Is it normal to have chickens for a pet?

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I have 12 chickens which I cherish. They are the best pet I ever had. Not only do they act funny and do tricks, they give me eggs every day. The problem is everyone around me thinks I am nuts. They think chickens are disgusting and dirty. My coop is like a shed and their pen is 30' x 30'. I clean it every 2 weeks. It is very clean as far as chickens go. Am I weird for liking chickens? I have had cats and dogs, but chickens are the best.

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  • Audrina
    12 years ago

    Chickens make great pets and it is nice to always have fresh eggs! When I was little I used to like to hypnotize them so I could easily paint their nails :-/

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    Hey for some reason I always wanted
    A Chicken pet! And my mom just stared
    At me like I was nuts... Glad I'm not alone!

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  • dappled
    12 years ago

    My best female friend has family that have chickens as pets. They have a horse, many sheep, many chickens, and a dog. They all have names. None of them are ever going to get eaten, so they're pets. If the chickens didn't lay, they'd still remain and still be fed because they are loved.

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  • lisac1919
    12 years ago

    i would love to have chickens for the eggs. actually id love to have a whole farm. i dont care if i sound like a redneck it would be awsome.

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  • bumblecreek
    12 years ago

    chickens are the bomb.

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  • Sweetz
    12 years ago

    When i was little my dad bought my sister and i baby chicks. She kept 4 yellow ones and i ended up with 1 that had spots...mine was a survivor lol but before he could get any bigger my dad gave em away :/ chickens are adorable! Its not really strange that you have em as pets. If i could i'd want a piggy ^@^

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  • alv1592
    12 years ago

    Of course, any tame animals can be pets. My friend has pet ducks, and my mom knows these people who come into the store where she works, and they have a pet squirrel! You're normal in my opinion. :)

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    Duh! Of course it's normal! What do you think farmer's chickens are called? PETS! :) Even if it's for food, it's still called a pet!

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    • Miss_Anthrope
      12 years ago

      No, they aren't "pets," they are commodities that are sold for use and profit. Do you do this to YOUR "pet"? No? Of course not. Whenever I hear people claim they "love the like pets" and they are raising the animals to consume or sell, they are lying to you to assuage their own consciences because they know those animals are anything but pets.

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      • [Old Memory]
        12 years ago

        No, I mean the ones who lay eggs. You can have them as a pet even if they lay eggs. =P My family used to be farmers and we had pet chickens, but as a bonus they layed eggs.

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  • pem24
    12 years ago

    To pet chicken on my stomach would be great! Roasted please!

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  • robbieforgotpw
    11 years ago

    Name some chicken tricks please

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  • 1000yrVampireKing
    11 years ago

    You are normal but I like chicken as a meal.

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  • Steve92
    11 years ago

    No less normal than having crocodiles, D!

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  • Wh0Ar3YoU
    11 years ago

    I actually rescue chickens from the nearby animal shelter. Yea they have chickens at this animal shelter,pretty weird since dogs and cats are there too.

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  • VanillaShake
    12 years ago

    Chickens are amazing pets! As u say they are funny, and whatever ppl say they have their own personalities. It is definately unusual (not quite as unusual as quails - I have about 30!) but who says unusual isnt great?

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  • Dulse.
    12 years ago

    Chickens are pretty coool man!!

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  • salmondude
    12 years ago

    Chickens are really friendly and you get free eggs :)

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  • Tancho
    12 years ago

    I rescue ex battery hens so totally normal!!

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  • mateo
    12 years ago

    i used to have a whole mess of chickens..maybe 15.they were so cool,i had a name for every one,used to over feed all of em to make them fat cuz they were so cute when they were fat,and i would feed em all the parts of my marijuana plants i wasnt gonna use

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    It's a little odd but I used to know someone who had a pet anaconda so it can't be too far outside the realm of normalcy.

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  • cnl1028
    12 years ago

    My best friend has a bunch of chickens! She's super crazy though!!!

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  • EpicPanda
    12 years ago

    They help you profit from McDonalds.

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  • Miss_Anthrope
    12 years ago

    You're NORMAL!! Many people have figured out that chickens, ducks and geese are fabulous companion animals. There's a little white duck living here with me, she's a great companion. Smart, plucky, lovable. Enjoy the birds!

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  • BurnaBaby27
    12 years ago

    Lmao, they do tricks?! Hahaha that is hilarious! Plenty of people have all kinds of animals as pets. Including chickens.

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  • Katywompus
    12 years ago

    A neighbor of mine had some roosters. I didn't know for a while and every morning I would hear this noise. I'm like, why do I hear cock-a-doodle-doo ?? Then I saw it in their front yard one day. It was a rad rooster.

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    • wigsplitz
      12 years ago

      Actually the hens cock-a-doodle-doo too!

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      • Katywompus
        12 years ago

        I did not know that. I just thought the hens clucked. But when I finally saw the animal, I knew it was a rooster. I love roosters! But thanks, now I know :)

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      • [Old Memory]
        12 years ago

        I had pet chickens for almost twenty years, none of them cock-a-doodle-doo except the roosters. The hens just make puck-wok and cooing noises.

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        • wigsplitz
          12 years ago

          Well it's a fact, hens do that. I'm not going to argue with you, justy google it if you don't believe me. I've had chickens for a long time as well.

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          • [Old Memory]
            12 years ago

            I wasn't arguing, just relating my own experience. Gosh, I didn't expect you to take it the wrong way--it's just chickens, silly.

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  • Shackleford96
    12 years ago

    Having chickens as pets is very practical in my opinion. You could save a lot of money on eggs. Mmm, omelets... *drool*

    Bonus:

    <a href="http://youtu.be/A43JOxLa5MM" rel="nofollow">http://youtu.be/A43JOxLa5MM</a>

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    • Shackleford96
      12 years ago

      Aw, nobody liked the death metal rooster :(

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