Things folks FORGOT to tell you about owning chickens...

[Henrietta23]

1. Do NOT wear SHOELACES in the hen house!
2. Baby Chicks can look dead when they are sleeping
3. If you have a lot of freckles OR MOLES, try to cover them before handling the chickens or they'll try to PECK you to death!
4. Hens can be just as loud as roosters when they want to be!
5. Chickens are ferocious blood thirsty critters that will eat anything they can overpower.
6. Dust baths are not seizures
7. Do not were crocks in the hen house either.
8. You have to buy the chicks before you can own any.
9. Chickens will try to eat anything that looks like a worm. Be sure it's not the silicone seal from around the bottom of your porch!
10. even though you think you only want a few, trust me, you'll want more
11. They'll be flying in two weeks
12. The brooder box is never tall enough.
13. Most owners can carry 3 pullets on the back, with or without them squawking.
14. Watch out for the stampede when opening the door on the coop for their outside time, even if you are just checking on things in the coop.
15. You will start to spell everything like excellent, exciting, etc, with EGG...instead of EX.
16. If you don't fence your garden your mulch will be everywhere and your veggies eaten or dug up.

 

[KellyGwen]

1. Do NOT wear SHOELACES in the hen house!
2. Baby Chicks can look dead when they are sleeping
3. If you have a lot of freckles OR MOLES, try to cover them before handling the chickens or they'll try to PECK you to death!
4. Hens can be just as loud as roosters when they want to be!
5. Chickens are ferocious blood thirsty critters that will eat anything they can overpower.
6. Dust baths are not seizures
7. Do not were crocks in the hen house either.
8. You have to buy the chicks before you can own any.
9. Chickens will try to eat anything that looks like a worm. Be sure it's not the silicone seal from around the bottom of your porch!
10. even though you think you only want a few, trust me, you'll want more
11. They'll be flying in two weeks
12. The brooder box is never tall enough.
13. Most owners can carry 3 pullets on the back, with or without them squawking.
14. Watch out for the stampede when opening the door on the coop for their outside time, even if you are just checking on things in the coop.
15. You will start to spell everything like excellent, exciting, etc, with EGG...instead of EX.
16. If you don't fence your garden your mulch will be everywhere and your veggies eaten or dug up

17. Eventually you WILL slip and fall in chicken poo (I did it yesterday!)

 

[Blisschick]

1. Do NOT wear SHOELACES in the hen house!
2. Baby Chicks can look dead when they are sleeping
3. If you have a lot of freckles OR MOLES, try to cover them before handling the chickens or they'll try to PECK you to death!
4. Hens can be just as loud as roosters when they want to be!
5. Chickens are ferocious blood thirsty critters that will eat anything they can overpower.
6. Dust baths are not seizures
7. Do not were crocks in the hen house either.
8. You have to buy the chicks before you can own any.
9. Chickens will try to eat anything that looks like a worm. Be sure it's not the silicone seal from around the bottom of your porch!
10. even though you think you only want a few, trust me, you'll want more
11. They'll be flying in two weeks
12. The brooder box is never tall enough.
13. Most owners can carry 3 pullets on the back, with or without them squawking.
14. Watch out for the stampede when opening the door on the coop for their outside time, even if you are just checking on things in the coop.
15. You will start to spell everything like excellent, exciting, etc, with EGG...instead of EX.
16. If you don't fence your garden your mulch will be everywhere and your veggies eaten or dug up.
18. Never walk into a pen of hungry chickens without throwing some feed in ahead of you to distract them or you'll understand very quickly the meaning of being "eaten alive".

 

[ashyannehand]

 

[spook]

If there is the smallest hole in the fence, they can find it, yet when you want them to go in the human door, they can't find it giving you the best 1/2 hour work out Richard Simmons could NEVER imagine!

 

[chicken mamma]

I've got to stop reading this thing while at work!! All of this no matter how funny is also sooo true!

 

[DDRanch]

1. Do NOT wear SHOELACES in the hen house!
2. Baby Chicks can look dead when they are sleeping
3. If you have a lot of freckles OR MOLES, try to cover them before handling the chickens or they'll try to PECK you to death!
4. Hens can be just as loud as roosters when they want to be!
5. Chickens are ferocious blood thirsty critters that will eat anything they can overpower.
6. Dust baths are not seizures
7. Do not were crocks in the hen house either.
8. You have to buy the chicks before you can own any.
9. Chickens will try to eat anything that looks like a worm. Be sure it's not the silicone seal from around the bottom of your porch!
10. even though you think you only want a few, trust me, you'll want more
11. They'll be flying in two weeks
12. The brooder box is never tall enough.
13. Most owners can carry 3 pullets on the back, with or without them squawking.
14. Watch out for the stampede when opening the door on the coop for their outside time, even if you are just checking on things in the coop.
15. You will start to spell everything like excellent, exciting, etc, with EGG...instead of EX.
16. If you don't fence your garden your mulch will be everywhere and your veggies eaten or dug up.
18. Never walk into a pen of hungry chickens without throwing some feed in ahead of you to distract them or you'll understand very quickly the meaning of being "eaten alive".

