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Isn't it great being right?

post #1 of 9
7/10/12 at 1:34pm
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I don't know if I'm the only one who faced this sort of kickback when they first told people they were going to get chickens but I remember my mom, dad, brothers, friends, friends of my brothers -just about everyone- were telling me "Oh, no way you can't take care of farm animals!" "You're not dedicated enough, they are too much work" and my favorite (courtesy of my younger brother) "They'll be cute for like 5 minutes and then they'll grow up and you'll ignore them, and I'll have to take care of themrant.gif" 

 

They are now about 7 weeks old, and are growing up beautifully in a coop and run that I built for them by myself, eat food that I help out at an elderly womans hobby-farm to earn, and eat treats that I make from scratch at home!

 

So just a few days ago, I asked my bros, "Hey, do you remember saying that you'd both be willing to bet 20$ each that I wouldn't be able to take care of chickens? Well I don't even want it, all I want is for you both to admit that you were wrong, and I was right!" gig.gifIt was too funny to see them turn all red tongue.png just goes to show, when a woman sets her mind to something there's not much you can do or say to discourage her! wink.png

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post #2 of 9
7/12/12 at 8:40pm

congrats!

"Was dich nicht umwirft, macht dich starker"   "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger."-Friedrich Nietzsche 
My new tag line...added to the end of every sentence--->  "...... after all, they ARE chickens!!!"

 

Here's a link to my BYC page:  http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chickats-page

Here's a link to my BYC blog of sorts http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/jottings

 

 

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"Was dich nicht umwirft, macht dich starker"   "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger."-Friedrich Nietzsche 
My new tag line...added to the end of every sentence--->  "...... after all, they ARE chickens!!!"

 

Here's a link to my BYC page:  http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chickats-page

Here's a link to my BYC blog of sorts http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/jottings

 

 

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post #3 of 9
7/12/12 at 8:42pm

woo!! highfive.gif

I am the mama of 9 full-grown hens: 1 Dominikers, 1 Partridge Rock, and 2 Buff Orpingtons, and 5 gold comets

Join my RPG!!  http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/745405/walk-in-the-wild-wolf-rpg#post_10488392

Or this one!!  http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/748669/pride-of-the-serangheti-a-lion-pride-rpg-needs-members

Or, this one!!  http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/764630/stray-wild-feral-ca...

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I am the mama of 9 full-grown hens: 1 Dominikers, 1 Partridge Rock, and 2 Buff Orpingtons, and 5 gold comets

Join my RPG!!  http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/745405/walk-in-the-wild-wolf-rpg#post_10488392

Or this one!!  http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/748669/pride-of-the-serangheti-a-lion-pride-rpg-needs-members

Or, this one!!  http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/764630/stray-wild-feral-ca...

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post #4 of 9
7/12/12 at 8:50pm

Way to Go!!!!

Lucky to have: a wonderful husband and 2 beautiful sons, 3 horses, 21 fainting goats, 2 Maremma LGD's, 3 spoiled house dogs and 1 cat. Purebred pens of Blue Andalusian, True Ameraucana, Bantam Mottled and Lavender Cochins, Heritage RIR, Buff Orpington, Welsummer, Marans, BLR Wyandotte, Dark Brahma, Cream Legbars, Cayuga ducks and Black Spanish Turkeys. (and more in the incubator).

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Lucky to have: a wonderful husband and 2 beautiful sons, 3 horses, 21 fainting goats, 2 Maremma LGD's, 3 spoiled house dogs and 1 cat. Purebred pens of Blue Andalusian, True Ameraucana, Bantam Mottled and Lavender Cochins, Heritage RIR, Buff Orpington, Welsummer, Marans, BLR Wyandotte, Dark Brahma, Cream Legbars, Cayuga ducks and Black Spanish Turkeys. (and more in the incubator).

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post #5 of 9
7/12/12 at 9:00pm

Congrats! It always feels great to be right! Especially about chickens!yippiechickie.gif

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post #6 of 9
7/13/12 at 10:53am

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post #7 of 9
7/13/12 at 1:15pm

Hey...20 bucks is 20 bucks! lol!

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post #8 of 9
7/14/12 at 9:57pm

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My family was the same way.  One year later, I still love my chickens, and they are well taken care of.  Neener, neener, I say to them.  ;) 

Kara - home to 1 smart dog, 1 hyper puppy, 3 lazy cats, and 32 crazy chickens...oh, and a 13 year old kid and a husband thrown in there for good measure.   

 

http://talesofatransplantedcitygirl.wordpress.com/

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Kara - home to 1 smart dog, 1 hyper puppy, 3 lazy cats, and 32 crazy chickens...oh, and a 13 year old kid and a husband thrown in there for good measure.   

 

http://talesofatransplantedcitygirl.wordpress.com/

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post #9 of 9
7/15/12 at 11:17am
I didn't have problems with family... They understand that once I decide on something it will get done, one way or another. I did however have issues with some old friends saying discouraging things. Especially giving me warnings like "my brother had chicks and then ended up with salmonella" "so-in-so bought so-in-so chicks as a joke and this bad thing happened"

I did defend my position on the chicks when I got them, and I do live 40 miles from nowhere on 15 acres. I didn't get them as a joke (cannot believe someone would do that!).
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