The operative word is "fun". One person's or kid's fun rarely seems to be that of another unless it is on a farm. Farm fun seems to universally be accepted as fun by almost everyone. I find the chicken tracking skills I gained as a kid have come in SUPREMELY handy later in life now that I raise them and they like to occasionally escape.

Also there is little as sneaky and driven as a hen who is looking for a spot to lay an egg. Although if I had that hard lump screaming to get out of me I would be pretty driven too!