The difference between owning chickens and being owned by chickens...

[akaxo]

if when cooking a meal you accidentally on purpose cook too much so there's enough leftovers to give them.

is when your fiancée (or whatever significant other you have) get's all grumpy because she wanted corn on the cob for dinner but you've already given it all to the chickens

(yes i did that last week oops but they love it so much!)

 

[featherbaby]

I would not say "Owned". I prefer to say I am "Super Dedicated" to the health, happiness and well being of my feathered babies. They get a variety of treats each morning. I wash their little feet and butts when they get dirty. I spot clean their coops daily, and I make an effort to pet/hug/snuggle/pick up/touch each one at least once a day.

This morning my roo started crowing early (not supposed to have those in my stealth coop). I couldn't think of anything else to do, so I went and brought him inside, put him on my lap on a towel and drank my coffee while checking the latest BYC posts. He was a lamb. Sat there quietly and didn't even try to get down. I wonder if that is what he wanted all along? Hmmmmm. I hope they can't remember very well or I might have a lap-roo every morning! HA!!!

No, not owned. Enslaved, perhaps.

 

[akaxo]

haha someone is well trained

one of our girls frequently paces at the gate to the backyard wanting to come inside for quality time on the couch. and gets her way most of the time. anyway, she had grubby feet when doing this the other day so she got picked up and brought inside to stand in the bathroom sink and got her feet washed with warm water so she could run around inside getting up to mischief for a bit. she's not the boss of the house honest!

 

[Pharm Girl]

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Glad I'm not the only one. My buff orphington stands at the back door wanting to be let in. When it get left open by kids she walks right in the house like she owns the place while doing a quick clean up of the kitchen floor. I'm not the house-chicken type.....or am I?

 

[featherbaby]

I saw a TV commercial for Stanley Steamer (I think) where the two workers were talking about the cleaning job they just did. They listed the pets of the customer: dog, cat, bird, fish.......and two free ranging house chickens!!!! I burst out laughing!!!! WE MADE IT TO MADISON AVENUE ADVERTISERS!!!!!! Wasn't that a hoot?????

 

[kfchickenlady]

hmmm...just because Im out in the rain at night bringing treats, cleaning the coop and locking everyone in with a Good Night while the rest of the family is inside watching a movie? Oh, except for the hen who got stuck outside and soaked, shes in there in front of a heater on a towel watching with the rest of them....

 

[akaxo]

haha that's awesome

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surely they don't count as house chickens if they just come inside for visit every now and then. right? please say that's right someone! the kitchen floor is one of vera's regular stops inside too, probably means i should take more care in there when cooking and she follows me round the house. if i run up the hall she runs after me every time, endless entertainment running around the place laughing at her running after me then stopping at my feet and looking up as if to ask "what was all that about huh?", and then doing it again...

 

[Camelot Farms]

I'm feeling better by the minute!

 

[Pharm Girl]

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surely they don't count as house chickens if they just come inside for visit every now and then. right? please say that's right someone! the kitchen floor is one of vera's regular stops inside too, probably means i should take more care in there when cooking and she follows me round the house. if i run up the hall she runs after me every time, endless entertainment running around the place laughing at her running after me then stopping at my feet and looking up as if to ask "what was all that about huh?", and then doing it again...

Thats the thing. I don't want a house chicken, but when she's inside, I surprisingly enjoy it. I just don't want chicken poop on the carpets. That would NOT set with me. Then I think, "what if she had a diaper?" I've always thought chicken diapers and house chickens were crazy. I'm just worried that now I'm starting to get it!
We do have cardboard kids party hats. That could work as a diaper right? Bah! Must stop! No, no , no. Back to reality.

 

[PaulaSB12]

I am the bound slave to a tabby girl. I have even been pushed out of bed by the monster. She sleeps in the kitchen at night so when I am on night shift and sleeping in the daytime she sleeps on my bed (not sure if its me or the electric underblanket she likes though)