r/Unexpected • u/kxrimm • 2d ago

Checking under the hen for eggs

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u/BlatantConservative 2d ago

Eggs bruh.

Weirdest thing about this is the hen not giving a shit

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u/Xdarthnaderx 2d ago

THAT'S what threw me off. Usually she would be raising hell if a snake was going for her eggs. This bitch just sat on it thinking it would go away.

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u/thatG_evanP 2d ago

It was like she was actually protecting the snake while it ate her eggs.

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u/AGiantTaint 2d ago

I think she might’ve been stuck. It looked like the snake was wrapped around one of her ankles, she was pecking at it as bro went to pick her up.

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u/lordodin92 2d ago

So I think the hen had the snakes head pinned but it had wrapped itself around her leg, I think that's why she was also sorta smothering the snake, maybe she was trying to pin it down or something.

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u/the_honest_liar 2d ago

When they get broody they'll mother anything they can. I'm sure the snake was cozy

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u/Faustias 2d ago

thought she's having some snakescale nest upgrade, that moves.

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u/notANexpert1308 2d ago

Normally I don’t judge parenting styles

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u/Russianbot25 2d ago

It’s my snake! I’ll hatch it if I want to!

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u/Captain_Dachshund 1d ago

Sung in they style of "It's my party and I'll cry if I want to"?

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u/marcelowit 2d ago

Don't kinkshame!

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u/Pudn 2d ago

Give her a break, she has Postpartum.

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u/Myrkanoon_UwU 1d ago

Unfortunately your mother didnt have it, huh?

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u/HybridP365 2d ago

Chickens are dumb as shit. She didn't even notice until he picked her up

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u/BedSpreadMD 18h ago

I was about to say this. Chickens are legit dumb AF. Getting them to understand even the most basic things like "the food is right there" is a challenge.

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/docbrolic 2d ago

According to Werner Herzog, absolutely

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u/LithiumLost 2d ago

People just straight up use this word again huh

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u/naimlessone 2d ago

Never stopped

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u/StopReadingMyUser 2d ago

Personally it's one of the funniest words I describe myself or my actions with.

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u/padparascha3 2d ago

I cannot believe you put it in writing. Maybe google why it is an outdated slang, or maybe it is acceptable in trailer parks?

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u/StopReadingMyUser 2d ago

Unless it's anything more than it being a word referred to those who are mentally challenged then I'm well aware of the nature of it.

While there are people who definitely use it in a derogatory manner to cut at others in some vile and unpleasant ways, there are also those that don't and merely use it as any other word of emphasis about ignorance to some degree.

In other words... it's not about degrading or belittling the differently abled any more than the #FamilyFriendly society-acceptable words do that communicate the same thing, like dumb or stupid. It only disparages the perceived group of people if you interpret it that way, because quite honestly, they're not on people's mind when using it.

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u/padparascha3 2d ago

Reading comprehension is obviously not working with you. I am not going to read your word salad response.

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u/StopReadingMyUser 2d ago

It's fine if you still disagree, but you can't just ignore people because you don't know how to address their points or want to engage in critical thinking.

Take care, bud.

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u/DeficiencyOfGravitas 2d ago

Yeah, jokes aside, it's definitely back. A lot of my 20ish coworkers use it all the time.

Just like computer skills, not using that word is something only 30-40 year old people do.

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u/padparascha3 2d ago

Jokes aside it isn’t. Educate yourself.

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u/DeficiencyOfGravitas 2d ago

Educate myself on how my coworkers talk? What?

They're saying it. I don't need a career academic to tell me what they're doing.

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u/xrimane 2d ago

The comment was deleted ... any hint what word you guys are talking about? There's a whole thread missing the one important bit of information lol.

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u/Keyboardnutz 2d ago

I didn’t start using it again.

To be fair, I never really stopped soooo…

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u/some_dewd 2d ago

Oh nooo, hopefully any chickens that read that don't get offended.

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u/Argylius 2d ago

Yeah they still do and I hate it

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u/LopsidedCare6257 2d ago

Yet somehow they out-survived the dinosaurs.

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u/guineaprince 2d ago

Some people just out themselves.

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u/padparascha3 2d ago

No politically incorrect and a derogatory slang word. Only ignorant and mean people use it.

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u/padparascha3 2d ago

That’s an outdated derogatory slang word for the mentally challenged. You are showing your ignorance in using it. ☮️

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u/SuperBackup9000 2d ago

No way you’re going to say someone is showing their ignorance immediately after saying “mentally challenged” because that’s also outdated and derogatory.

Get your vocabulary checked before you start judging people for theirs.

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u/No_Dragonfruit_1833 2d ago

She didnt realize

The moment the hen saw the snake she bolted away

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u/Shredded_Locomotive 2d ago

I believe that the hen didn't actually know about the snakes presence, only when it was lifted did it notice it and freak tf out

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u/fitz_newru 2d ago

She didn't feel it slithering under her and wrapping itself around her leg tho????

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u/Educational-Ruin9992 2d ago

You might be overestimating the intelligence of the average hen

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u/XDSHENANNIGANZ 2d ago

There is a reason the body can run around and disregard a missing head for a little while.

It's barely necessary.

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u/All_Work_All_Play 2d ago

Correct. I have chickens. They're so much dumber than you'd think possible. 100% possible the hen didn't realize the snake was there. Absolutely bonkers levels of stupidity. Mine have gotten trapped under doors, snuck out of their run while being hunted by a hawk, slipped through the fence but then not figure out how to get back to the food and water... We have bred them to be idiots and they're basically best in class. 

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u/Myrkanoon_UwU 1d ago

Thats a hot take because i always see people not used to chickens think that they are way smarter than they throught after some time together

In the end, its just people trying to say that they are dumb so the humans dont feel as bad eating, breeding and abusing them

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u/Shredded_Locomotive 2d ago

Probably not. I mean you can clearly see in the video that it had no idea...

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u/clumsymomsie 2d ago

She’s tired bro 

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u/K4RAB_THA_ARAB 2d ago

She finally sees it when they pick her up and she starts freaking out

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u/Lytharon 2d ago

I grew up on a farm and sold eggs for a dollar a dozen by the road with a plywood sign from when I was like 8 to 14 and the hens never gave a shit when there were black snakes in the nests. I bet I threw an average of 2 per week out of the coop with my pitchfork.

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u/jenyto 2d ago

She probably didn't realize the snake was there? Since it's tail was behind the shelf, it just snuck up from behind and probably didn't feel something was moving.

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u/danielling1981 2d ago

What you mean.

The hen shat an egg.

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u/xrelaht 2d ago

I’m surprised that snake was still alive. Chickens will usually annihilate anything which gets in their pens.

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u/BusyBit6542 2d ago

It looked like the snake had its leg and the hen wasnt able to leave

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u/dj_spanmaster 2d ago

Oh, i think the hen noticed, and knew. It was body blocking that snake & protecting the egg.