The backyard chicken dilemma

Short & Curly

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Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Philosophy

4.6 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Short & Curly listener Tabitha thought it would be great to get some backyard chickens. Delicious, fresh eggs every morning and cute birds to name and look after. But in reality, it wasn't so easy. Like, what happens when the chickens get older and stop laying eggs? Is it okay to kill them and replace them with younger chicks who will lay eggs? Brains Trust – Anula Primary School, Darwin: Maggie, Feranmi, Leo, Oli, Esha, Marjorie

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0:00.0	This is an ABC podcast.
0:06.0	Huh, what's this?
0:08.0	A letter from our listener Tabitha, eh?
0:11.0	Oh, yeah, I think we just got this one this morning.
0:14.0	Let's give this bad boy a read.
0:16.0	Hi, shortened Curly.
0:18.0	I have an ethical dilemma on my hands.
0:21.0	My mum and I recently argued about our laying hands.
0:25.0	The older hands have been laying less frequently
0:28.0	and my mum said it dinner that we might start calling them once they get older.
0:33.0	This made me pretty angry.
0:35.0	They are pretty much my pets and I've gotten very attached to them.
0:39.0	However, we got them to be egg producers, not pets.
0:43.0	We also have a 12-hand limit on our coop.
0:46.0	So if they're all old hands, we won't get any eggs.
0:50.0	But our current hands are still running around and having lots of fun.
0:55.0	I think they should be allowed a few more years of life.
0:58.0	So, who's right?
1:00.0	Wow, Molly, we've got to figure out how to help Tabitha and her family.
1:04.0	Yeah, we've got to find a way to help elderly chickens.
1:08.0	Wait, no, the problem isn't the chickens.
1:11.0	If the Tabitha and her mum had a big fight about their chicks.
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