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

[Minchi]

Actualy they are right. While they may go into heat they do not actually ovulate until the male penitrates and removes. The act of removing and barbs on the penis (can I say that here?) causes the female to ovulate. This is just one of the reasons it is so hard to AI large wild cats .Also there is no easy way to AI small domestic cats for several factors including low product from the male. It can be done but its VERY hard to do. There are several stages of heat cycle in cats. Cat reproduction is one of the things I know a bit about. Bred and showed persians for 10 years. Miss my smooshy faced fur balls
.http://www.breeding-cats.com/estrous-cycle.html


On track now my mother refuses to eat my fresh chicken eggs or fresh chicken because she says it tastes stronger and is gross. I have issues with ALL underdone egg white. Always have but then I have issues with anything that looks like mucas.

You know what I like to do with my eggs, I make some toast put a little mayo on it, a fried egg, and a slice of Velveeta. You cook the egg over medium but the cheese balances really well with the stronger egg flavor. Don't get me wrong I like the eggs alone but just something I noticed. (My way is a little messy)

 

[7 Biddies]

... those same neighbors, just a couple of weeks ago had a pool party with some friends (adults & kids, including some pretty little ones) on a Friday night. No problem . . . but it was still going strong at 11:30. Our kids are in school together & ride the bus together, so they knew a 9 & 10 year old were trying to sleep here, plus DH had worked several 15 hour days in a row and was pretty pooped. So I duitifully went over there to ask them to tone things down a bit, and was met with a bit of indredulity . . . but Heaven forbid we get chickens that might make a bit of noise now & then . . . sheesh!

I wonder if they'll want fresh eggs . . .

NancyB

Tell them that keepng the pool noise to "chicken clucking level" isn't problematic, especially if they limit it to chicken clucking hours. If that doesn't work, get a couple of roos as bargaining chips. And, I can just about guarantee that these boneheads WILL ask for eggs. "Sure. And, when can we use your pool?"

"NO eggs for them!!"

 

[Chic_girl]

This week is our county fair, and I, of course, brought all of my chickens for 4-H! I like hanging around the livestock barn with 4-H friends, and much of the time, I have a chicken on my lap. Kids and their parents like coming up to pet my birds and ask questions, but often, I'm surprised and saddened by what people in my town don't know about chickens, eggs and even agriculture.
I understand that these children don't get the opportunity to visit a farm or work with animals, but I still feel that they could touch on that in schools or even field trips.

What made me the saddest was a little girl who got so excited about an egg just laid by my Polish hen. She didn't know eggs came from chickens, she thought they came from the store.

Some things I've heard/ been asked are:
Are roosters chickens, or are they different birds? (Said by a grown man....)
What?? You eat duck eggs? Thats so gross? (My reply- 'Yes! They make the best cupcakes!')
Do you eat them? (Someone asked about my friend's tiny Sebrights)
Do roosters only crow in the morning, like in all the cartoons? (I wish...)

On the plus side, I talked to some people who were genuinely interested in raising backyard chickens for eggs. They were so curious and interested about caring for chickens, buying chicks and building coops. I think some people would make great chicken owners, and I'm happy I could encourage them to give chicken-keeping a try!

 

[7 Biddies]

This week is our county fair, and I, of course, brought all of my chickens for 4-H! I like hanging around the livestock barn with 4-H friends, and much of the time, I have a chicken on my lap. Kids and their parents like coming up to pet my birds and ask questions, but often, I'm surprised and saddened by what people in my town don't know about chickens, eggs and even agriculture.

Even something as basic to survival as cooking is becoming a lost art in favor of processed, take-out, and other ready made meals. When I hear people proudly proclaim "I don't cook", I'm appalled. A friend, 40ish, and stay at home mom of 2 asked me how I made "such fluffy" mashed potatoes. I decribed the process with the secret being using a ricer instead of mashing the potatoes. She later called to tell me hers came out like soup. Turns out I hadn't told her to drain the boiled potatoes and she was so inexperienced in the kitchen that she couldn't figure that part out for herself. I dispair for our youth ... who's going to teach our young people to appeciate healthy, sustainably grown, great tasting, homemade food? Will tomorrow's adults fondly remember their mothers "nuking" a mean pizza?

Maybe your 4-H Club can create a project to get basic living skills into some of your local schools, church groups, or kids' organizations, such as having chickens on campus. I'm trying to start a chicken raising project for our school's special education kids, who will then teach the other students the benefits of raising backyard chickens natually and sustainably, and either selling the eggs at school or using them in the cafeteria. Win-win for everyone. How about the benefits of buying locally grown food or getting chemicals and other toxins out of our food? Can your 4-H Club do something like that? It's worth looking into and I think you'd be a good person to spread the word.

 

[ronott1]

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Great idea about getting a cooking project going.

I make sure my children know how to cook. When the get to 12, they start cooking one dinner a week. It's a lot of work at first but so far the two oldest are great cooks.

Potatoes are so funny!

I get the same look when I tell people I make my own biscuits and don't have any cake mixes in the house.

Why would you make biscuits or pancakes from a mix? There are so few ingredients it can't really be faster. The taste is so much better.

Ron

 

[Appylover]

Reminds me of my kids and their teachers one day. We are the type we do not beat around the bush when it comes to reproduction and preventing it. We boarded on a small farm where they kept race horses, a few pigs, and goats. The neighboring ranch had their herd bull out with heifers several times a year. So my kids seen the act more times than I can count. They also witnessed us removing the ability of several large males on several occasion. One time sets in my mind when I got a call from the school.
Teacher: Can you come talk to us about something your daughter said?
Me: Sure thinking great shes heard something from her father again and repeated it.
Teacher: Your daughter used the term cutting off the horses B*(&S
Me: Umm ok
Teacher: Where would she learn something like this?
Me: Umm well probably me
My daughter at the time was only 9 or 10 had gone to school and talked about the "gelding" party we would be having at the barn. Several of us had gotten together and brought our horses in to be gelded. Teacher asked what gelding meant. She informed her that it was cutting off a male horses "B*&&S". Also known as their testicals. Teacher found this appalling and while I agree she could have used a better term it WAS my fault.

I am appalled at the lack of interest in the basic parts of life and death in todays youth. My step-daughter has no clue how to cook. I have a friend the same way. When I mentioned to another friend I sometimes killed and ate my own chickens I was told it was cruel and inhumane. She works at a Tyson beef plant. Apparently my home grown home raised chickens are nastier than her tyson raised chickens. They apparently get a discount on all Tyson products.

 

[Lifestudent]

Well, I did say "most of us". Maybe you're friends are the exception. But, are you sure they don't think you're weird, but have learned that it's not wise to bite the hand that provides free, top quality home grown eggs? 

Hmmm. This has me thinking ... to those who have made fun of my having chickens; "No eggs for you!!" (In my best Soup Nazi voice)

Our hens haven't started laying yet. I'm sure some of my friends think I'm weird, but I'm OK with that.

 

[7 Biddies]

Sounds like she works in a clean air conditioned office at Tyson, and only sees the chickens after they've been placed in their little plastic "suits". The more I know about some people, the more I like my animals.

 

[7 Biddies]

I'm sure some of my friends think I'm weird, but I'm OK with that.

Amen to that! Better "weird" for raising chickens than "normal" for thinking food comes from a store.

 

[Appylover]

I try to involve my kids in cooking when I ever can. My kids LOVE to cook fresh eggs. I on the other hand do have a certain ick factor on freshly laid eggs. I need them to be cooled before I will eat them. Yeah I am working on this but hey at least I eat my own fresh eggs even if they have been in the fridge for a few minutes.