Weird things only poultry people get.

[black_cat]

I wish they could

Me too! So far, I've had them for two weeks and I've gotten one egg out of all four. I'm just happy to have the chickens, though!

 

[black_cat]

I had to save these two pins because I do it all the time. I'm not ashamed.

I can relate to the second one a lot

 

[SnootyHen]

I think my favorite is: So do roosters lay eggs too?

But close runner up is:
If you eat fresh eggs straight from the chicken, how do you know there isn't a baby chick inside it?
Because I don't have a rooster. You know the ones from the store came out of a chicken too, right?

 

[The Happster]

Oh and how many times has my rooster been called "a beautiful hen"

 

[Three Little Bunnies]

The five-year old once told me, "I want a rooster."
Me: "Why?"
Him: "Because I want a rooster egg!"

I went into a lengthy description of chicken reproduction, without actually telling him what happens, if you get my gist...

 

[JadeFarms]

I think my favorite is: So do roosters lay eggs too?

But close runner up is:
If you eat fresh eggs straight from the chicken, how do you know there isn't a baby chick inside it?
Because I don't have a rooster. You know the ones from the store came out of a chicken too, right?

I’ve gotten asked those too

 

[black_cat]

I've also had people be completely shocked when I've mentioned I really want a chicken that lays blue eggs. Everything from 'Wow!!" to 'Aren't those poisonous?"

 

[Three Little Bunnies]

I've also had people be completely shocked when I've mentioned I really want a chicken that lays blue eggs. Everything from 'Wow!!" to 'Aren't those poisonous?"

I have an Americana, and people are like, wait, what? How does she lay BLUE eggs? And when I explain, they stare at me blankly.

 

[Pretty Birds]

I haven't had my hens for very long, but I've had a few people be very disappointed that they don't lay 4 eggs every day EACH.

A man told me about a preacher who said "as faithful as a hen lays an egg a day". The man talked to the preacher after the meeting and told he that there are not any hens who lay an egg a day.

 

[JadeFarms]

I’ve had an adult ask me if a chick (day old) was gonna peck they and they were scared to hold it because they thought it could hurt them.