You know you're a backyard chicken owner when...

[BYCforlife]

My best one is...

You know you're a chicken owner when your chickens fly out of their run
(that you took hours to build) and greet you personally.

 

[LaurenANDChix]

Know you're a BYC owner when your chicken flies across the yard to the back door once they see you're home from work.

 

[CPT]

When you start talking to your chickens in this high-pitched voice and they understand you! My daughter calls it "chicken-ese".

 

[Lazy Farmer]

You know you're a backyard chicken owner when...
You make everybody take off all of their shoes when them come into your house!!!

 

[chickens really]

When you you have a beaten path from your table to incubator the day before hatch day looking for pips. You peep, and Quack. Almost wear out the batteries in your flashlight.
When your Husband and Mothers Birthdays are right at hatch time and you tell them you can't have people over because your waiting on your eggs...lol

 

[Crooked Chicken]

You know you're a backyard chicken owner when...
you dab BluKote on the toenails of your favorite cockerel chick so can you can spot him quickly.

 

[jeria]

I always thought I'd grow old and be the neighborhood cat lady. Nope. Crazy chicken lady.

I may end up being crazy cat dog and chicken lady of the neighborhood.

 

[jeria]

When your youngest DD and spouse gest you this cool hand made (by someone they know) rooster ornament for you yard and the oldest kid is saying "I hate chickens" and the rest of the family laughs. FYI the youngest DD has rooster decorations all over her house and is talking about getting chickens. I need to get her out there with my chickens..... She has not visited my coop yet but did meet Miss Jenny pullet when I brought her in the house. I usually go to her house and my chickens are not very old, just started laying.

 

[micstrachan]

You know you're a BYC owner when your chickens know the sound of your vehicle and come running!

Yes! I love that!

 

[micstrachan]

You know you're a backyard chicken owner when...

You find yourself outside in the dark wearing a headlamp, throwing seed because the rain is coming and you can finally grow some pasture for your flock.

You’re texting DH from a board meeting, double checking he’s locked up the coop. When you get home, you go inside the coop and have a quick look to make sure everyone is accounted for and roosting normally.

You hold up a tub of meal worms, yell “treats!” and when your flock comes running, the cuteness warms your heart so much you get misty eyed.

You time your lunch break in the heat of summer to check on the girls. You refill the buckets with water and swap out the rechargeable batteries in the bucket top misters.

You say “Hi, Rusty. I miss you” every single time you walk by the slab of flagstone you laid down to keep her from getting dug up by the raccoons.

Your twelve year old daughter buys you chicken tee-shirts for Christmas with her own money.

You can’t stop coming up with more examples of being a backyard chicken owner.