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

[bigmrg74]

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

Heck, the other day my mom thought I was crazy when I was going to go out and clean the poop off of all of the girls butts. One of my BSL's must have had the runs and had a bunch of poop all over her undercarriage.

 

[chicksurreal]

I love that statement. May I adopt it?

Of course! It's not mine, I borrowed it too!

 

[7 Biddies]

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?

This is your home and you are well within your rights to do what you want, so 1) why do you feel the need to defend your actions in your own home (seeking their approval?)? and, 2) ask them, "Are you judging me?" When they deny that they are and are just being curious, respond "Well, it sure feels that way and I don't appreciate it".

People need to start challenging the inappropriate behaviors of others: to say nothing and allow them to make you defensive is to give your approval and encourage more of the same. Should they try to send you on a guilt trip by saying that you hurt their feelings, reply "I know exactly what you mean, so let's try to be more considerate of one another".

 

[Hinotori]

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?

I bathe mine in the kitchen sink. It gets scrubbed after. There is now big deal or germ issue.

 

[chicksurreal]

This is your home and you are well within your rights to do what you want, so 1) why do you feel the need to defend your actions in your own home (seeking their approval?)? and, 2) ask them, "Are you judging me?" When they deny that they are and are just being curious, respond "Well, it sure feels that way and I don't appreciate it".

People need to start challenging the inappropriate behaviors of others: to say nothing and allow them to make you defensive is to give your approval and encourage more of the same. Should they try to send you on a guilt trip by saying that you hurt their feelings, reply "I know exactly what you mean, so let's try to be more considerate of one another".

This is why I just don't care what other people think if they are going to be judgmental, it gives them way too much power over my emotional state. I have the ability to give that power or keep it for myself, I choose to keep it. Nobody hurts my feelings unless I allow them to.

Guilt and shame have no place in my life anymore. Believe me, this was a hard won stance, and I had to make some major shifts in my belief system, about myself and the rest of the world in order to arrive here. I love it here, I take responsibility for my actions, but I don't let other people, especially family members, dictate how I feel about my own behavior or actions. Life is too precious to spend one second of it feeling crappy about how someone else feels about me. Lol! (Getting off the soapbox now)

 

[chicksurreal]

I bathe mine in the kitchen sink. It gets scrubbed after. There is now big deal or germ issue.

Yep, I fill waterers in the sink, I bathe chickens in the sink, I wash chicken poo off of stuff in the sink. It's a sink, for crying out loud. Made for washing stuff to get it clean!

 

[chickenboy100]

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.

Maybe they are kept indoors, or are muddy. Sometimes you gotta train them to be calm bathing and if you go to only a few shows it's often best to practice when you're not in a hurry to be ready for the show. And some birds might acctually like it. I had a rooster who seemed to enjoy baths once.

 

[bigmrg74]

Maybe they are kept indoors, or are muddy. Sometimes you gotta train them to be calm bathing and if you go to only a few shows it's often best to practice when you're not in a hurry to be ready for the show. And some birds might acctually like it. I had a rooster who seemed to enjoy baths once.

Open challenge. Find a video of a chicken enjoying a bath as much as this dog seemed to enjoy its bath.

 

[chicksurreal]

Maybe they are kept indoors, or are muddy. Sometimes you gotta train them to be calm bathing and if you go to only a few shows it's often best to practice when you're not in a hurry to be ready for the show. And some birds might acctually like it. I had a rooster who seemed to enjoy baths once.

Usually, if mine get a bath (it's rare), it's because they have had some really runny poo that stuck to their butt feathers and is matted or starting to accumulate, one time it was because I had gotten a rescue roo that was infested with lice and had lots of mud and other yuck on him. None of the chickens I've ever bathed have seemed to enjoy it, but they don't usually struggle or freak out, they just stand there. Maybe they do like the nice warm water. Lol!

 

[Blooie]

Well, my little chick, Scout, sure loved his hot tub and his warmed up spa towel afterwards!!