of these I cant help but feel sorry for so many people on both sides. Chicken owners for having to deal with such a closed minded society, but most of all for those that choose bliss over intelligence. *cough*social engineering*cough*
I am still in the process of getting things ready and have still to get my chicks in the spring, and I have already been through some similar interactions. I have been through it all before with my Pitbull. I have had him for over 5 years now along with my other dog (shes is a work mutt) for over 7yrs, and I still have all of my appendages, and so do my children. I dont have to feed him the neighbors cats, and he runs at all of the local off leash dog parks without exterminating anything and everything with a pulse. Most of my family laughed when I said I was getting chickens. They all pretty much said that Rocky (my Pitbull AKA "Chicken Dog") always needed to be with his own kind. How he got that nick name is a story for another day. Im glad to have support from the people who matter most. My worst conversation so far and probably EVER was this:---"Chickens? In your yard? Why?
Me: "Lots of reasons. Mostly more involvement in what I eat and another step towards self sustainability".
--- "Oohh, so your one of those people..."
Me: "Kind of what people exactly?"
--- "Those people always holding picket signs to save farms and going to farmers markets and stuff."
Me: "Well actually you are right. I am. Whats wrong with that? You like food right?"
--- "Of course, but why make such a fuss when there are stores everywhere?"
Me: "..................(hold back expletive remark)................Huh, well I gotta go. My wife started a Stork Courier service and they have some babies to deliver".
--- "Whats that supposed to mean?"
Me: "Exactly". And just walked away.
I have heard jokes about the whole "no need for farms with all of the grocery stores around", but I really did not think it was an actual subject! haha!
