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

[chicksurreal]

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it depends on what zoning is and if someone gets nosey or if you piss someone off, it might come back to bite you if you are wrong.

We and our family members are the only ones who live out here. It's a huge cattle ranch on homesteaded land that encompasses many hundreds of acres, bumping up against federal land where they graze their cattle. I can't think of anyone who would complain, except maybe the cat when they eat all of his food.

 

[JadedPhoenix]

Quote: No. I just have a huge pen now that I'm able to grow oats, chicory, dandelions, and other natural weeds from the area in it. I keep ahead of the chickens destroying it during the spring through fall by reseeding constantly. The trick is to put out far more than they can eat as often as you can. Helps when you have aggressive varieties that they like to eat. The plants themselves fight to cover the ground as well. On days that I don't work, I try to put my dog inside for a few hours before sunset and let them out to explore but only if I've not seen other predators in the area that day.

 

[7 Biddies]

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When the weather warms up, take some to a farmers' market, or other such market place. People who shop places like Whole Foods would kill for your eggs.

but in Indiana that is illegal unless you get permits and inspections if you sell eggs off the property that they are raised on and you sell under a certain number of eggs (an unreachable number for most chicken owners here)

Sure, laws will vary around the country, but we're just throwing out ideas here, brainstorming, and the individuals are responsible for checking on state & local ordinances. Just because it's not legal in Indiana, doesn't mean it's not worth mentioning or looking into. I guess this means the driveway sign is the best idea for those who live in Indiana.

 

[oldrooster]

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When the weather warms up, take some to a farmers' market, or other such market place. People who shop places like Whole Foods would kill for your eggs.


but in Indiana that is illegal unless you get permits and inspections if you sell eggs off the property that they are raised on and you sell under a certain number of eggs (an unreachable number for most chicken owners here)

Sure, laws will vary around the country, but we're just throwing out ideas here, brainstorming, and the individuals are responsible for checking on state & local ordinances. Just because it's not legal in Indiana, doesn't mean it's not worth mentioning or looking into.

I guess this means the driveway sign is the best idea for those who live in Indiana.

yes we see many of those here

 

[Hinotori]

That's why they do driveway signs here. The law states we can sell from our property though.

 

[RikkiMarie]

My family and friends are for me having chickens (and ducks) but at the same time they feel the need to have to question everything, which is understandable because I am the first person out of my two siblings to own chickens and ducks at my mother-in-law's house. This is my first time owning chickens and ducks and surprisingly I haven't been doing too bad because I have been doing tons of research, asking questions, and just learning on my own.

To me, my hens, my rooster, my ducks, and my drake are like my family and I treat them as such. What they find awesome is that my animals are so friendly and social and according to them, very fun to watch and pet. They also like the fact that I give eggs to those who are in need because I get quite a bit of eggs a week. They also think my Muscovy ducks and my Speckled Sussex hens and rooster are beautiful - not to mention they are completely bewildered that my rooster is so friendly and lets you pick him up and hold him. (Thanks to the previous owner who was very good to him!)

What makes me SO ANGRY is that they always have to judge. I have a mudroom connected to my house and with that, there is a dog door. Sometimes when they are under supervision while I am outside and they are out of their pens/coop, they like to sneak in through the dog door and hang out in the mudroom and sun room. They also think it's gross that I bathe my chickens and ducks in my bath tub. How is that gross when I am keeping my animals healthy and clean? Also it's not like I have a dirty house! I'm not a germaphobe, but my floors are always clean (steamed) and my rugs are vacuumed, my appliances and counters are sanitized, and my animals are also up to date on shots. And they are getting baths (not regularly but if Penny or Venus wants to roll around in the mud and then proceed to walk into my house... yes they are getting a bath) so how is that gross? It's no different than when your dogs come into your house after being let out in the rain to do their business and they track mud all over the place and also have accidents. How is that any different?

 

[chicksurreal]

My family and friends are for me having chickens (and ducks) but at the same time they feel the need to have to question everything, which is understandable because I am the first person out of my two siblings to own chickens and ducks at my mother-in-law's house. This is my first time owning chickens and ducks and surprisingly I haven't been doing too bad because I have been doing tons of research, asking questions, and just learning on my own.

To me, my hens, my rooster, my ducks, and my drake are like my family and I treat them as such. What they find awesome is that my animals are so friendly and social and according to them, very fun to watch and pet. They also like the fact that I give eggs to those who are in need because I get quite a bit of eggs a week. They also think my Muscovy ducks and my Speckled Sussex hens and rooster are beautiful - not to mention they are completely bewildered that my rooster is so friendly and lets you pick him up and hold him. (Thanks to the previous owner who was very good to him!)

What makes me SO ANGRY is that they always have to judge. I have a mudroom connected to my house and with that, there is a dog door. Sometimes when they are under supervision while I am outside and they are out of their pens/coop, they like to sneak in through the dog door and hang out in the mudroom and sun room. They also think it's gross that I bathe my chickens and ducks in my bath tub. How is that gross when I am keeping my animals healthy and clean? Also it's not like I have a dirty house! I'm not a germaphobe, but my floors are always clean (steamed) and my rugs are vacuumed, my appliances and counters are sanitized, and my animals are also up to date on shots. And they are getting baths (not regularly but if Penny or Venus wants to roll around in the mud and then proceed to walk into my house... yes they are getting a bath) so how is that gross? It's no different than when your dogs come into your house after being let out in the rain to do their business and they track mud all over the place and also have accidents. How is that any different?

It's like you say, some people feel the need to judge.

My favorite saying right now is "What you think of me is none of my business". Lol!

 

[lazy gardener]

It's like you say, some people feel the need to judge.

My favorite saying right now is "What you think of me is none of my business". Lol!

I love that statement. May I adopt it?

 

[dekel18042]

Just curious, unless you are showing them why a chicken (or duck) would need a bath? We do have a creek on our property so any ducks could bathe themselves. (Don't have ducks now, but did.)
Sometimes the chickens do stay out in the rain, their choice, as their coop is always open and they can come up on the porch, but they don't seem to particularly enjoy being wet.

 

[RikkiMarie]

I usually give them a bath if they are caked with mud. We have a pond for the ducks and they absolutely LOVE it but the chickens are really hard to clean because of their feathers. After awhile mud and such gets caked through the feathers and it looks so bad that I have to clean it. I think the chickens favor the hair dryer more than the bath itself. lol