LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

[Nero70002]

Finally finished reading the rest lol, I stopped getting notifications a little bit ago (like a week or a month I don’t know) I’ve collected a bunch of quotes

Does anyone know if there’s a neurodivergent thread? If not should I make one?

Ooh if you made it can I have the link?

Aww, Calls are so cute! Do they grow faster than other breeds? Since my big ducklings are 4 weeks old tomorrow, and aren't nearly as feathered in as them.

Mine have been growing/feathering in at the same rate

Should I make a neurodivergent thread? I’m asking here because I know that a lot of queer people are neurodivergent. Lmk what you guys think

Definitely

You could. I probably won't frequent it, and it might start bickerments, but I don't see any reason not to

I can’t even think of any good or bad arguments for a neurodivergent thread. Maybbeeee “You guys are supporting disorders yada yada, autism etc. is bad and negative”

I am not trans or gay but I would love to be your friend and a safe space if you're looking for a chicken loving friend! Country folk can be quite intolerant but I am not one of those people and try to surround myself with diversity and open minded individuals. Hope all is well!

Of course!

It just occurred to me (while watching videos judging game armor) that one of the countries in my book don't really have armor for fighting. I think it's too hot, especially in the capital, for leather, and metal would straight up cook then if it was covering enough to be effective against most attacks.

Dejatwo?

A lot of nonneurotypical people (at least in my area) aren't formally diagnosed. It's either self diagnosis or a diagnosis from a therapist (but not a doctor and a test). Some people don't think anything but a formal doctor's diagnosis is enough, some say self diagnosis is valid

I’d say that when telling people just mention you’re (undiagnosed) ___ and then you can explain if you want to. I’d be hesitant saying straight out that you’re something without having a formal diagnosis, but that’s because different disorders can often also present as others, or you might have something similar but less known about.

Thanks! Haha they will

Yeah I’m self diagnosed (ADHD), so I’m a little scared of the opinions I’ll get.

Just to clarify, I’m only self diagnosed because I’m scared to ask my parents about a diagnosis. I really want a diagnosis though

I used to dislike self diagnosis but now I really get it. It's not always straight forward getting a diagnosed, it can take a level of privilege, a lot of the time.
I'm self diagnosed autistic, and I say that after so many signs throughout my life, that I've been told to ignore. After a professional told me casually that I could probably get a diagnosis, and after taking multiple tests online which my autistic partner made me take due to suspicions... (and scoring extremely high on them)
Diagnosis just isn't possible for me right now, seems like a lot of energy and time for them to misdiagnose me or tell me its just anxiety or something. Being a woman is fun

My doctor said if I can force myself to make eye contact, there's no point in getting tested. I need a doctor to recommend testing to even have a hope for actually getting to be tested, despite my therapist as well as several neurodivergent friends and family also saying that I definitely am on the spectrum, if not that plus Adhd

That is super outdated thinking, most Autistic people DO have eye contact issues, but it can also be starting too much or they just might be fine with it. Refer to the SPECTRUM (face palm)

The lists helped for me! Unfortunately I found making the list ended up something that would need to be on the list so I lost motivation for the list

I have been looking at to-do list apps but I haven't found one I like yet

Like which ones? My sister got one called finch which I may or may not be using as a game since you get to dress a bird, decorate a house, and have little pets. Also since I’m rarely allowed to download new games and we have family purchases on.

Don't get me started on bowling-pins-with-legs aka Runners!

But that’s the best part!

Should we do favourite duck breeds/species ? Mine are: Ruddy Ducks, Pacific Eiders, Long Tailed ducks, Hooded Mergansers, Wood Ducks, Calls, and Muscovies

Mine are probably Welsh Harlequins, Muscovies (female), calls, and maybe runners.

I am not sure if I should put guide dog labels on Fanta

Technically her tasks she is trained to do are because of my vision but she is semi-retiring.She can't use a guide dog harness and does some tasks that aren't normal for a guide dog but she still does guide (kind of)

I want to label her as a guide dog because everyone knows they are for the blind/visually impaired, so its a short easy to read and understand label that says I can't see properly

But

guide dogs normally use a specific harness and there is one very large charity that trains guide dogs, that is all most the only place you can get a guide dog from

So will it cause me more problems where people presume she is a guide dog in training (normally trained by people who don't need the dog) or presume she is a fake either because she doesn't have the harness, doesn't have the ID card that the charity gives you or any other things from the charity


Guide dog or no guide dog?

