LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

[BelovedBirds]

I know that owning chickens for years means that we know quite a bit of info but I'm starting to get annoyed when strangers in my town keep asking me questions about them once they find out I own them.

I don't want to be rude about it so I just tell them I did research and that it's very important to research on owning them so that they don't end up as a predator's meal or end up dying of an issue that was preventable.

Is it wrong that I'm like this

Asking questions like what? Care info or general small talk about them? Either way i dont think its wrong to feel how you feel. Being forced into conversation with strangers is uncomfortable. And if they're asking for a bunch of info, it's not your responsibility to educate them.

It took about a year for my nearest neighbour to realise I had ducks, and then she just pulled me over to ask whether they were real or if the quacks she heard were from a dog toy or something-
She was just curious and excited by the idea of pet ducks, and she never brought it up again. She was nice!

I find it so uncomfortable when strangers approach and start talking to me, but I'm always glad when it's just friendly small talk lol.

 

[KikiDeAnime]

Asking questions like what? Care info or general small talk about them? Either way i dont think its wrong to feel how you feel. Being forced into conversation with strangers is uncomfortable. And if they're asking for a bunch of info, it's not your responsibility to educate them.

It took about a year for my nearest neighbour to realise I had ducks, and then she just pulled me over to ask whether they were real or if the quacks she heard were from a dog toy or something-
She was just curious and excited by the idea of pet ducks, and she never brought it up again. She was nice!

I find it so uncomfortable when strangers approach and start talking to me, but I'm always glad when it's just friendly small talk lol.

Both care and general talk

 

[allosaurusrock]

I know that owning chickens for years means that we know quite a bit of info but I'm starting to get annoyed when strangers in my town keep asking me questions about them once they find out I own them.

I don't want to be rude about it so I just tell them I did research and that it's very important to research on owning them so that they don't end up as a predator's meal or end up dying of an issue that was preventable.

Is it wrong that I'm like this?

I don't think it is wrong. People have started passing my phone number around my town thinking that I can take their roosters for them. I used to take in extra roosters to eat and now people text me about taking their unwanted birds, or to see if I have any for sale. Someone once texted me thinking that I rescued roosters.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I'm always relieved when the direction of the conversation goes towards my birds or my other hobbies. Means that's the focus now and not me as a person

 

[Canadian Wind]

You can't shut me up when I start talking about my critters!!!

 

[TwoCrows]

Birds are the only topic I am willing to subject myself in talking to strangers.

 

[BelovedBirds]

Birds are the only topic I am willing to subject myself in talking to strangers.

I picked up a dog carrier today, for my ducks when I travel. I was asked what dog breed I have, wasn't sure how to answer that question so I had to take a second to think. Once I said it was actually for ducks, I think I stunned him, he didn't know how to reply to that, just said "uh, ducks, why not. Okay"
They are not the kind of animal that people expect you to keep around here.
It was an unusual interaction but not an unpleasant one

 

[TwoCrows]

I picked up a dog carrier today, for my ducks when I travel. I was asked what dog breed I have, wasn't sure how to answer that question so I had to take a second to think. Once I said it was actually for ducks, I think I stunned him, he didn't know how to reply to that, just said "uh, ducks, why not. Okay"
They are not the kind of animal that people expect you to keep around here.
It was an unusual interaction but not an unpleasant one

It can be fun to catch people off guard and shock them.

 

[KikiDeAnime]

Job hunting isn't going so well right now.
I'm also still waiting to hear back from the hiring manager at the Chevron that my friend works at. They've been going through people too quickly so my friend has been having to work more than she should

 

[TwoCrows]

Happy Holidays everyone!