I told my dental hygienist that the girls laid their first eggs. She asked when they were "due" after also telling her that we have no rooster. I had to explain that they were for eating, not making babies. Took her awhile.
I had a really hard time explaining to a friend from Japan about colored eggs. None of their native birds lay eggs other than white or brown, so they really have no idea that a shell can be blue or green. He though the inside would be colored too.
I was telling a story about my girls teaching our kitten how to kill mice and got... "What?????? Chickens are vegetarians."
I sadly informed them that chickens have and will eat anything including each other. I think they almost puked.
My SIL is one of those people who can't bear to think about where eggs come from-- she says if she thinks about it too much she'll never eat an egg again... First that they come from ANIMALS, and second where they come OUT.
Squeamish for a woman who has delivered 9 of her own children naturally...
Upon my siblings finding out I had gotten chickens (and a goat) I hear from my favorite bother: "Why did you get chickens??? I SWORE I WOULD NEVER GET CHICKENS OR A GOAT!!! And now you have BOTH! What's wrong with YOU??? Goats and chickens are the DUMBEST animals on the planet!"
At this point I have to inform him that HE still didn't have chickens or a goat, I HAD THEM! And neither me or my family had asked him for permission to get them nor did we need his help feeding or caring for them... haven't hear a "peep" from him about them since