Sometimes I wonder about people

[KDbeads]

I was talking to a group of ladies today, all retired and old enough to be my mother, and asked if any of them happened to have an old incubator out in their barn that I could either borrow or buy or trade if my frank-en-bator decides not to work right. First off I had to explain what an incubator was to most of them.

One lady, a retired nurse, gives me the strangest look and asks why on earth would I want to raise chickens. I gave her a list of reasons. After a bit one of the other ladies let me know that her husband was probably going to be placing a huge order for day olds in the next month and if I decided to go ahead and get hens that way I could just tack on my order. The nurse looks over and just shakes her head at me with pity in her eyes and tells me, you can't get eggs if you don't have a rooster

Of course several of us just start giggling. She goes on to inform us that eggs aren't edible if they aren't fertilized

We are laughing pretty hard by that time.

Needless to say we had to educate her, apparently this wasn't common knowledge, about the origin of her beloved 3 egg omelets and the eggs she buys at the store.

I know I'm strange for my generation (X'ers) in that I was raised on a farm and can do quite a bit that most 'kids' my age, including hubby, have never ever had to do or learn. But I think this one takes the cake for me.

 

[chickenzoo]

I found out my mom didn't know that either... HA Ha, I thought it was so funny.

 

[KDbeads]

I'm still laughing too.

 

[Serrin]

I know your plight....so often older folks out my way disappoint me. These are FARM people we're talking about. You'd think that THEY would know!

Sadly, they don't. Maybe they're just not old enough? Or maybe they want to keep their secrets!

Either way, it's frustrating for me. I want to know how to do certain things and always find that I learn better with someone SHOWING me as opposed to just reading about it. How I wish I could find an old timer out here willing to show me all of his or her "secrets"

 

[featheredfriendlover]

i cant stand it when people say stupid stuff like that. i think its just me but i think since i know a lot about chickens i think most other people should to. i hate it when people act dumb when it comes to chickens. but that's probably just me.

 

[WriterofWords]

I wonder how many times these "ignorant" people are just yanking your chains.

 

[chickensioux]

I too have gotten these comments and from all ages. Nurses too. To me it boils down to common sense. These folks don't have much.

 

[faykokoWV]

I so enjoy informing people that an egg is a chickens period... usually takes them a while to process it, you can see the wheels turning.. then they usually say OMG, I'm never eating eggs again. Which you know they will, but its still funny because you know they will think of it every time they eat an omlet!

 

[Beau coop]

Ok, in defense of my fellow nurses they don't teach chicken anatomy and egg laying 101 in nursing school.

I have had people from all walks of life not understand the egglaying process. I too have gotten the " why in the world would you want to have chickens" speech coupled with the look of complete dismay.

It does get a bit old after a while.
Thankfully there 3 of us backyard chicken farmers on my block.

 

[PeepsInc]

My father in law which whom was a dairy farmer years ago.Thought hens couldn't lay an egg with out a Roo.