My neighbor and her boyfriend (they are in their early 60's) were in the grocery store today and we started casual chitchat.
After a few minutes one of them asked "Hey, what are ya working on in the backyard?"
"a chicken coop!"
"Oh…" silence and mood change...
I break the silence "yeah, just 5 of them and" I light heartedly add "no roosters I promise haha"
"Do you have variances for that"
"Um, well I made sure to look into it first and we are zoned for it. Right to farm and all. We are zoned rural"
"Oh. Why do you want chickens"
"eggs, fun, hobby"
"They smell. I hope you know they smell"
"I read up on it and I plan on keeping things real clean"
"Well how can you get eggs without roosters"
"Well, you still get eggs without them, they just won't be fertilized. I won't be hatching any chicks"
"I can't promise what my dog will do"
"Oh, well I plan on keeping them in a run, not free range"
"Ok, well hopefully on the opposite side of us"
"Yes, it is" (mind you, we have a good amount of woods between our houses)
End of awkward conversation.
I swear, everyone is against me on this. My family thinks I'm nuts (not the ones I live with thankfully), my friends think I'm nuts, and I can't remember a single person who DIDN'T tell me "oh no, why? They smell and are so messy!" None of them have EVER owned chickens.
ok, end rant. Had to share with chicken people because my balloon is almost deflated.
After a few minutes one of them asked "Hey, what are ya working on in the backyard?"
"a chicken coop!"
"Oh…" silence and mood change...
I break the silence "yeah, just 5 of them and" I light heartedly add "no roosters I promise haha"
"Do you have variances for that"
"Um, well I made sure to look into it first and we are zoned for it. Right to farm and all. We are zoned rural"
"Oh. Why do you want chickens"
"eggs, fun, hobby"
"They smell. I hope you know they smell"
"I read up on it and I plan on keeping things real clean"
"Well how can you get eggs without roosters"
"Well, you still get eggs without them, they just won't be fertilized. I won't be hatching any chicks"
"I can't promise what my dog will do"
"Oh, well I plan on keeping them in a run, not free range"
"Ok, well hopefully on the opposite side of us"
"Yes, it is" (mind you, we have a good amount of woods between our houses)
End of awkward conversation.
I swear, everyone is against me on this. My family thinks I'm nuts (not the ones I live with thankfully), my friends think I'm nuts, and I can't remember a single person who DIDN'T tell me "oh no, why? They smell and are so messy!" None of them have EVER owned chickens.
ok, end rant. Had to share with chicken people because my balloon is almost deflated.
