coco Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 I have just been talking to my 14 yr old son about chickens and he said normal people don't talk to their chickens just me and people on Omlet. Is he right or are we just all mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roobaloo Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Well, we're all mad but I don't know a single pet owner that doesn't talk to their pets!! ...sure beats talking to yourself...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunkydoory Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Plus they often make more sense than the OH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Yes, I cluck away to my chickens all the time... ...but then I am on the Omlet forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figarogir1 Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 My neighbours probably think I am mad as I bok bok to my chickens but I get a more intelligent reply from them than from my teenage sons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyChickenLover- Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Of course I talk to my girls! Pets are for company aren't they? Plus, pets will listen without answering back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welovemarmite Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 i read the subject post and thought, you called? I talk in English to my chickens, but my neighbour comes round and talks in chicken to them. My cats are also spoken to as if they were my children... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyChickenLover- Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 This is probably really random, but does anyone find that when you talk to your girls they repeat what you say. Not in perfect English obviously, but mine repeat the same number of syllables . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 This is probably really random, but does anyone find that when you talk to your girls they repeat what you say. Not in perfect English obviously, but mine repeat the same number of syllables . No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyChickenLover- Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 This is probably really random, but does anyone find that when you talk to your girls they repeat what you say. Not in perfect English obviously, but mine repeat the same number of syllables . No I must have very special hens then ...or very bad ears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlotta Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 This is probably really random, but does anyone find that when you talk to your girls they repeat what you say. Not in perfect English obviously, but mine repeat the same number of syllables . Yes!! My Frizzle pekin Jolene says hello back to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyChickenLover- Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 This is probably really random, but does anyone find that when you talk to your girls they repeat what you say. Not in perfect English obviously, but mine repeat the same number of syllables . Yes!! My Frizzle pekin Jolene says hello back to me! So it's not just me then . Priscilla says hello back to me too . I have nicknamed her Parrot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roobaloo Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 This is probably really random, but does anyone find that when you talk to your girls they repeat what you say. Not in perfect English obviously, but mine repeat the same number of syllables . Mine do, to a certain point...probably no more than 4 syllables! "Hello!" "Bok bok" "Whatcha up to?" "bok bok bok bok" "Yeah?" "baaaaauk" "Good girl!" "bok bok!" .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyChickenLover- Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 This is probably really random, but does anyone find that when you talk to your girls they repeat what you say. Not in perfect English obviously, but mine repeat the same number of syllables . Mine do, to a certain point...probably no more than 4 syllables! "Hello!" "Bok bok" "Whatcha up to?" "bok bok bok bok" "Yeah?" "baaaaauk" "Good girl!" "bok bok!" .... That is EXCACTLY what my girls do . And anything more than 4 sylables just turns into "Baaaaaaaaaaaaaauuukk" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 All I get is Food! Food Now! Food! Never a conversation just a perpetual monologue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyChickenLover- Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 All I get is Food! Food Now! Food! Never a conversation just a perpetual monologue My chickens yell at me for food too . And they dance when they can see that I'm about to give them mealworms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes55 Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Mine don't seem to say anything We do talk to them, I just hope the neighbours don't hear us as we sit there crouched on the ground asking them how they are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 One of mine always seems to repeat the same amount back to me. Mind you I do it after she has a bok at me too. I love having a chicken chat although I do talk in English to them too. I like the thought of being bilingual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenopolis Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 My girls talk back to me as well, especially first thing in the morning. We have a regular visitor to the garden in the shape of a big fat Pigeon, which I have nicknamed "Frank". So, whenever I let the girls out we have a discussion about Frank. He waddles around as though he should have a raincoat on, and be selling watches from the inside of his mac, like a birdy version of Del Boy saying "hello ladies...can I interest you in anything.." Me and the ladies have a chat about Frank and I tell them not to buy anything from him, as it is probably knock off and you know he is a "con-pigeon". I tell them that they won't get their money back! They have been know to chase him out of the garden, so I think they are listening to me...... Oops, I've said too much.... I'll get me coat!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roobaloo Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 My girls talk back to me as well, especially first thing in the morning. We have a regular visitor to the garden in the shape of a big fat Pigeon, which I have nicknamed "Frank". So, whenever I let the girls out we have a discussion about Frank. He waddles around as though he should have a raincoat on, and be selling watches from the inside of his mac, like a birdy version of Del Boy saying "hello ladies...can I interest you in anything.." Me and the ladies have a chat about Frank and I tell them not to buy anything from him, as it is probably knock off and you know he is a "con-pigeon". I tell them that they won't get their money back! They have been know to chase him out of the garden, so I think they are listening to me...... Oops, I've said too much.... I'll get me coat!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 My cockerel has a " word" for our cat and a different one for the dog. Mind you, I think they are both 4 -lettered so not for repeating on a family forum! Tricia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janina Butterworth Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 I talk to my girls all the time, I really don't care what the neighbours think! I speak English and Chicken! I find talking to them makes me very calm indeed, especially when they are sat at my feet on the grass. I had a stressful day yesterday and letting the girls out for an hour for a chat made all the difference. Ariadne even sat next to me on the bench, I think it was the tub of mealworms that she wanted more than talking to me though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennydavies Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 I have chats with our girls in English, our neighbour has chats with his girls in French, our girls must chat with his in Franglaise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherbet Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 We are all quite mad arn't we, but hey why not talk to our chickens, I love mine a little more each day, and worry if they are ok at home while i'm at work. I can't wait to get home at 5pm to let them out & have a good chicken chat lol!! Do any of yours get eggsited, my bossy one Molly goes to the top of the garden, and lunges forward & does a hop, skip & jump and tries to take off, it is soooo funny, must film it one day! had them a week now, and they are my favouite babies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenopolis Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 I think we all worry about them when we are at work and the Omlet website keeps us sane until we can have some "chicken love" when we get home. I often wonder what ours do during the day Flo has a limp at the minute which she got on Saturday morning. I think they were in the Cube on Friday Night, were dreaming about Superman overnight, and she thought that she would try and see if she could fly. I did tell her that if she had put her knickers ontop of her feathers she might not have flown into the run and caused me hours of worry since.. One thing that does mystify me tho! During the winter when they went to bed, they had muddy feet. When they came down in the morning their feet and nails were bright and clean and shiny! I said that they must have paid a lot for the lady from the nail bar to come in and visit them overnight. I imagined her coming in, with Flo and Glo sitting back, headscarves on, offering as much gossip as they could to the "nail bar lady" whilst she buffed and cleaned their feet. I've even asked them outright if they get a visit at night, but they are not letting on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