Imho you should, I don’t think most people would be able to tell the difference in the vest. Me personally I’d be FAR more likely to doubt that a service dog/emotional support animal is real, based on their actions. Like once I saw a dog with a vest on in Costco just ignoring their owner and pulling on the leash to try to get pet by people walking by, like?? Most service dogs are trained specifically to ignore any outside distractions and to laser focus on the one person.

I can't be the only one who thinks the new font style and size changing options should not be pfm only they would increase accessibility of the website

So many people don't understand what its like to have a disability and find things like this behind a paywall or still inaccessible

Yeah, I don’t know when it changed, but I’ve had to change my font size on Edge to 75% on my phone because it was huge.

I can't even figure out how to make mine back to the size it was. I think its only on computers, which I don't do

Hello, I’m @TesoroSena, I’ve seen most of you guys around and have kinda been lurking around this thread. I always thought I was straight, because my parents are strict Christians and are not mean about it but are kinda homophobic. Anyway, I’ve never really looked at girls in an attractive manner, and I have only ever looked at guys before, but now I’m crushing rlly hard on this girl. But I still kinda like this guy I know. Not as much, but still. Does that mean I’m BI or lesbian, or is it just like a fluke and I’m just randomly attracted to this one girl? If this sounds weird just ignore me lol but I was hoping someone on this thread might know??….

I was originally going to re-explain this because I saw a few outdated definitions, but the last one (don’t remember who it was) got it correct. There’s also tons of others unmentioned, but those are the basics. One more id like to add is omnisexual which is liking all genders, except gender influences how/who you like. Just remember that for some people they don’t have the same orientation for sexuality and romanticality (I don’t know the correct term)

ooh! yeah i love earrings! My parents wont let me get anything like that, especially the necklace, but i would if i could, it looks so cool!

yes, i love chokers, but my dad doesnt like my wearing them. he says i look emo. i dont think thats a bad thing but to him maybe it is? he says they "arent christian"

What about other chokers? Do you like the thin black fabric ones (normally with a little charm) or the gold metal ones? I prefer these kinds, you can find them on Amazon too. I bet if you just called the gold chain ones just necklaces, that they’d be fine with them. You can even find chokers with crosses on them too lol.

okay, thats neat! like, im really, really sorry if this comes off as rude thats not my purpose, ive never been educated in this kind of thing so im a little curious and confused... you were born a woman but you are actually a man, correct? and... do you get like sugery... or take pills... im just curious since i dont know. if youd rather not share i get that.

thats interesting, i read somewhere, (i got blocked from that website by my paents so idont remember where) that you can take any male, uh chomosomes from a female that they have and use it to reproduce? Is that true?

Another thing that I don’t know if you know is that trans men are born female and trans women are born male. If it’s hard to remember just think about how after you identify as the other gender how it wouldn’t make sense to still say that you’re a (trans) woman or (trans) man now that you’re the other gender. And also you can be trans without “transitioning” or even changing how you look. You don’t even need to at all.

I'm in that kid vs no kid with myself right now. I never wanted kids until maybe like 18 months ago. They terrify me, I don't know how to act around them and I just can't understand them, which has lead to issues so many times before. But now I really want some (like 5), but no matter what direction I go with, there are just so many drawbacks and risks that I'm not sure I can take.

Plus it's almost impossible for me to make enough for myself, I financially just couldn't do it for even just one mini in the near future at the very minimum without a partner, which is a no go too

5!?

I might show the way the makeup looks. Might not. Deciding if I want my face to be on BYC or not.

If you want to show it but now your whole face, you could just crop everything but your eyes if you want; or just swatch it on your arm.

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Fluffy!

Anybody watching the eclipse today?

I saw it, with glasses ofc. It was only partial where I live though I think. I saw 2 adults looking at it while only shading their faces lol I think they thought that did something

i could curl my hair and style my bangs, or i could straighten my hair and style my bangs. i havent decided, what do yall think?

I think curl the hair and style the bangs

Hi Everyone, I am new to BYC! Is anyone in this thread from near Western Mass? I posted on the western ma thread, but that one is dead, no one’s been on it for 5 years Jen

Hi! Massachusetts? No.

Also is that 3 new chat member total?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I'm going to have to prune that one. Shame you're not closer; I could give you a cutting.

I'd have no where to put it anyways. My mini plants already are a bit too much

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Dejatwo

Indeed indeed indeed

5!?

Between 4 and 7. 5 is a nice number though.

