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

[chicksurreal]

Mine goes after my buttons.

I had a pullet fly up to my shoulder and peck at my tooth one day. She kept looking at my face and I would smile at her, thinking she was just wanting to be sociable. Then she pecked at my tooth. My husband told me later that I had a piece of spinach from our lunch salad in my teeth, but he didn't want to say anything. Thanks a lot, the chicken had to help me out! Lol!

 

[7 Biddies]

Actually she was quoting something that I and a lot of other people read too. Some food expert stated that the blue and green eggs had lower cholesterol than the white or brown eggs. I, and no doubt Martha Stewart and others made the assumption (wrong though it might have been) that a scientific study was made to determine this. In the article I read nothing was mentioned about how the hens were fed or managed. In other words, Martha Stewart passed on information that she believed to be correct. There was no ooops involved on her part. The person stating that the blue eggs were lower in cholesterol was a recognized authority in the food world. She had no reason to suspect that what he said was not true.

I'm not sure I agree with there being no "oooops" involved. I'm pretty sure that before I went on national television making such a claim, I'd have my staff check out the authenticity of it. That's what they're there for. And, with my reputation on the line, I'd be sure the information was verified ... meaning, no assumptions allowed. But, that's just me. Apparently, I play things safer than Martha does, which is why I haven't spent any time in prison.

 

[7 Biddies]

Mine goes after my buttons.

Quote:

Wasn't there a comic strip where a chicken ate the buttons from shirts? It would've been a long time ago. Maybe chickens are attracted to round, shiny, pearl-like things.

 

[chicksurreal]

Wasn't there a comic strip where a chicken ate the buttons from shirts? It would've been a long time ago. Maybe chickens are attracted to round, shiny, pearl-like things.

Lol!

I don't know, I don't think I ever read that comic strip, it wouldn't surprise me though.

 

[cassie]

I'm not sure I agree with there being no "oooops" involved. I'm pretty sure that before I went on national television making such a claim, I'd have my staff check out the authenticity of it. That's what they're there for. And, with my reputation on the line, I'd be sure the information was verified ... meaning, no assumptions allowed. But, that's just me. Apparently, I play things safer than Martha does, which is why I haven't spent any time in prison.

The fact checkers would not have flagged it. The source was credible.

 

[AmishThunder]

 

[7 Biddies]

Wasn't there a comic strip where a chicken ate the buttons from shirts? It would've been a long time ago. Maybe chickens are attracted to round, shiny, pearl-like things.

Got it!

The Adventures of Smilin' Jack was an aviation comic strip that first appeared October 1, 1933 in the Chicago Tribune and ended April 1, 1973.

"Many supporting characters were drawn with distinctive visual devices. The corpulent Fatstuff had buttons popping off his tight-fitting shirt, never explaining how the buttons magically regenerated from one panel to the next. Mosley sometimes drew a chicken in one corner of the panel, eating buttons as they flew off."

 

[7 Biddies]

The fact checkers would not have flagged it. The source was credible.

Apparently not credible enough. Which demonstrates why they should never *assume* the source, although credible, is accurate. Always check your sources.

 

[chicksurreal]

Hilarious! Lol!

 

[matttner]

We had some new friends over to play, and they were really enchanted by our chickens. They got to feed them, collect the eggs, one of my hens perched on their shoulders. At dinner time, I fixed omelettes. One of the boys asked: where did you get such yummy eggs