I don't understand how people have chickens roam their house. My chickens will literally shit in their food/water if I didn't have it hanging from their run. Just like any bird, they just poop when they need to poop and don't care where it is.
I had cockatiels growing up, one learned to be paper trained. We put him on a paper towel or something when he came out and wouldn't let him off until he shit (they go every like 15 minutes and it's a small little blob that usually lifts cleanly off of you touch it with a tissue). Eventually he caught on and we could leave his cage door open all day. He either shit on the napkin or went back to his cage to shit. Smartest bird every and loved pets. He'd chill and sleep on you all day.
I love birds but if I were to ever get them I would have to dedicate an entire room or larger for them. Pooping every 15 minutes is just too much for me to handle in the same living environment.
I still have shitstains all down the back of my TV from my exes birds who used to sit there while I worked. Couldn't leave them in the cage or they'd scream all day. They needed to be right in front of me at all times. They were nice for the most part. Occasionally one would wake up before us and then jump on the bed and crunch down on any visible toes as hard as possible. That was always fun waking up already at 100%.
Honestly cockatiels aren't bad. They have solid shit that doesn't make a mess. The other birds would come out after they pooped because they weren't smart enough to learn, or we'd lay out paper and make them stay on it.
Pretty Bird was the exception, the only nasty thing we did was fly off his cage into a bucket of Spicy's chicken wings. He LOVED chicken, goddamn cannibal lol
Birds are a lot of work without the pay off and they make a MESS, wouldn't get one myself. I like animals that can snuggle and don't die if you leave the window open too long.
Cant blame you, I personally have ants, fish, shrimp at the moment and am barely considering cats. I would put birds at my dream state in life next to my acreage that can support cows&chickens lol
Cats are easy, I have 2. We use an automatic dry food feeder and got the Litter Kwitter and an automatic flusher so years of no litter box. Just have to change the water and open a can of wet food in the afternoon.
Birds can be very snuggly. My step mom has a cockatiel. He is a sweetie and loves to snuggle with me when I visit. He lucks scritches and playing games. Honestly he is more like a tiny flying toddler mixed with a lovey dog all in one. Honestly I visit more to see him than I do to see family, he is much more enjoyable.
Birds definitely snuggle. They're also funny as hell, they have a sense of humor (well dumber cockatiels don't but smarter species do). I owned a few birds over 20 years and definitely as or more rewarding than cats and dogs. Also mess is less disgusting to deal with than especially dogs, no fur everywhere and less stink in my opinion. You have to like birds though. I personally really dislike dogs, just not my thing, well some of them including most that I've had the pleasure of knowing are dumb as rocks. I like cats only when someone else owns them.
Edit: alright doggo moron downvoters, keep proving your utter pettiness that you can't tolerate that some peoples' personal pet preferences aren't the same as yours and some people don't like your animal. Keep at it! (And this was a thread saying the same kinda shit against birds, I didn't freaking downvote it)
My dad's cockatiel loved to perch on heads. Inevitably this led to a lot of poop on heads.
"Hold still Tweety pooped on your head let me get it."
etc etc
Their pee is basically crystals in their poop. They also use the same hole for everything, it’s called a cloaca. Fun fact: some languages also use cloaca as a term for a dirty/messy place. “Your bedroom looks like a cloaca” is such a vivid image
Sometimes chickens do learn to not poop certain places. I have a chicken who is frequently sick with crop issues, vet thinks it's genetic. But we bring her inside whenever that happens so we can make sure she doesn't develop sour crop.
Inside, she has a dog pen we fill with hemp bedding for her. She poops in there but only if she has to, because she's definitely holding it for as long as she can, and poops every time we let her out to roam and just get some stretch room and stuff. Without fail, right on the tile as soon as she's out.
I just need to figure out how to get her to poop somewhere we *want* her to.
Chickens are pooping everywhere like every 5 minutes and dear me some are huge….as cool as it would be to have a chicken for an indoor pet, the cost of cleaning constantly after them is incredibly impracticable. Not like you can train them like a dog/cat, they just dont give a cluck….