19. You will fall in love and not know quite when it happened.

Anne

 

[Promiselandfarm]

1. Do NOT wear SHOELACES in the hen house!
2. Baby Chicks can look dead when they are sleeping
3. If you have a lot of freckles OR MOLES, try to cover them before handling the chickens or they'll try to PECK you to death!
4. Hens can be just as loud as roosters when they want to be!
5. Chickens are ferocious blood thirsty critters that will eat anything they can overpower.
6. Dust baths are not seizures
7. Do not were crocks in the hen house either.
8. You have to buy the chicks before you can own any.
9. Chickens will try to eat anything that looks like a worm. Be sure it's not the silicone seal from around the bottom of your porch!
10. even though you think you only want a few, trust me, you'll want more
11. They'll be flying in two weeks
12. The brooder box is never tall enough.
13. Most owners can carry 3 pullets on the back, with or without them squawking.
14. Watch out for the stampede when opening the door on the coop for their outside time, even if you are just checking on things in the coop.
15. You will start to spell everything like excellent, exciting, etc, with EGG...instead of EX.
16. If you don't fence your garden your mulch will be everywhere and your veggies eaten or dug up.
18. Never walk into a pen of hungry chickens without throwing some feed in ahead of you to distract them or you'll understand very quickly the meaning of being "eaten alive".
19. You will fall in love and not know quite when it happened.

20. Little fuzzy chicks have a calming effect especially after your husband wrecks the new car
21. If there is more than one person in the family they all need their own breed of chickens~we have a 10 person family~

 

[SeaChick]

1. Do NOT wear SHOELACES in the hen house!
2. Baby Chicks can look dead when they are sleeping
3. If you have a lot of freckles OR MOLES, try to cover them before handling the chickens or they'll try to PECK you to death!
4. Hens can be just as loud as roosters when they want to be!
5. Chickens are ferocious blood thirsty critters that will eat anything they can overpower.
6. Dust baths are not seizures
7. Do not were crocks in the hen house either.
8. You have to buy the chicks before you can own any.
9. Chickens will try to eat anything that looks like a worm. Be sure it's not the silicone seal from around the bottom of your porch!
10. even though you think you only want a few, trust me, you'll want more
11. They'll be flying in two weeks
12. The brooder box is never tall enough.
13. Most owners can carry 3 pullets on the back, with or without them squawking.
14. Watch out for the stampede when opening the door on the coop for their outside time, even if you are just checking on things in the coop.
15. You will start to spell everything like excellent, exciting, etc, with EGG...instead of EX.
16. If you don't fence your garden your mulch will be everywhere and your veggies eaten or dug up.
18. Never walk into a pen of hungry chickens without throwing some feed in ahead of you to distract them or you'll understand very quickly the meaning of being "eaten alive".
19. You will fall in love and not know quite when it happened.
20. Little fuzzy chicks have a calming effect especially after your husband wrecks the new car
21. If there is more than one person in the family they all need their own breed of chickens~we have a 10 person family~
22. DUST everywhere.

 

[cajunlizz]

1. Do NOT wear SHOELACES in the hen house!
2. Baby Chicks can look dead when they are sleeping
3. If you have a lot of freckles OR MOLES, try to cover them before handling the chickens or they'll try to PECK you to death!
4. Hens can be just as loud as roosters when they want to be!
5. Chickens are ferocious blood thirsty critters that will eat anything they can overpower.
6. Dust baths are not seizures
7. Do not were crocks in the hen house either.
8. You have to buy the chicks before you can own any.
9. Chickens will try to eat anything that looks like a worm. Be sure it's not the silicone seal from around the bottom of your porch!
10. even though you think you only want a few, trust me, you'll want more
11. They'll be flying in two weeks
12. The brooder box is never tall enough.
13. Most owners can carry 3 pullets on the back, with or without them squawking.
14. Watch out for the stampede when opening the door on the coop for their outside time, even if you are just checking on things in the coop.
15. You will start to spell everything like excellent, exciting, etc, with EGG...instead of EX.
16. If you don't fence your garden your mulch will be everywhere and your veggies eaten or dug up.
18. Never walk into a pen of hungry chickens without throwing some feed in ahead of you to distract them or you'll understand very quickly the meaning of being "eaten alive".
19. You will fall in love and not know quite when it happened.
20. Little fuzzy chicks have a calming effect especially after your husband wrecks the new car
21. If there is more than one person in the family they all need their own breed of chickens~we have a 10 person family~
22. DUST everywhere.

23. When your BIG ROOSTER jumps on your favorite Hen and she screams and rolls her eyes like she is having a seizure , DO NOT CALL A VET , they are BREEDING .