When did chickens become exotic pets?

[Bear Foot Farm]

I wish they would put a ban dogs in the stores. It's unsanitary and dangerous.

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If they want to do grooming or operate a kennel, they should have a seperate entrance so they don't go through the retail sections​

 

[sheila3935]

I took my polish rooster, when he was smaller into Petsmart. No one said anything to me except what he was. Most everyone in there was really cool about it and alot of people wanted to know where they could get one. One person even told me I was lying when I said he was a chicken. She thought he was some kind of exotic bird.

 

[Chickie'sMoma]

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strangely Petco.com has chicken coops on their website! so i imagine you could get away with showing up with a chicken in tow to see if he/she could fit into one of them!

you could also just tell them you are looking for the chicken treats/crack! also known as mealworms which they DO carry for the reptiles! i guess if you had your hen or roo in a chicken diaper they may not mind you bringing them in since you can prove they will not leave a mess for the staff to clean up! you can also pick up a nice harness and leash for your birds while there!

i have a perfectly well behaved polish roo that has traveled with me on occasion and has shown he can tolerate a lot of situations. (just can't get along with other chickens at all!) he is more of an arm candy roo and does well to just cuddle in my arm while being walked around places. but i would be afraid that some dog might get too excited and try to kill him since they are known for doing that. so i won't take the chance of loosing him in one of those stores.

 

[Moochie]

Thanks for sharing your opinions on why ya shouldn't take birds into pet stores or even why would anyone want to, but that's not the point of my thread.
I would think anyone who would want to take a chicken into a store is for the same reason anyone would take their dog. We took our oegbs because it was a on the way home kind of thing. Mom always buys all the dried mealworms there everytime we stop buy. The birds were in a box that we got from the auction and both were quiet and well behaved.

My ROP teacher is trying to get permission from the school to include the oegbs in a speech I'm doing. If they let a huge mastiff in the school once a year I'm sure they can let me use the birds for a short speech. I think it will be fun to have the class interact and such. Depending on who and what, chickens can be fun to take places.

 

[hennyannie]

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Yep

If they want to do grooming or operate a kennel, they should have a seperate entrance so they don't go through the retail sections

I think anytime you put an animal in these situations you are setting them up for failure. You may be able to control your pet but you can't control what people and other pets may do in these situations.

 

[Chickie'sMoma]

if you are planning on taking them into school just make sure you give them a bath a few days before you plan on doing it. that way you can make sure they are clean and bug free. but you may already know about this.

 

[Moochie]

There are very crazy people in this world.. A friend and I were walking around Walmart saying "hello" to people and one lady called us a bad word.

 

[duckinnut]

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Petsmart is right you know because dogs and cats were never wild animals we developed them in a labratory. All those parrots and parakeets and finches were born in a petri dish at MIT. Had a whole flock of wild chickens terrorizing the neighborhood the other day. Some of them quite exotic looking.

Not a big fan of people bringing animals anywhere anyhow. I usually go to Petco and I am in and out,its an errand not a date with my dog. I've had a dog in my life always but never felt compelled to bring him into any store. Although after hunting trips we may have stopped at a local watering hole for an adult beverage I would bring him in to warm up. Only because the owner was a hunter as well. I was in Lowes the other day and saw 2 different people with dogs in the store. Lowes really? What are they going to help you decide what color to paint the bathroom?

But I digress.

These pets stores need to decide its either all animals or no animals. They shouldn't be exclusive. If a person says his chickens are his pets thats good enough for me. As long they are under control just as I would expect a dog owner to have them under control but hardly ever the case.

 

[AinaWGSD]

They became "exotic pets" when they stopped being farmyard livestock. In the pet and vet trades, anything that isn't a dog or cat is considered an "exotic." This includes chickens, rabbits, mice, rats, hamsters, and reptiles.

As for whether dogs should or shouldn't be allowed in public places such as pet stores, I am always saddened when they are banned from a place where they were previously allowed. To me, it states that the responsibility of pet owners is failing. I rarely take my dog with me to stores, but it can be a great training opportunity for him as well as a mentally stimulating change of pace. I don't allow him to run nilly-willy at the end of the leash. He is kept on a relatively short leash and expected to pay attention to me. For us, the main point of going to a store is to get him used to focusing on me in public situations with other people and dogs around. I am constantly scanning the area for potential problems and I react accordingly. If I see an idiot with a 100lb golden retriever pulling him down the other end of an aisle, we will avoid that aisle so that we don't have to deal with an out of control dog. If people are so rude as to allow their dogs to approach mine without talking to me first, I will body check the other dog by stepping between them and my dog and move my dog so that they don't meet. These are skills that any dog handler who chooses to take their dogs in public should know well and utilize. I personally do not allow my dog to approach a stranger unless they show very specific interest in meeting him, even if my dog is interested in mooching treats off of them. Yes, there is a risk of my dog picking up some sort of disease at a pet/feed store. But it's not really that much more significant than his risk of picking up a disease at the local park or on a walk around the neighborhood where dozens of other dogs are walked every day. That's why my dog is vaccinated, to minimize the risk. I have never once had a problem at the local feed store we go to and although the risk of a problem is much higher at the Petsmart due to the fact that a large percentage of the people who do take their pets there fall into the "idiot owner" category I haven't really had any problems there either (of course, I try to avoid going during peak shopping hours such as weekends in order to minimize the risk of running into said idiot owners).

I personally wouldn't take a chicken to a store, but in this case it was a better choice than leaving them in the car and I personally fail to see how a couple of chickens confined to a carrier in the basket of a cart pose a health risk or physical danger to anyone. I also think the health risk to the birds was minimal, certainly no greater than at the auction they had just come from.

 

[chisNchickens]

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My experiences at Petsmart differs greatly from yours apparently. While standing in line to pay I've been goosed many times by peoples dogs. I've also had them lick my legs or toes when I'm wearing shorts and/or sandals. While you may think these behaviors are cute when your dog is doing it to you, I'm not a dog person and I don't appreciate someone allowing their animal to do that to me. I've also witnessed dogs hike their legs on end caps and seen piles of crap in the floor.

I guess you also missed this post:

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I wish they would put a ban dogs in the stores. It's unsanitary and dangerous.

It is a PET store. If you don't like dogs, go find a store that doesn't allow them. I think dogs should be allowed in MORE stores. But then, my dogs are well behaved - better than any child I have ever met. I think children should not be allowed in stores but apparently that is not a popular opinion either. It is not the dog, it is the person on the other end of the lead that is the problem of which you speak. Do you say anything to these idiots? If not, you should. I am a dog person...and I would say something, in fact I have many a time. As for why people take their dogs...I take mine to many places because they need to be socialized to be shown AND be good tempered representatives of their breed.