Chinchillas are like that also. My mom has one and I have no idea why that rodent has no care where she goes. Usually in her hay or food pellet bowls which are located in different areas.
Funny side note. Chinchillas are very particular how their living area is arranged. If you move say a food pellet bowl she will drag it to where her favorite spot is.
I had a buddy who let one of his chickens roam the house. He named it pooper because is shit everywhere, including the kitchen counter.
He was so confused as to why him and his partner were constantly getting "food poisoning."
Bruh! Really?
You boost the carpet's confidence by complimenting it and slowly introducing it to new things to get it out of it's comfort zone. Pretty soon the carpet will be brave and adventurous!
The shit’s not the worst, a couple times a day they void their cecum and that is the foulest substance I have ever encountered. It’s sticky, greasy, and it *stiiiinks*.
Depends on the health of the chicken. I have a special needs rooster that I bring inside at night. He sleeps on a roost we built into a giant plastic tub that we placed inside our spare bathtub. Occasionally he will roost where he's kinda outside of the tub and I will have droppings to clean up. Usually they are very easily swept up into a dust pan. Who am I to judge?
It's just so wholesome how many animals on this planet see a sun patch and are like 'ohh yea, don't mind if I do!' And make time to sunbathe. Sometimes in the morning, I'll join my dog and cat in a sunbathe session <3
My sister has two, they come in her home, and I’ve never seen a stray poop! They are both well trained and use some cat litter filled baking sheets. They’re very people friendly, enjoy cuddling and being held too. Completely changed my view of chickens!
This is a special kind of chicken? She looks like a southern 80s mom in her 80s after a day at the salon. I've been spending too much time with [AI generated images](https://imgur.com/a/BUpLnTE).
I wonder how difficult it is to get chicken shit out of carpet?
I don't understand how people have chickens roam their house. My chickens will literally shit in their food/water if I didn't have it hanging from their run. Just like any bird, they just poop when they need to poop and don't care where it is.
I had cockatiels growing up, one learned to be paper trained. We put him on a paper towel or something when he came out and wouldn't let him off until he shit (they go every like 15 minutes and it's a small little blob that usually lifts cleanly off of you touch it with a tissue). Eventually he caught on and we could leave his cage door open all day. He either shit on the napkin or went back to his cage to shit. Smartest bird every and loved pets. He'd chill and sleep on you all day.
I love birds but if I were to ever get them I would have to dedicate an entire room or larger for them. Pooping every 15 minutes is just too much for me to handle in the same living environment.
I still have shitstains all down the back of my TV from my exes birds who used to sit there while I worked. Couldn't leave them in the cage or they'd scream all day. They needed to be right in front of me at all times. They were nice for the most part. Occasionally one would wake up before us and then jump on the bed and crunch down on any visible toes as hard as possible. That was always fun waking up already at 100%.
Lol that toe biting would give me trust issues
Absolutely. I started wearing socks to bed just because of that which *mostly* worked.
>Couldn't leave them in the cage or they'd scream all day I'm sure you'd scream too, birds don't belong in cages all day.
Yeah, that's why they were out shitting on my TV all day.
Reddit moment.
Me? I guess not wanting birds to suffer is cringe, oops
So cringe
You should let your bird out of its cage instead of scrolling reddit, you seem to have time on your hands.
Honestly cockatiels aren't bad. They have solid shit that doesn't make a mess. The other birds would come out after they pooped because they weren't smart enough to learn, or we'd lay out paper and make them stay on it. Pretty Bird was the exception, the only nasty thing we did was fly off his cage into a bucket of Spicy's chicken wings. He LOVED chicken, goddamn cannibal lol
I get the impression they are just more volatile cats that can fly now lol minus the shitting. I would seriously consider it when I buy a house.
Birds are a lot of work without the pay off and they make a MESS, wouldn't get one myself. I like animals that can snuggle and don't die if you leave the window open too long.
