Comments on: Urban Chickens http://greencouple.com/2008/05/21/urban-chickens/ Learning to live green and live together Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:56:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Maggie http://greencouple.com/2008/05/21/urban-chickens/#comment-590 Maggie Sat, 24 May 2008 01:18:09 +0000 http://greencouple.com/?p=207#comment-590 Chickens are pretty awesome. I try not to think about their sex lives too much but I can see where it's a little unfair to deprive an animal of sex just because you think the males are obnoxious. But I totally love the image of a rooster in a pimp outfit. Maybe someday we'll pass an ordinance to fine anyone who doesn't have a garden and produce at least a little of their own food. Wasting gas is another good cause but a little harder to enforce. Chickens are pretty awesome. I try not to think about their sex lives too much but I can see where it’s a little unfair to deprive an animal of sex just because you think the males are obnoxious. But I totally love the image of a rooster in a pimp outfit.

Maybe someday we’ll pass an ordinance to fine anyone who doesn’t have a garden and produce at least a little of their own food. Wasting gas is another good cause but a little harder to enforce.

]]> By: Andy http://greencouple.com/2008/05/21/urban-chickens/#comment-587 Andy Fri, 23 May 2008 04:40:25 +0000 http://greencouple.com/?p=207#comment-587 Isn't it funny how we can burn gas to go to a store to buy eggs from a "farm" that "raises" 800 chickens in the same space as a bathroom, but if you wanted to raise your own chickens for eggs you need to ask the neighbors? No one asked me if I was okay with them using gas all the time, can we make an ordinance for that? :) -Andy Isn’t it funny how we can burn gas to go to a store to buy eggs from a “farm” that “raises” 800 chickens in the same space as a bathroom, but if you wanted to raise your own chickens for eggs you need to ask the neighbors? No one asked me if I was okay with them using gas all the time, can we make an ordinance for that? :)
-Andy

]]> By: Linnea http://greencouple.com/2008/05/21/urban-chickens/#comment-586 Linnea Thu, 22 May 2008 23:52:27 +0000 http://greencouple.com/?p=207#comment-586 Jessica, So would that make the farmer their 'johns'? Jessica,

So would that make the farmer their ‘johns’?

]]> By: Jessica http://greencouple.com/2008/05/21/urban-chickens/#comment-584 Jessica Thu, 22 May 2008 16:18:30 +0000 http://greencouple.com/?p=207#comment-584 Fascinating. What a cool wedding gift idea. I have a friend getting married in a couple of days, I wonder if she would like chickens. Somehow I don't think so, but that would be a cool gift for me! I think its funny to talk about "denying chickens the companionship of a rooster." It makes me think of denying prostitutes the companionship of a pimp. Then I picture a rooster strutting around in pimp clothes. Crazy. And then others say, I guess, that without a rooster (pimp) one chicken will take over the roll. Does that make that chicken a madam? Ha ha ha. Fascinating. What a cool wedding gift idea. I have a friend getting married in a couple of days, I wonder if she would like chickens. Somehow I don’t think so, but that would be a cool gift for me!
I think its funny to talk about “denying chickens the companionship of a rooster.” It makes me think of denying prostitutes the companionship of a pimp. Then I picture a rooster strutting around in pimp clothes. Crazy. And then others say, I guess, that without a rooster (pimp) one chicken will take over the roll. Does that make that chicken a madam? Ha ha ha.

]]> By: Linnea http://greencouple.com/2008/05/21/urban-chickens/#comment-564 Linnea Thu, 22 May 2008 05:27:40 +0000 http://greencouple.com/?p=207#comment-564 I wouldn't dream of picking out someone else's chicks for them, there are way too may breeds and temperaments. I think 'wedding chickens' is probably more like a 'wedding chicken-certificate', and maybe some construction plans for a kick-ass coop. But the more I read this backyardchickens.com, the more they seem like really cool pets. Who knew you could train them to recognize their names and come when you call? I wouldn’t dream of picking out someone else’s chicks for them, there are way too may breeds and temperaments. I think ‘wedding chickens’ is probably more like a ‘wedding chicken-certificate’, and maybe some construction plans for a kick-ass coop.

But the more I read this backyardchickens.com, the more they seem like really cool pets. Who knew you could train them to recognize their names and come when you call?

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