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

[Tabatha]

[COLOR=2F5496]Fred was[/COLOR] [COLOR=2F5496]in the fertilized egg business. He had several hundred young pullets, and ten roosters to fertilize the eggs. [/COLOR] [COLOR=2F5496]He kept[/COLOR]  [COLOR=2F5496]records, and any rooster not performing went into the soup pot and was replaced.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=2F5496]This[/COLOR] [COLOR=2F5496]took a lot of time, so he bought some tiny bells and attached them to his roosters.[/COLOR] [COLOR=2F5496]Each bell had a different tone, so he could tell from a distance, which rooster was performing.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=2F5496]Now, he could sit on the porch and fill out an efficiency report by just listening to the bells. Fred's[/COLOR] [COLOR=2F5496]favorite rooster, old Butch, was a very fine specimen, but this morning he noticed old Butch's bell hadn't rung at all![/COLOR]

[COLOR=2F5496]When he[/COLOR] [COLOR=2F5496]went to investigate, he saw the other roosters were busy chasing pullets, bells-a-ringing, but the pullets, hearing the roosters coming, would run for cover.[/COLOR] [COLOR=2F5496]To Fred's amazement, old Butch had his bell in his beak, so t couldn't ring. He'd[/COLOR] [COLOR=2F5496]sneak up on a pullet, do his job and walk on to the next one.[/COLOR]  

[COLOR=2F5496]Fred was[/COLOR] [COLOR=2F5496]so proud of old Butch that he entered him in the Brisbane Poultry Show and he became an overnight sensation among the judges. The result was the[/COLOR] [COLOR=2F5496]judges not only awarded old Butch the "No Bell Piece Prize," but they also awarded[/COLOR] [COLOR=2F5496]him the "Pullet Surprise" as well.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=2F5496]Clearly,[/COLOR] [COLOR=2F5496]old Butch was a politician in the making. Who else but a politician could[/COLOR] [COLOR=2F5496]figure out how to win two of the most coveted awards on our planet by[/COLOR] [COLOR=2F5496]being the best at sneaking up on the unsuspecting populace and screwing them[/COLOR] [COLOR=2F5496]when they weren't paying[/COLOR] [COLOR=2F5496]attention.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=2F5496]Moral: Vote[/COLOR] [COLOR=2F5496]carefully in the next election - you can't always hear the bells.[/COLOR]

I'm totally gonna post this in a chicken group on Facebook if you don't mind. Won't post til you answer it's ok. I'll give you credit for it

 

[ChaoSS]

I'm totally gonna post this in a chicken group on Facebook if you don't mind. Won't post til you answer it's ok. I'll give you credit for it

You don't think 7 biddies made that joke up do you? All these jokes have been floating around the internet for years.

 

[7 Biddies]

I'm totally gonna post this in a chicken group on Facebook if you don't mind. Won't post til you answer it's ok. I'll give you credit for it

A friend sent it to me in an email, and I posted it on BYC. Go for it. It's not mine, so I have no claim to it. Don't bother to credit me with it either; I don't deserve the recognition. All I did was cut and paste.

In the meantime, I'm thinking Pullet Surprise would make a good name for a chicken. That and Edna St. Vincent Will Lay. What do you think?

 

[7 Biddies]

QFT means "quoted for truth" (meaning they agree) or, on some forums, "Quit ****** talking", meaning they disagree.

Ahhhh. Well, I've learned a few new things in the past few days, so they weren't wasted. Thanks.

 

[Fluffnpuff]

I was in the middle of a bench mark teacher asked how are your chicks did they all hatch... People make fun of me about it.. They dont know the truth about half of the food they get... If anyone makes fun of u or gives you dirty looks ignore them.. They start drama as a hobby i hatch chicks.... They think im wierd for having chickens, i think theyre wierd for having $100 shoes...dont let popular girls change who you are...

