I wondered when someone would ask me this but rest assured aNon, there’s a PERFECTLY GOOD explanation for it. …Unfortunately it probably won’t make sense to everyone else but me.

Anyway, they say that the chickens are milked is a russian expression used when someone doesn’t believe you. Just like saying “ye sure when pigs fly”.

I imagine Pavel would hear this often from people who knew his true cunning/sly personality but also chICKENS