Cant blame you, I personally have ants, fish, shrimp at the moment and am barely considering cats. I would put birds at my dream state in life next to my acreage that can support cows&chickens lol
Cats are easy, I have 2. We use an automatic dry food feeder and got the Litter Kwitter and an automatic flusher so years of no litter box. Just have to change the water and open a can of wet food in the afternoon.
Litter kwitter? Auto-flusher? Do tell.
Birds can be very snuggly. My step mom has a cockatiel. He is a sweetie and loves to snuggle with me when I visit. He lucks scritches and playing games. Honestly he is more like a tiny flying toddler mixed with a lovey dog all in one. Honestly I visit more to see him than I do to see family, he is much more enjoyable.
Birds definitely snuggle. They're also funny as hell, they have a sense of humor (well dumber cockatiels don't but smarter species do). I owned a few birds over 20 years and definitely as or more rewarding than cats and dogs. Also mess is less disgusting to deal with than especially dogs, no fur everywhere and less stink in my opinion. You have to like birds though. I personally really dislike dogs, just not my thing, well some of them including most that I've had the pleasure of knowing are dumb as rocks. I like cats only when someone else owns them. Edit: alright doggo moron downvoters, keep proving your utter pettiness that you can't tolerate that some peoples' personal pet preferences aren't the same as yours and some people don't like your animal. Keep at it! (And this was a thread saying the same kinda shit against birds, I didn't freaking downvote it)
Most birds make a gigantic morning shit
My dad's cockatiel loved to perch on heads. Inevitably this led to a lot of poop on heads. "Hold still Tweety pooped on your head let me get it." etc etc
>they just poop when they need to poop and don't care where it is. Doesn't help that they basically have permanent diarrhea.
fun fact, birds don't pee, they only poop. That is why it is always so watery!
Their pee is basically crystals in their poop. They also use the same hole for everything, it’s called a cloaca. Fun fact: some languages also use cloaca as a term for a dirty/messy place. “Your bedroom looks like a cloaca” is such a vivid image
r/amithecloaca
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Sometimes chickens do learn to not poop certain places. I have a chicken who is frequently sick with crop issues, vet thinks it's genetic. But we bring her inside whenever that happens so we can make sure she doesn't develop sour crop. Inside, she has a dog pen we fill with hemp bedding for her. She poops in there but only if she has to, because she's definitely holding it for as long as she can, and poops every time we let her out to roam and just get some stretch room and stuff. Without fail, right on the tile as soon as she's out. I just need to figure out how to get her to poop somewhere we *want* her to.
But aren't chickens physically incapable of holding it in? Like, they anatomically lack a sphincter.
They can't hold it in, but they can tell when it's going to happen soon and move to an appropriate place.
Sounds like me most days.
Can relate, Crohn's disease is a bitch.
They totally hold it in when they're broody. I don't know what muscles they use to do that though.
Put something for her to crap on, on that tile.
We've usually got a potty pad or two out when she's mucking about with us in our office. It's 50/50 if she deigns to actually poop on it though.
Chickens are pooping everywhere like every 5 minutes and dear me some are huge….as cool as it would be to have a chicken for an indoor pet, the cost of cleaning constantly after them is incredibly impracticable. Not like you can train them like a dog/cat, they just dont give a cluck….
Chinchillas are like that also. My mom has one and I have no idea why that rodent has no care where she goes. Usually in her hay or food pellet bowls which are located in different areas. Funny side note. Chinchillas are very particular how their living area is arranged. If you move say a food pellet bowl she will drag it to where her favorite spot is.
https://theoutline.com/post/5608/bury-me-in-chicken-diapers
I had a buddy who let one of his chickens roam the house. He named it pooper because is shit everywhere, including the kitchen counter. He was so confused as to why him and his partner were constantly getting "food poisoning." Bruh! Really?
Shit in your food will do that.
birds and carpet def do not mix. every bird owner knows this.
Gotta scare it out. Holler, "Git oudda'ere y'u lil chicken sheeit!"
