Things you never said until you had chickens.......

[albert w]

This is opposite of the topic but related...
Has anyone ever had to ask if they're spouse was talking about your kids or your CHICKENS?
For instance my wife: "Albert! The girls dug another hole out back and now they're up a pine tree and won't come down!"

Me: If it's the feathered girls, leave them alone! If it's OUR girls, tell them A. Be careful and B. Fill in the hole!

 

[hoorayfortulips]

"I just saw Stephanie eat a snake!"

Love it!

 

[m.kitchengirl]

Tonight during band practice:

Guy with guitar:
What are your ducks doing?

Me:
Oh, they are just deciding who gets to go in the pool first. Fern will bite Poppy on the head & climb on her back. The yellow duck will get in the pool while they aren't paying attention.

Guy with guitar:
You know too much about ducks.

 

[Cantonmentchickenmama]

Love it!

I have one......OMG....does that hen have a mouse in her mouth. Honey (me screaming at the top of my lungs) the hen is eating a mouse! A mouse! I am just dying....I hate mice......OMG....she is coming this way......Honey....HONEY!

 

[Wishing4Wings]

"Oh sweet! A potato bug!(A nasty huge creepy looking bug) Don't kill it! The chickens will love it!"
I no longer freak out about bugs because I know my chickens will eat them lol!

These are the only bugs that give me the creeps

, but now instead of eewwww, I say "Oh goodie! A potato bug!!"


This just happened today.
Picture the scene: Sister drops by, we're chatting at the kitchen table. Husband's been working in the garden, walks up to the sliding door, waves, opens the door a bit and holds up a pot and says "Hey, you want some worms?" (Luckily, my sister has been initiated into our chicken dominated lifestyle.)

 

[Cleoandclover]

"Get the chicken out of the dog food, will you?"
"Take the chicken outside, she's trying to dust-bathe on the dog bed."
"It's ten o'clock, you must put the chicken to bed."
"No, seriously, you must let the dogs in, I have a bantam on my head."

 

[Skipspin]

All to my daughter/fellow chicken lover: (She's way worse then I am- and she's not even 9!)

No chickens in the kitchen!

Better take those earrings out before you let Silver (blue orphington) sit on your shoulder or she'll try to eat them.

We can get hay, but NO MORE CHICKENS! (when going to feed store)

Alright, I guess if it's free...and you make sure it's butt stays clean. (When leaving said feed store with one chick with a pasty butt- turned out to be a hen too!)

If you don't go let the chickens out they are not going to be happy!

Are you sure there aren't any eggs- or are you just trying to hatch chicks again?


Oh, and my dearest 3 year old who likes to specify what egg he wants. Me: "Do you want scrambled eggs?" Him: "Um, one silver egg and a duck egg!"

 

[Wishing4Wings]

For the first time I've said "Get off my back" literally! (to the young leghorn who likes to jump up there when I bend over)

 

[BullChick]

"Why doesn't the pet store have chick feed?"
"haven't you ever seen a chicken in a pet store?"
"Just leave the eggs on the counter" (With 16 ppl for the holidays, there is no room in the fridge. Fresh eggs are a life saver)
"If I get tired of them, I can just cut off their heads"
'I need a chicky bag"
(to complete strangers) "Do you have chickens?" "Well, why not?!?!"
"Thanks for the fertilizer"
"Sturgis (dog), that is NOT what they mean by 'bird dog'"
A common problem in my house, "Honey, what are you going to do with the chicken?" "Huh? "For supper" "What??" "The dead stuff on the counter!"
As well as "I got the chicken out of the freezer" "WHAT?!?!?! OH! Okay."

 

[dollychick]

oh so you been getting her for a long time