# Are all chicken farmers twisted? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 12, 2011, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-chicken-farmers-twisted/605964 "2011-12-12T22:50:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3e96dc/32.png) [@Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dennis_Arthur_PERRETT)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-chicken-farmers-twisted/605964/1 "2011-12-12T22:50:18Z")
Recently I was employed on a chicken farm and like most jobs I have done through out life it was smelly and dirty hands on stuff. However, being a somewhat compassionate person and never really worked on a farm with animals before I found it quite unnerving that the farmer and his family could readily, without any thought or empathy, twist a chickens neck and chuck it away. What was even more disturbing was the fact that his 12 year old boy would pipe up every time a non-perfected chicken came his way and eagerly offered to wring its neck. I’ve been a farm worker for quite sometime now and I realise in the industry its necessary to kill the lame ones but this farmer and his kid is just quite bizarre to say the least. Couldn’t his dad just buy a computer game, I know they are said to breed violent fantasies and all but with a computer game its not really real? Wasn’t Herman Goering a chicken farmer? If he was then I warn you now: Watch Out World For This Kid!!! ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-chicken-farmers-twisted/605964/2 "2011-12-12T22:55:15Z")
Part of being a farmer is killing defective stock. 12-year-old boys enjoy killing things. Seems like a good fit to me. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-chicken-farmers-twisted/605964/3 "2011-12-12T22:56:03Z")
Why did you put your last name in ALL-CAPS? ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3e96dc/32.png) [@Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dennis_Arthur_PERRETT)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-chicken-farmers-twisted/605964/4 "2011-12-12T22:58:20Z")
> [@Derleth](#): > > Why did you put your last name in ALL-CAPS? Im proud of my heritage. Why do you answer people with silly questions… ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-chicken-farmers-twisted/605964/5 "2011-12-12T23:03:37Z")
Another way to look at it is that Mr. Chicken Farmer, and Junior, are experiencing what human farmers have experienced from the dawn of time, whereas what Dennis Arthur PERRETT is experiencing is more a reflection of fairly recent modern life? (I choose not to use the word “twisted”.) ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-chicken-farmers-twisted/605964/6 "2011-12-12T23:04:34Z")
There can be a number of reasons to kill a chicken [we do it for dinner, got one simmering now as a matter of fact] or some other farm animal. When you grow up needing to kill farm animals it really is no big deal. An injured chicken is just going to be pecked to death by her flockmates \ wouldn’t you want to be killed fast, or slowly ganged up on and pecked to death over a few hours or days? If you had a broken leg, would you rather die slowly or fast? Sick with something, die slowly or fast? Most times unless your poultry is a tiny flock pet, or seriously rare expensive you don’t vet it, it isn’t worth the money to nurse something back to health when you are just going to slaughter and eat it anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-chicken-farmers-twisted/605964/7 "2011-12-12T23:14:12Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > Another way to look at it is that Mr. Chicken Farmer, and Junior, are experiencing what human farmers have experienced from the dawn of time, whereas what Dennis Arthur PERRETT is experiencing is more a reflection of fairly recent modern life? (I choose not to use the word “twisted”.) Quoted for truth. Chickens aren’t very bright animals, and the farmer is doing the humane thing. ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3e96dc/32.png) [@Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dennis_Arthur_PERRETT)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-chicken-farmers-twisted/605964/8 "2011-12-12T23:14:51Z")
Yeah, over reaction on my part I know, but the kids eagerness was a surprise. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-chicken-farmers-twisted/605964/9 "2011-12-12T23:15:54Z")
FWIW, Hermann Goering wasn’t a chicken farmer, that was Heinrich Himmler. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-chicken-farmers-twisted/605964/10 "2011-12-12T23:18:26Z")
> [@Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](#): > > Im proud of my heritage. Just reminds me of something done by people who don’t speak English very well, is all. ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3e96dc/32.png) [@Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dennis_Arthur_PERRETT)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-chicken-farmers-twisted/605964/11 "2011-12-12T23:19:01Z")
