Is it hypocritical if you eat fried chicken, but keep chickens as a pet?

[bridgetchicken]

Is it hypocritical if you eat fried chicken, but keep chickens as a pet? I'm worried of what people might think of me for having pet chickens.

 

[Molpet]

I got chickens because I didn't like the way they are raised. I mainly eat eggs , chicken and turkey I have raised and processed myself.
They have a good life and one bad day

 

[tripletfeb]

I've never been concerned about what people think of me. I live my life the way I want and if someone does not like it, they can bugger off!

 

[bridgetchicken]

I got chickens because I didn't like the way they are raised. I mainly eat eggs , chicken and turkey I have raised and processed myself.
They have a good life and one bad day

Am I crazy for having pet chickens that I will not eat?

 

[Molpet]

Am I crazy for having pet chickens that I will not eat?

No
I didn't eat my first ones.

 

[jpalmatier83]

Am I crazy for having pet chickens that I will not eat?

Not at all.

We have pet chickens, we have layers, and we occasionally do meat birds.

Do your friends have a fish tank? Based on that, will they not eat tilapia? What about wild salmon or mahi?

Different critters for different purposes. It’s not at all hypocritical to keep one thing as a pet and another for food.

Edit: I suspect the only people that may even say something like that are the crazy vegans. You don’t really want them as friends anyway

 

[bridgetchicken]

Not at all.

We have pet chickens, we have layers, and we occasionally do meat birds.

Do your friends have a fish tank? Based on that, will they not eat tilapia? What about wild salmon or mahi?

Different critters for different purposes. It’s not at all hypocritical to keep one thing as a pet and another for food.

Edit: I suspect the only people that may even say something like that are the crazy vegans. You don’t really want them as friends anyway

Genius. I like that comparison you made between aquariums and fish for human consumption.

 

[Sussex19]

Yeah, I agree with all the others.
I have pet chickens that I will never eat, and others that I do eat. I will also eat chicken if I'm out with friends or anything.
If someone thinks that's wrong, then that's their problems, not yours

 

[Potato and Eilonwy]

Is it hypocritical if you eat fried chicken, but keep chickens as a pet? I'm worried of what people might think of me for having pet chickens.

Of course not, as long as you dont show the chickens

 

[aart]

as long as you dont show the chickens

Nah, they'd be fine if you let them clean the bones.
Seriously, I used to 'chicken sit' for a buddy, came over one time and there were chicken bones all over the yard, he regularly tossed them out after a barbecue.