Question of the Day - Wednesday, December 11th, 2024

[Kiki]

Today's questions is from @BDutch:

Question:
What do you hate to do most of all, having chickens and/or other poultry?

The one thing I hate is having to deal with frozen waterers.
I am dreading it. It's coming in a few days.

 

[sourland]

Dispatching/culling of birds

 

[Sally PB]

Culling birds is the worst for me.

 

[BDutch]

Cleaning poop. Especially if I brought it into the house ( under my shoes).

PS So far I never killed chickens. I would hate that most of all too.

 

[Evadig]

I hate dealing with the constant pecking order. My hens have got everything they want except that one place on the perch.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Hmm.
There's not much I "hate" about chickening ... DH culls sick/injured birds; we take the ones we're going to eat to a professional to be processed ....
I don't mind the daily chore of "scoopin' da poop" in the poop trays ... , and scattering treats and gathering eggs is a delight, whatever the weather.
I don't hate any of it. Chickening is pretty much pure joy for me.
Oh, okay, wait. Treating bumblefoot. That's not fun.

 

[skeeeter]

Killing, for whatever reason. I hate to kill.

 

[muddy75]

I’m like @Kiki ……dealing with frozen waterers is the worst!

 

[Kiki]

I’m like @Kiki ……dealing with frozen waterers is the worst!

I am going to be in trouble come tomorrow.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

It is 3°F here right now, @Kiki, feels like -5. We have electric heated water buckets.