> [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](#): > > FWIW, Hermann Goering wasn’t a chicken farmer, that was Heinrich Himmler. My mistake. Thanks for that. Still, he was even crazier wasn’t he? ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-chicken-farmers-twisted/605964/12 "2011-12-12T23:19:35Z")
Having raised chickens, I can attest that they are the dumbest creatures on God’s Green Earth. **aruvgan** is correct. As “twisted” or shocking as it may seem, the humane thing is to kill the bird as quickly and painlessly as possible, and that is to break it’s neck. It is a fact of life that in order for you to live, other things must die. Don’t tell me you’re vegan and don’t kill animals, or I will ask you how many animals live in that soybean field that feeds you, and how many animals and insects are killed in the plowing, planting, maintaining and harvesting of said field. ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3e96dc/32.png) [@Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dennis_Arthur_PERRETT)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-chicken-farmers-twisted/605964/13 "2011-12-12T23:22:41Z")
> [@Derleth](#): > > Just reminds me of something done by people who don’t speak English very well, is all. Sorry Mate. No offense. Defensive by nature. ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-chicken-farmers-twisted/605964/14 "2011-12-12T23:24:54Z")
A lot of 12 year old boys like to emulate their fathers, and a lot of 12 year old boys want to be seen as grown up. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-chicken-farmers-twisted/605964/15 "2011-12-12T23:25:21Z")
Capitalizing the family name is a style I’ve seen in Europe, mostly France. It also helps clarify which names are the family names if you’re dealing with an international group where some people put the family name first (TEZUKA Osamu; Japanese) and some put it last (Marie-Joëlle CLAROF; France). ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3e96dc/32.png) [@Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dennis_Arthur_PERRETT)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-chicken-farmers-twisted/605964/16 "2011-12-12T23:27:46Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Having raised chickens, I can attest that they are the dumbest creatures on God’s Green Earth. > > **aruvgan** is correct. As “twisted” or shocking as it may seem, the humane thing is to kill the bird as quickly and painlessly as possible, and that is to break it’s neck. > > It is a fact of life that in order for you to live, other things must die. Don’t tell me you’re vegan and don’t kill animals, or I will ask you how many animals live in that soybean field that feeds you, and how many animals and insects are killed in the plowing, planting, maintaining and harvesting of said field. Nah not me mate. Just an eye-opener. Most of my farm work involved fruit and veges… and A cauliflower doesn’t seem to get scared just before you chop its head off. Though it might? ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3e96dc/32.png) [@Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dennis_Arthur_PERRETT)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-chicken-farmers-twisted/605964/17 "2011-12-12T23:30:45Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Capitalizing the family name is a style I’ve seen in Europe, mostly France. It also helps clarify which names are the family names if you’re dealing with an international group where some people put the family name first (TEZUKA Osamu; Japanese) and some put it last (Marie-Joëlle CLAROF; France). No, just proud of my heritage. They didn’t do much or were known for anything important, just proud of them anyway… ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-chicken-farmers-twisted/605964/18 "2011-12-12T23:37:01Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Capitalizing the family name is a style I’ve seen in Europe, mostly France. I haven’t seen it much outside of genealogy sites. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-chicken-farmers-twisted/605964/19 "2011-12-12T23:48:10Z")
> [@](#): > > Couldn’t his dad just buy a computer game, I know they are said to breed violent fantasies and all but with a computer game its not really real? How would a computer game put food on the table, buy chicken feed, and pay off the mortgage? They’re not doing this to get their jollies; they’re doing it because it’s their _job_. This is how the real world works, and those of us who spend all our time on computer games are too insulated from that fact, and need a reminder. ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3e96dc/32.png) [@Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dennis_Arthur_PERRETT)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-chicken-farmers-twisted/605964/20 "2011-12-12T23:59:52Z")
To all those who point out that chicken farmers and their kids are living in a real world situation with real world solutions, thats good and all points are valid to me. My observation was on the kid! You had to see the kid fellas! H. Himmler eat your heart out kinda thing… if you weren’t laughing you were crying and if you weren’t crying you were living in fear… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-chicken-farmers-twisted/605964.md?page=2)