theCatLeigh t1_je60wum wrote on March 29, 2023 at 5:41 PM

Reply to comment by LaunchTransient in The Emotional Lives and Personalities of Backyard Chickens - A review of Under the Henfluence: Inside the World of Backyard Chickens and the People Who Love Them by lnfinity

Oh is it an odd take that after a decade of working with animals I’m aware that responsible hen keepers don’t take their eggs? Lol I’m not the one inventing excuses to eat chicken menstruation 🤷🏻‍♀️

LaunchTransient t1_je61tn8 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 5:47 PM

I mean, I have kept chickens, free roaming in an orchard. They have no interest in keeping their eggs most of the time. They get trampled or buried under straw where they go off. Occasionally you'll get a broody hen, but it's not guaranteed.

>Lol I’m not the one inventing excuses to eat chicken menstruation

If you're trying to gross me out, it's not working. If you choose not to eat eggs, fine, I will respect your dietary choices. Even though I know it's a one way street.

theCatLeigh t1_je63ox2 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 5:58 PM

Really just proving my point on cognitive dissonance.

LaunchTransient t1_je64ddo wrote on March 29, 2023 at 6:03 PM

Cognitive dissonance is the holding of two incompatible beliefs, or having beliefs at odds with your lifestyle, at the same time. This isn't that.

If you ever wonder why vegans are unpopular with the population at large, it's because your attitude towards other people while making your point sucks.

TishMiAmor t1_je7yrpr wrote on March 30, 2023 at 1:43 AM

I think we found the vegan that ruins it for all the other ones. This is a post in r/books, for God’s sake, and the discussion is utterly derailed. Way to poop the party.