 

[TesoroSena]

I was originally going to re-explain this because I saw a few outdated definitions, but the last one (don’t remember who it was) got it correct. There’s also tons of others unmentioned, but those are the basics. One more id like to add is omnisexual which is liking all genders, except gender influences how/who you like. Just remember that for some people they don’t have the same orientation for sexuality and romanticality (I don’t know the correct term)

okay, neat. Im just so confused, but thanks to all of you guys, rlly cleared some things up for me. My parents dont let us talk about this. They actually didnt let me on any of these kind of sites bc they were afraid i would uh, change. I guess it didnt work out for them. But i kinda dont care bc i have a girlfriend and im happier than i can remember ever being. so.

What about other chokers? Do you like the thin black fabric ones (normally with a little charm) or the gold metal ones? I prefer these kinds, you can find them on Amazon too. I bet if you just called the gold chain ones just necklaces, that they’d be fine with them. You can even find chokers with crosses on them too lol.

Unfortunately not only do they think they make me look emo or goth but my dad is afraid im going to choke myself with it. strictly no chockers. I get in trouble if i even wear normal neclaces to bed.

Another thing that I don’t know if you know is that trans men are born female and trans women are born male. If it’s hard to remember just think about how after you identify as the other gender how it wouldn’t make sense to still say that you’re a (trans) woman or (trans) man now that you’re the other gender.

Okay, i was actually wondering that, thanks.

And also you can be trans without “transitioning” or even changing how you look. You don’t even need to at all.

oh, wow okay!

 

[KikiDeAnime]

Big news!
Later this year, I'll be moving out into an apartment with my friend. She and I are still working out the plans.
I'm also looking at the pet fees at each apartment so that I can move my cat with me.
I'll still have the key to the house to keep checking on the flock though.

 

[SpotTheCat]

Finally finished reading the rest lol, I stopped getting notifications a little bit ago (like a week or a month I don’t know) I’ve collected a bunch of quotes


Ooh if you made it can I have the link?

There already was one, here is the link
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/neurodivergent-chicken-keepers.1571336/

Like which ones? My sister got one called finch which I may or may not be using as a game since you get to dress a bird, decorate a house, and have little pets. Also since I’m rarely allowed to download new games and we have family purchases on.

To-doist is the one that has worked the best for me though it does still have issues. It doesn't keep the tasks for any length of time once you complete them, they just disappear immediately, which means you can't look back at what you have done for the day. The other issue I have is if you want to set them to repeat, you can only set a deadline and not just when the should reset, which means they will scream at you that you have missed the deadline. Which makes me less motivated to look at the list

Imho you should, I don’t think most people would be able to tell the difference in the vest. Me personally I’d be FAR more likely to doubt that a service dog/emotional support animal is real, based on their actions. Like once I saw a dog with a vest on in Costco just ignoring their owner and pulling on the leash to try to get pet by people walking by, like?? Most service dogs are trained specifically to ignore any outside distractions and to laser focus on the one person.

Most people won't look at the dog's behaviour, the bar for good dog behaviour is six feet under so most people from my experience wouldn't see an issue with that behaviour

Behaviour also is unfortunately not a good way of working out if its a fake or not*. Because you most remember most assistance dogs are owner trained and all of them are own by people who are disabled which can mean off days and handling mistakes! mine have definitely looked like that before , all it takes is young dog and too many people touching them without permission. Sometimes I can't do much about it except drag them to somewhere quieter or out the shop

Also different people have different expectations of behaviour and different needs. I am training Pepsi specifically to not have laser focus on me, I even allow her to pull. Fanta has laser focus on my and I do not like it she keeps walking into things



*it actually doesn't even matter if they are fake it only matters how bad the behaviour is, if the dog is aggressive or a massive disturbance they should be asked to leave whether they are fake or not

Yeah, I don’t know when it changed, but I’ve had to change my font size on Edge to 75% on my phone because it was huge.

If you have a pfm you can change it

 

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

A lot of nonneurotypical people (at least in my area) aren't formally diagnosed. It's either self diagnosis or a diagnosis from a therapist (but not a doctor and a test). Some people don't think anything but a formal doctor's diagnosis is enough, some say self diagnosis is valid

Just don’t make it glorified metal underwear

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Just don’t make it glorified metal underwear

What?

 

[fluffycrow]

"Have a couple of baby plants" she said. That monster was just a wee thing when it moved in.View attachment 3797639
I used to be able to put things on that chest of drawers. Now I have to fight it to get a drawer open. I've another "gift" in the kitchen. "It won't grow very big" she said. It's trying to steal food from the pots on the cooker now.
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Pretty . A succulent would fit right in

 

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

What?

Just make sure your armor is not glorified metal underwear. So many ways you can get killed. You’re pretty much asking to be stabbed.
This applies for the character.