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George Shirley wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:


>> This thread reminds me of a sign on a house I pass by now and
>> again. Chickens for sale. PETS ONLY!!
>> Raises questions. If they lay eggs, can I eat those? Are they some
>> special kind of chickens not good for eating, and do you check up
>> on them?
>>
>> Just goofing. It amused me that they would have to add PETS ONLY,
>> like they had people stopping in expecting them to butcher a chicken
>> for them. What did they expect in a residential neighborhood.


> Wonder what they would think if you stopped and bought a chicken and
> then sacrificed it on their front lawn while doing a voodoo dance?


(laugh) I think they'd be traumatized. I hate to tell them, I don't
know anyone who has pet chickens, I don't think there's a huge
market for them. Maybe the local 4H Club.

nancy