Poll: How did your partner react to you keeping chickens?

[Phaedra Geiermann]

Mine has little interests for whatever I do or plant to do in the garden, just like I am not so interested in his table games and miniatures.

However, he will always help me when I need something, then I gradually brainwashed him many things about chickens. Saturday we always clean the coop together and it's always our weekly bad-joke date, countless bad jokes will be generated (and tolerated) while we are working

 

[Orpingtons Mom]

I got rid of my partner and then got chickens.

Count mee we in!!! YAHOOOOOOOO.

 

[HomesteadMom5]

DH surprised me with them. Since then he’s been the one who tells me to buy more. TSC had poultry marked cheap (like 90% off) and he told me to buy all of them lol So he’s game even though I swear he’s terrified of them

 

[Yvette In California]

We had been interested in backyard chickens for some time, but it was clearly more me than my hubby. Several years ago we went to an Airbnb in the central coast of California, and it was such an eclectic awesome place. You stayed in converted airstream trailers and they had a huge assortment of chickens of every type living in a fantastic run. Fresh eggs every day, and that most certainly got us further interested. Time went by and it just wasn't the right time yet. I was at a PetExpo in my area and got a floor model Omlet coup for half the price, but in our area the Newcastle Virus was an issue - ironically not in my county, but all the surrounding counties. So I had to wait. Over a year later, once the virus was deemed cleared, COVID was in full force and lockdown had just happened not a month and a half before. So we waited. Time went by, and we visited a dear friend to deliver some furniture to her and she had a fantastic flock. We got to hold her little black silkie hen and my husband was smitten. After that, he made the request we at least get two silkies and we did. Of course, they are great as pets but lordy not as layers and HOLY COW talk about broody! But we love them. It took time, patience, and then more patience to get to the point, but he's the best chicken dad ever.

 

[Shezadandy]

We needed to get a sustainable and year-round "farm source" of income to keep our property tax designation - I got sick of dealing with produce (tree fruit) - so I thought ... ah ... chickens. It took a big effort to get the coop built (I am the builder, DH moves things and holds things) and a predator proof run. Then the first 10 chicks arrived... then the first of those went broody and "accidentally" fertilized eggs landed under the hen (no rooster at the time) ... and on it went to our over 100+ chickens today. We moved and the property tax thing isn't a problem anymore ... yet I persist with the chickens. DH does enjoy the chickens, doesn't like how many there are- but is always game to be my surgery assistant in all things chicken- and is always there to help dig the hole when we've lost one. And enjoys sharing the chicken experience when we have visitors. Not too bad for a guy who didn't even have a dog growing up.

 

[BellaM]

So I’m curious if you are a couple, how did your partner react to you when you first wanted to keep chickens? (If it’s changed or you want to elaborate, please leave a comment!)

He was cool with the idea but his eyebrows did go up when I told him how many I wanted. He has since gotten used to chicken math i.e I wanted 30, my hubby said I could get 10 so I got 50 ...

 

[Country hippie]

So I’m curious if you are a couple, how did your partner react to you when you first wanted to keep chickens? (If it’s changed or you want to elaborate, please leave a comment!)

When I said I wanted to raise chickens everyone was on board because we live in the country . They had chickens years ago and so they knew what was involved. My husband and father-in-law went right to work so when I had the chicks big enough to stay outside they had a country estate. Complete with shade tree, cooop with roosts and nest boxes. Later added a swing and tree stump to stand on.

 

[GrammaMickyMouse]

So I’m curious if you are a couple, how did your partner react to you when you first wanted to keep chickens? (If it’s changed or you want to elaborate, please leave a comment!)

 

[GrammaMickyMouse]

So I’m curious if you are a couple, how did your partner react to you when you first wanted to keep chickens? (If it’s changed or you want to elaborate, please leave a comment!)

Well...he explained that when I had Problems or Goofed Up, it was “my” Fault for (in his eyes) I did not research very well...WRONG!! He went right out & built “our” 6 Buff Orpington 6-wk Old Kiddies a Beautiful Huge Completely Secure Chickie House & Connected Run! He then built a Nice Shed off the House......I’ve seen him repeatedly out Chatting with them...we have only 14 Hens + One Roo (Frank), 3 New Cuckoo’s & my Lovely Miss Josie (our Adorable Pilgrim Goose)...I think he’s Loving them as much as me!

 

[Swbertrand1]

My chickens (4 of them) came with me as a package, along with a dog, two cats, a parrot, fish, frogs, and any other critter that can dwell peacefully with the rest on my property. Though wary of the birds at first, he took to them almost instantly and caught the "chicken math" bug quickly. So, now we have twelve birds, a huge run for them, and the nicest home-built coop I could have ever hoped to have