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

[GldnValleyHens]

When your parents or spouse say they're planning a trip or excursion and you ask if you can bring your favorite chicken along.
( this is me. Seriously. I always want to bring Edna Mae, a lil banty hen)

 

[The Phantom]

When you yell across the front yard "Come and get your Oatmeal!" and the neighbor gives you a weird look.
Or when you yell across the yard," Why is their no breeding happening?!" and the neighbor gives you a weirder look.
A lot of mine have to do with the neighbors. We don't really talk to most of them a lot.

 

[Chelseyb123]

When you have chickens squawking and crowing back anforth in your basement because your winter living for them wasnt going as planned.


One cockeler in one coop on one side. On the other side in a different coop a talkative young leghorn who just started laying again and a 13week old chick. And eggs up stairs in the bator due in two weeks haha crazy chicken house here .

 

[BantyChooks]

When you manage to get into a conversation about chickens with the tax lady.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

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

As you scroll thru all these pages of experiences and after reading each post of this thread, you say to yourself..
Been there. Done that!
next..
Been there. Done that!
next..
Been there. Done that!
next..
Been there. Done that!
next..
Then realize you aren't they only nut out there..

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

When you might be driving 4-6 hours round trip to buy a chicken

 

[igorsMistress]

when you keep a box of paper shoe covers for guests so they don't track poop into the house.

 

[igorsMistress]

When you might be driving 4-6 hours round trip to buy a chicken

I did that recently

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

I did that recently

Was it worth it?

 

[igorsMistress]

Was it worth it?

Totally, got two naked neck pullets and they fit in with the rest of the flock very well. They're black too, which I really wanted.