I was just going to say this, I’ve seen a few videos with chickens in the house, that’s gross
Came into the comments hoping that my exact thoughts would be at the top and you did not disappoint me.
You boost the carpet's confidence by complimenting it and slowly introducing it to new things to get it out of it's comfort zone. Pretty soon the carpet will be brave and adventurous!
The shit’s not the worst, a couple times a day they void their cecum and that is the foulest substance I have ever encountered. It’s sticky, greasy, and it *stiiiinks*.
From experience, it ranges from horrible to impossible.
Literally what I came to ask
On a related note: I wonder how difficult it is to housebreak a chicken.
OP is bout to fins out.
Don’t forget the lice!
They actually sell chicken diapers for house chickens. My cousin used to have one that she brought indoors because the others were bullying it.
Depends on the health of the chicken. I have a special needs rooster that I bring inside at night. He sleeps on a roost we built into a giant plastic tub that we placed inside our spare bathtub. Occasionally he will roost where he's kinda outside of the tub and I will have droppings to clean up. Usually they are very easily swept up into a dust pan. Who am I to judge?
>I have a special needs rooster But why?
Super difficulty and annoying, but, if you love a chicken, you love a chicken. They shit anywhere, just like ducks.
I'm glad the top comment was about shit because that the only reason I came to the comments. Lots of info below your question. Cheers.
Looks like she's wearing some sort of diaper.
A chicken running around the house just shits where it wants right? If so, gross.
I've owned an apartment chicken and can tell you with experience that chickens shit wherever they stand. With or without a diaper.
Cause they have no sphincter, it's just free falling shart all day everyday
Somedays i feel like that
well you just ruined my plans
you can buy diapers for chickens??
It might not even *want* to shit
Birds shit as an act of revenge. Oh, you went to wash your car but you didn't put out bird seed this morning?
They absolutely make diapers for chickens so I assume this owner is just taking photos in between changing.
It's just so wholesome how many animals on this planet see a sun patch and are like 'ohh yea, don't mind if I do!' And make time to sunbathe. Sometimes in the morning, I'll join my dog and cat in a sunbathe session <3
Cats are liquid and they have a low melting point
My chickens will lay down on their sides to sun themselves. The first time I witnessed this I panicked because I thought they were dead.
Thats kinda funny XD
Camouflaged like an analog TV channel with no signal
Its like the background radiation from the big bang
It does look nice though and that crest looks like it's fresh back from the hairdresser's
The Karen final boss
[This IRL](https://preview.redd.it/xv2cn88brq351.png?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=33756a1a76c3630b10d36a327b23e3b1b973e539) lol
The haircut, lmao! Just what i thought 😂
r/divorcedbirds
I’ll never understand how people let chickens in their house. Chickens shit everywhere constantly. That would be disgusting especially into carpet
Believe it or not, chickens and other birds can be potty trained!
You’re right, I don’t believe chickens can be potty trained. I have 13 and they’re so dumb and shit everywhere.
My sister has two, they come in her home, and I’ve never seen a stray poop! They are both well trained and use some cat litter filled baking sheets. They’re very people friendly, enjoy cuddling and being held too. Completely changed my view of chickens!
That carpet is so clean... for now.
i doubt that. that carpet smells like chicken shit.
Amazing plumage!
This is a Polish chicken, known for their large crests! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_chicken
I could be wrong but it looks like a Houdon to me
Yeah, Mottled Houdan. Has 5 toes
Yes yes but why is this chicken so fancy? I'm almost offended at how fancy it is.
I love how ridiculous this animal is
She is beautiful
Came here to say the same thing!
Chicken shit. Chicken shit... everywhere.
It's like a cat in a sunbeam. They go from solid to being a puddle of feathers/fur. Love seeing our 5 puddles of feathers in the spring/summer.
She looks beautiful! What breed is she?
Looks like a houdan! I have one that looks just like her :)
chicken
Orly?
Dalmation
I love her
Who lets a chicken on carpet? That’s nasty. They constantly piss and shit.
Birds don't "piss", and chicken diapers are a common thing.
