there are always critics and most of it is just ignorance...a not knowing what they are missing or talking about because they never thought about doing what we are doing...years ago like in 1983, I got my first Doberman...my family was apalled and scared and told me the dog would kill me in my sleep one night...I got all the old wives tales about their brain getting too big for their skull and they would go crazy...my sister came to visit in fear and trembling and I had several Dobermans at that time...she made me promise to keep them locked up while she was here...long story short, she took two home with her...she wondered about my sanity when I got my birds but upon visiting three times since I have had them, she can't eat enough fresh eggs, take enough pictures of them or pull herself off of the chair by the yard watching them...I think if they, people in general, don't think of it or want it or understand it, they have to criticize...or make fun...kind of silly but they do it...adn then you have a small prcentage of wing nuts who are just mean and if you gave them a million dollars they would be mad because it wasn't two million...you know them...the chronic mal contents...
Well ConservaChick, not that I condone violence to people who are too closed minded to appreciate raising animals or more specifically, chickens but here's a freebie for your bf
after i started handing out cartons of eggs, every one loves my chickens. abuting neibors, barber, my wifes korean so she brings eggs to the korean food store and they go mad over them and give her free stuff. i love the barter system.
If your "friends" do not understand your desire for chickens kick them to the kerb...!!! and stay with us your real cyber friends who understand you and your addiction.... after all we have been there done that and still the healthy addiction ensues, they are not "real" friends... for me my real and true friends are here on BYC......