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

[RachaelS]

I have some chickens, which means are they girls right? Do I need a boy for them to lay eggs? Do they eat insects? That would be gross

, even worse would be frogs...

One lays a green egg but I won't eat anything with mold on it, so that goes to the dogs, they eat anything, even bird poop

The chickens poop out eggs, which is really gross so I let them sit for a few days until they cool off enough to handle them. That is okay right?

Good night everyone

 

[tandykins]

I have some chickens, which means are they girls right? Do I need a boy for them to lay eggs? Do they eat insects? That would be gross

, even worse would be frogs...

One lays a green egg but I won't eat anything with mold on it, so that goes to the dogs, they eat anything, even bird poop

The chickens poop out eggs, which is really gross so I let them sit for a few days until they cool off enough to handle them. That is okay right?

Good night everyone

Not about chickens specifically but this somehow reminded me of something that I once heard come out of a grown-***-man. A friend of ours who was...well...Jimmy was...Jimmy was special. Okay Jimmy was dumb.

Jimmy: *out of -nowhere-* Birds don't have sex.
Me: ...what?
Jimmy: Birds don't have sex.
Me: *derpface* ..what??!
Jimmy: My dad told me. They don't have sex. The mommy bird lays an egg and then the daddy bird flies over it and fertilizes it.
Me: They're not fish, dude. Birds have sex.
Jimmy: No they don't. My dad told me.
Me: You need to stop listening to your dad, Jimmy.

 

[tandykins]

Thank you. Impressed, educated, and blown away. Where are you from? Where did you get your education? What got you interested in this line of work when you are younger?

I grew up in Eugene, Oregon. I dropped out of school in the 9th grade. I've not been back to school since. My education is mostly from books. I plan to study reasonably soon but I've been waiting for my Australian citizenship. In Australia - the government fronts your tuition so even quite poor students can afford to go to university. It is paid back as a percentage of your income once you are out of school and earning over a certain amount. Fortunately, I'm about 6 months from gaining citizenship so it won't be long now. Now if only I could decide what to study.... XD

Entomology (the scientific study of insects) is my main are of interest but I am also extremely interested in studying psychology as well as art - so I guess we'll see!

 

[winteree]

when i was asking my dad at the feed store what type of straw i want to get for my birds (i was going to get alfalfa but they where out) the new guy at the feed store chimed in saying chickens can't use straw because they where allergic to it and further said that chickens preferred hay better.

 

[Hinotori]

when i was asking my dad at the feed store what type of straw i want to get for my birds (i was going to get alfalfa but they where out) the new guy at the feed store chimed in saying chickens can't use straw because they where allergic to it and further said that chickens preferred hay better.   

Alfalfa is a hay. You can get grass hay, too. Straw is the left over stems from harvesting grains.

 

[tandykins]

Alfalfa is a hay. You can get grass hay, too. Straw is the left over stems from harvesting grains.

I would have thought that the bigger issue with getting hay for the chooks is that they'll eat it all. Not that it's a problem, mind you...but if you want it for bedding - they might see their bedding as food.

 

[Hinotori]

Alfalfa is a hay. You can get grass hay, too. Straw is the left over stems from harvesting grains.

I would have thought that the bigger issue with getting hay for the chooks is that they'll eat it all.  Not that it's a problem, mind you...but if you want it for bedding - they might see their bedding as food.

I give the birds alfalfa in the winter. They eat all the leaves. Grass hay has a chance of causing crop impaction if they eat to much of it.

 

[winteree]

Alfalfa is a hay. You can get grass hay, too. Straw is the left over stems from harvesting grains.

thats why i thought it was funny

 

[Irishhenman]

Hay also carries spores that will harm chickens, it goes mouldy far to quickly for hens and as has been said if it is eaten it will give a hen an impacted crop. Hay is a no no when it comes to chickens. Straw is a much better option but it still isn't the best. Shavings are much better because they don't go mouldy as quickly (if at all) and red mite can't hide inside them.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Hay also carries spores that will harm chickens, it goes mouldy far to quickly for hens and as has been said if it is eaten it will give a hen an impacted crop. Hay is a no no when it comes to chickens. Straw is a much better option but it still isn't the best. Shavings are much better because they don't go mouldy as quickly (if at all) and red mite can't hide inside them.

so are wood shavings Better to use in a nest box? I was going to use shavings as bedding in the coop and straw in the nest boxes (leaves and grass clippings and such out in the run) I'm still a newbie and I want to get this right. My babies go out to the coop on Monday.