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How to Convince Your Husband That Keeping Chickens Will Make You a Better Wife
A Humorous and Heartfelt Argument for Poultry and Partnership
Andréa deCarlo
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Think chickens are just for the farm? Think again. Here’s how keeping hens might just make you a happier, calmer, and all-around better wife—and how to win your husband over, one egg at a time.
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So, you’ve caught the chicken bug. You’ve been scrolling through coop designs, naming imaginary hens in your head, and picturing the golden-yolked breakfasts to come. There’s just one problem: your husband isn’t on board. He’s muttering about smell, noise, or that time a rooster chased him when he was eight.
Don’t worry—you’re not the first chicken-curious woman to encounter spousal skepticism. And with a mix of charm, logic, and just a pinch of humor, you can win him over. In fact, keeping chickens might just make you an even better wife—and here’s how to prove it.
1. Fresh Eggs = Happy Marriage
Let’s start with the obvious: chickens lay eggs. Not metaphorical eggs. Actual, delicious, nutrition-packed eggs that will elevate your Sunday omelets to divine status. Store-bought eggs don’t hold a candle to the rich, orange yolks of a well-fed hen.
Every time you crack one into the skillet, you're saying, “Honey, I care enough to raise my own breakfast.” That’s devotion—and he’ll taste it.
2. Chickens Are Cheaper Than Therapy
Modern life is stressful. Between work, bills, and never-ending chores, we all need something that grounds us. Chickens are nature’s stress balls. Just watching them scratch and chatter around the yard lowers your blood pressure and lifts your mood.
A wife with chickens is a wife who’s mentally balanced, emotionally satisfied, and joyfully distracted from nitpicking how he loads the dishwasher. Everybody wins.
3. They’ll Teach the Kids (and You) Responsibility
If you have children, chickens are little feathered life coaches. They teach patience, routine, and care. And if you don’t? Chickens still offer the satisfaction of nurturing something daily—without the 18-year commitment.
Plus, it’s good practice for reminding your husband what you really meant when you said, “I want babies.” Surprise! You meant baby chicks.
4. You’ll Be Too Tired to Start Arguments
Coop cleaning, feed hauling, egg collecting—it’s not all sunshine and Instagram stories. Chicken keeping requires work. But productive, healthy, outdoor work. After an afternoon of chicken chores, you won’t have the energy to argue over whose turn it is to take out the trash.
Instead, you’ll come in flushed with purpose, hands smelling faintly of pine shavings and victory.
5. You’ll Become the Envy of the Neighborhood
Every couple wants to be that couple—the ones who seem effortlessly cool, down-to-earth, and self-reliant. Backyard chickens signal that you’re tuned into sustainability, animal welfare, and homemade living.
Before long, the neighbors will be asking how you did it, and your husband will be reveling in his role as Coop Engineer Extraordinaire.
6. It’s Basically a Marriage-Building Project
Designing the coop, choosing the breed, deciding whether to name the hens after jazz singers or Game of Thrones characters—this is quality couple bonding. There’s even mild danger involved (roosters! power tools!), which psychologists say deepens intimacy.
And if you jokingly promise to name one of the hens after him, he might just come around. Especially if she turns out to be the flock’s bossiest girl.
7. You Could Be on to Something Ancestral
You might toss in this fun fact: archaeologists think humans have kept chickens for over 8,000 years. That’s a longer relationship than bread and butter. If our ancestors could do it—with no incubators, no YouTube tutorials, and wolves lurking in the bushes—so can you two.
He might groan, but deep down, he’ll respect the long-standing tradition.
Final Thoughts: Tell Him It’s Not Just About the Chickens
Really, this isn’t about poultry. It’s about joy. Purpose. That glow that comes from caring for something outside yourself. And when you’re happier, calmer, and proud of your feathered accomplishments—you’ll be a better partner.
Chickens may not make you June Cleaver, but they might just make you more fulfilled, more grounded, and maybe even more fun to live with. That’s worth clucking about.