I can see/hear something like this when you start getting eggs...
"Oh, are you getting eggs yet?"
"Why yes, I am, and they are wonderful!"
"Do you think you will have extras?"
"I am sure I will have more than I will need myself. But I am sure my dog can help me eat a few, and I can cook up a few as a treat for my hens. Then I can feed some to the compost pile, or I could give some to the halfway house down the street."
"Well, we would take them off your hands. No need to waste them."
"Remember that day I had that beam balanced on my head when I was building my coop and you just watched me? And remember that other time when you sent the inspector out after you complained about how big my coop was? Well, I had to make sure I didn't have too many hens, so now I only get enough for the important people in my life and a few bums up the street. So, sorry."
"Oh, are you getting eggs yet?"
"Why yes, I am, and they are wonderful!"
"Do you think you will have extras?"
"I am sure I will have more than I will need myself. But I am sure my dog can help me eat a few, and I can cook up a few as a treat for my hens. Then I can feed some to the compost pile, or I could give some to the halfway house down the street."
"Well, we would take them off your hands. No need to waste them."
"Remember that day I had that beam balanced on my head when I was building my coop and you just watched me? And remember that other time when you sent the inspector out after you complained about how big my coop was? Well, I had to make sure I didn't have too many hens, so now I only get enough for the important people in my life and a few bums up the street. So, sorry."