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Via Jen Sorensen's website.:

I’ve been curious about the homesteading movement for a long time, albeit from a non-tradwife perspective. For a few years I subscribed to Mother Earth News, whose pages of solar panel installations and gardening tips filled my head with pastoral fantasies. (It’s possible that growing up in rural Pennsylvania planted a seed of affection for farm life, even though I suspect I would be terrible at it.) So I have nothing against people who decide to abandon the corporate world, or soulless suburbs, to live close to the land. I’m just not so into oppressive gender roles and unpasteurized milk.

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[–] zloubida@sh.itjust.works 30 points 3 days ago (4 children)
[–] crank0271@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days ago (1 children)

But they sure are messy and needy

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 44 points 3 days ago (3 children)

so is my gf, but my gf doesn't poop breakfast

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 25 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)
[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

are promoting eating shite, or you want me to date a. chicken?

[–] zloubida@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

i need something stronger than blocking people, do you know how can I hire a hitman for cheap?

[–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 days ago

For sheep? We're talking about chickens here!

definitelynotafed dot hitmansrus dot gov has a lot of them

[–] Caffeinated_Sloth@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Not in this economy!

[–] zkfcfbzr@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

not with that attitude

[–] Steve@startrek.website 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Tell me you never had actual chickens

[–] jawa22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 days ago

For real. Actually keeping them healthy and happy is a large job. It isn't just "give them food, water, and shelter then get free eggs". It becomes more of a job when you have enough of them to actually produce enough eggs etc. to rely on.

[–] limelight79@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Friends of ours raise chickens. Sometimes we get free eggs. It's the best of both worlds.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Just like boats and cottages, best to have a friend with one than own one yourself.

[–] limelight79@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

And swimming pools!

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Agreed, although I could see an argument for roosters. However, I love mine.

if you luck into one that doesn't scream all damn day, awesome. otherwise, i get not allowing them in city limits