My dad doesn't think a chicken is a pet.

[Barbeque]

As one of my BR chicks sleeps soundly in my palm.
He thinks they are for eggs and meat only.
Sure chickens tasty (not a fan of eggs)
but can't chicks be raised as pets?

 

[miss heny]

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yes they can we have a blind female chick name worly bird that loves it when i hold her

 

[Bandit]

My chickens are my pets first and egg layers second and meat never.

 

[Illia]

There are a LOT of people here who have pet chickens.

There are some who even keep them in the house. . . Take Silkies for example.

Also, my chickens may be for their eggs, meat, and money - but I actually have them because I love them. I'm not the kind to buy some common breed just because it lays eggs, then stew it once it is done.

Heck I have some eggs here I paid nearly $200 for the dozen, whom the chicks when grown won't give me any meat and all the eggs will be sold to other people or hatched, and I call that love.

so . . . Yes they can be pets.

 

[Rusty Hills Farm]

If SNAKES and rats and SPIDERS can be pets, chickens can be pets.

You can pretty much make a pet out of anything, even a rock!

Rusty

 

[LeBlackbird]

Hey! I happen to have a pet snake, And I love him!!

 

[Barbeque]

I had a pet rock named Albert one time....
the only trick it knew was sit. ):

But yeah, I know this is random, but when my chick closes its eyes, the lids make it look like it has zombie eyes o.o

 

[TeriNick50]

If your Dad comes over to visit often and observes the chickens, he will begin to notice their individual personalities.
After awhile, he will come to realize your chickens are pets.
Yes, they give you eggs.
Yes, they give you meat (sad harvest day)
Yes, they bring you joy and provide entertainment.

 

[LuLuBelle]

Our chickens are pets first, egg layers second!

 

[grayhenfarm]

Any animal that jumps in your lap so you can pet it... wait a second did I just say ~pet~.
You get my point.
I think the reason people have a hard time dealing with this issue is that most people eat chicken.
People have a hard time killing somthing that has sat in their lap. I have not killed any of my pee pees yet,
if I do at least I know that they had a good life and were loved.