Murphy's Laws of Chicken Keeping -- let's make a list!

[TurtleFeathers]

It always rains for 3 days after ya clean the coop...

 

[Sunny Side Up]

OrpingtonManor, I'm sorry for your loss, & sorry you had to learn that the hard -- and expensive -- way. The rest of these are so true, and so funny too, thanks!

Here's Murphy's Law of Egg Candling: If you don't candle there will be a rotten egg that explodes. If you do candle, you'll crack at least one egg while handling it. An egg, of course, that was developing nicely, thank you.

And Murphy's Law of Feed Bags: whatever string you pull first it will be the OTHER one that unravels to open the bag.

 

[OrpingtonManor]

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thanks

Really, next time, I will probably not do the vet.

 

[gritsar]

If you use your right hip to close the garden gate, the eggs you are bringing back from coop will be in your right pocket, requiring a thorough coat cleaning.

 

[neuchicontheblock]

Ya think that all is right with the pecking order and then it isn't after you relax...at dusk...in the rain...you're in your bathrobe...and it'sd cold...and you can't find the flashlight.

 

[jojo54]

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Been there. Or forget to change your shoes! EUW!

 

[Mahonri]

No matter how many times you open the coop door, if you don't think one is gonna escape once in a while, you're kidding yourself.

 

[redhen]

If you work very hard on a nice flower garden they WILL find it and dig it ALL up and use it for their dust bath spot...

 

[australorpchick]

If you've been waiting for just one more egg for a recipe, said egg will not be laid until you give up and go to the store for eggs.

 

[michickenwrangler]

As soon as you get everything together to paint the chicken coop, the temperature will immediately plummet to 35 degrees and it will begin raining. Once you actually start painting and are halfway done with the inside, DH will run out and say "Don't start! I've got to dilute the primer first!" After you sigh and he rolls his eyes, it will begin to rain and the temperature will drop to 35 degrees.

(we had the coldest summer in 80 years here. We did get frost warnings in July)