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

[Mama Runner]

Dump and runs don't care about bio security. I try to be as careful as I can. But I would rather them dump and run than mistreat an animal in any way.

After all. The funniest thing in the world is to watch the roosters that got dumped try and mate with my Pekins.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Once the police called my mom and asked her if I could catch the chickens that were wandering the road 2 blocks over.

 

[FluffehChick]

When your lettuce patch is suspiciously munched up and muddy

 

[Chicken Boy 101]

When you go out of town for a week at Christmas time and find out that you missed a call from the young man taking care of the house (chickens and fish) at 5:00 pm. It's now 9:45 pm, you text him and find out one of the hens is missing. You tell him, she probably just flew out of the run (because there are two hens who can get over the 4' fencing) and is roosting in the bushes. You also ask him to go back with a flashlight to look and be sure.

Meanwhile back at the hotel you're crying your eyes out because you just know she had to have gotten out of the yard and into the neighbor's yard, or got hurt, or eaten. You just know you'll never see her again. Then you hear back that the chicken still can't be found.

The next morning you get a text that says, "All the chickens are here. It's a Christmas miracle." And you cry your eyes out again because you're so relieved!

We fixed the fencing as soon as we got home. It's now 7' high and there are still the same two hens who can get over it!!!

I had a fence 10' high and 14 week old chicks were flying out so I had to string chicken wire over the top.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Careful what you wish for, since people found out I rescued all those Ducks we have ended up with a wide variety of dump and run animals in the driveway. Including a snake

TBH I would LOVE that. I love animals and have owned everything from dogs to tarantulas and snakes, chickens, rabbits, fancy birds, ferrets... I'd take em. XD

And if I didn't want them, that's what craigslist and local rescues are for.

I just can't have cats. Too many people who are allergic.

 

[room onthebroom]

...When you're heading out to a party & have to warn the kids that they'll need to think of something other than just the birds to talk about & they look at you confused & say, "Like what?"

 

[room onthebroom]

Careful what you wish for, since people found out I rescued all those Ducks we have ended up with a wide variety of dump and run animals in the driveway. Including a snake

 

[8 Chicks 1967]

When your neighbors complain about the new structures, but don't complain about the fresh eggs you just took them...

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

When your neighbors complain about the new structures, but don't complain about the fresh eggs you just took them...

Well now, that's just not nice.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

When your neighbors complain about the new structures, but don't complain about the fresh eggs you just took them...

Damn neighbors