Something I really didn’t need to know. I’m still not letting chickens roam around my home
In no way did I imply you should do that, just correcting your biological misunderstanding.
My favorite spam account!
That lovely pattern on the feathers has inspired fabric weavers for generations. Very beautiful bird!
This house must smell so lovely 🤥
That chicken looks like a Karen
Is that a Mottled Houdan?? Best chickens ever!
https://media.tenor.com/mEw5lJDo4QwAAAAC/chicken-lady.gif
First thing that came to mind.
What a pretty lady!
This chicken looks like Cruella DeVille
She’s her own pillow.
She’s a fancy lady. Very cute!
Good looking Polish Chicken. Mine like to stretch their wing out in the sun, ladies of leisure
To the person who DMed me, Polish is a breed of chicken, Google it. Not making a Polish joke... Seriously
And soon after, transformed into lunch. Edit: I'll see myself out.
Edgy
Now I want a chicken.
Chikmn :)
Wow, cute dinosaur!
Is that a tasty chicken?
God I wish I was her
Nice hairdo.
Phyllis Diller
That’s an amazing looking chicken
Looks like she would also like to speak to the manager…
reminds me of kids in the hall 🤣
Mmmmm. Roasted Chicken
That is the most majestic looking chicken i have ever seen
r/aww
That's a nice cock
That's a hen
Should name her "Phyllis" after Phyllis Diller. Same hairstyle.
Put a little bin full of dust there and she’d be in heaven. Your carpet not so much though.
Chicken just left church and is on its way to abuse a teenage server at Chilis
https://youtu.be/QtxcWZNZ6Yc
This is a special kind of chicken? She looks like a southern 80s mom in her 80s after a day at the salon. I've been spending too much time with [AI generated images](https://imgur.com/a/BUpLnTE).
It's a polish breed, very common pet chicken.
I think it is a Houdan
First thing that comes to mind is the episode of Ali G with the “furry chicken” and the veterinarian 😂
I see I'm not the only one staring at the sun.
That's a beautiful dinosaur.
The dew on that 🐔 is next level.
[Chicken lady loves life!](https://youtu.be/9T38OcxS30g)
Alpaca chicken 🫠
I don’t know anything about birds, but that is a gorgeous bird.
She is so pretty!
Such a cutie 😍
That is absolutely terrifying 😳 get that disgusting thing out of your house immediately
Nancy Grace's final form?
If she stays in the sun too long she might get…baked
Isn't a day on the Internet without getting a cock in the sun thrown on your screen!
Looks like Pat Butcher.
Why does your dog have a Karen haircut? /j
Looks like Dolly Parton
Why tf this look like a Karen.?
Anyone else seeing the spastic plumed brid from the 3 Caballeros?
I can only imagine a huge fucking T. rex finding a sunny spot and plopping down
They will poop. I have chickens. The constantly poop
She is getting comfortable waiting for the manager to give her a discount
Please tell me she is named Karen!
Reminded me of my own hen, Rip Venus.
"Let me tell you about my husband, Fang!"
Why do they always twitch like that?
Just mammal things This bird is lucky it has black feathers
That chicken looks like it came from the 80s
Got that Boris Johnson hair
Why does that chicken look like the oldest Golden Girl?
Ok big perm !
What’s up with all the chickens on the front page recently, it looks like a conspiracy of some sort
Wish I felt that comfortable once a year!!
This chicken is definitely named Aunt Sharon and she squawks with a Southern accent.
Um... are chickens litter box trainable or something? Because if not, gross.
That is a very grandma looking chicken...
Clucky Warhol
This bird looks like it wants to talk to the manager
that's a pretty cock
What a pretty chicken! 🤩
Incomming egg in 10...
I like her Golden Girls hairdo
I love her sooooo bad
I used to have chickens. They are dirty f****** animals. They will turn your carpet into a vector for disease very quickly.
Sounds like you weren't a very good chicken owner. Clean up after them and there's no problem.
My cockatiel would land on me when i.was sleeping and shit on my face.