That's the first time i've heard of someone getting made fun of because they raise chickens or their own food in general. I guess being clueless is hip now. The stupidest thing i've been mocked for is being able to cook because ya know nothing reeks of masculinity more than being incapable of preparing your own food. Real men rely on fast food. For what's it worth almost all the popular girls and guys i graduated with became walking disaster zones within 6 years.

 

[vehve]

That's the first time i've heard of someone getting made fun of because they raise chickens or their own food in general.  I guess being clueless is hip now.  The stupidest thing i've been mocked for is being able to cook because ya know nothing reeks of masculinity more than being incapable of preparing your own food.  Real men rely on fast food.   For what's it worth almost all the popular girls and guys i graduated with became walking disaster zones within 6 years.

Among my friends I would say the women are pretty hopeless in the kitchen. It's the men who put in an effort, while the women might be happy with takeout.

 

[cabinchicky]

I am so glad to be from rural Ohio and know where our food comes from, how to cook it and what a combine is. Some people in larger towns have no clue an egg comes from a chicken even if you buy it from a store.

 

[7 Biddies]

Among my friends I would say the women are pretty hopeless in the kitchen. It's the men who put in an effort, while the women might be happy with takeout.

I thought that was an American phenomenon. I hear (mostly) young women say, "I don't cook" and wonder, "Don't you eat?" Both of my kids, 1 boy 1 girl, are great cooks. They grew up with good home cooked meals eaten as a family every evening, and have become real 'foodies' as a consequence. Eating habits are established very early in life and are strongly influenced by your parents, especially mom, whose biases about food are quickly copied by kids. Or, if the parents are pushovers who won't enforce good eating habits, these kids, too, turn out to be picky eaters who "don't cook".

 

[vehve]

I thought that was an American phenomenon. I hear (mostly) young women say, "I don't cook" and wonder, "Don't you eat?" Both of my kids, 1 boy 1 girl, are great cooks. They grew up with good home cooked meals eaten as a family every evening, and have become real 'foodies' as a consequence. Eating habits are established very early in life and are strongly influenced by your parents, especially mom, whose biases about food are quickly copied by kids. Or, if the parents are pushovers who won't enforce good eating habits, these kids, too, turn out to be picky eaters who "don't cook".

My mom is a terrible cook as well. I think I've eaten a meal prepared by her once or twice during my life. I grew up in a home where cooking is a mans job, and have adapted the same approach

My sister isn't half bad, but her boyfriend does the cooking at their place too. He however, is a trained chef, although he doesn't work in restaurant business. My better half's dad is a great cook too, although at their home it's more of a 50-50 split, both her parents make great food.

 

[7 Biddies]

My mom is a terrible cook as well. I think I've eaten a meal prepared by her once or twice during my life. I grew up in a home where cooking is a mans job, and have adapted the same approach

My sister isn't half bad, but her boyfriend does the cooking at their place too. He however, is a trained chef, although he doesn't work in restaurant business. My better half's dad is a great cook too, although at their home it's more of a 50-50 split, both her parents make great food.

I think it's great when both partners cook. But, I'm always bowled over when a woman says, "I don't cook". I think a man needs to learn to cook, just as he needs to do the laundry ... it's a survival skill in the modern world ... but, I'm not shocked when a man says he "doesn't" cook. Maybe it's because I know that many mothers still don't bother to teach their sons how to navigate a kitchen. (Apparently, many aren't teaching their daughters, either). This is a leftover from the old "woman's place is in the home" culture from an earlier time. I'm definitely a product of that time because I always wanted my kids to grow up fondly remembering their mother's cooking, and looking forward to returning home where Mom would cook their favorites. Happily, now when they come home, they also look forward to the fresh organic eggs, and foraging in the organic garden, creating further happy memories of home. Just my personal feeling, but I think many people are missing out when it comes to this activity. Eating is a necessary part of daily life, so why not weave the process of growing and cooking your food into the fabric of the family, creating warm memories along the way? It certainly can't hurt!