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post #1 of 21
8/9/12 at 6:03am
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OK, i am officially banned from getting anymore chickens ( i only have 6!!!!) So now i need another hobby to keep me busy over the summer.I want to go into either:

-Having milking sheep

-Keeping quail (hey, its not chickens lol )

-Keeping a couple of Miniature Horses

 

Any other animal related hobbies? lol

I cant pick! (and apparently i cant do all of them :p) please tell me your opinions, pros cons etc!

Thanks

Living a perfect life!! loving boyfriend, great family and of coarse lots of chickens!!!!
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post #2 of 21
8/9/12 at 6:11am

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http://kayelong.ctmh.com

Independent Close To My Heart Consultant

-for your paper craft, scrapbook, & stamping needs-

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post #3 of 21
8/9/12 at 6:19am
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I know!!! But since nobody but me goes near the chickens they might not notice a new hen walking around?  But ya only 6 chickens and we live on a 300 acre farm! Think of how many chickens i could free range on it!   But they seriously think i have an obsession and they actually made an appointment for me to go to a therapists a month ago!! btw i am totally sane i am just going through a chicken phase like little kid go through a sticker phase (except i hope it never ends!) But do you know what i did? I cancelled the appointment and went out and bought 2 Marans chicks!lau.gif

Living a perfect life!! loving boyfriend, great family and of coarse lots of chickens!!!!
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post #4 of 21
8/9/12 at 6:22am

lau.gif you are too funny!!!!

When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. -Jimi Hendrix
A Loving Family! Black Jersey Giants, Light Brahmas, Welsummers, Goats, Cows, 1 Piedmontese Bull, and a Horse

My Bull died this winter of old age  Does anybody here have a nice Piedmontese bull for sale?

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When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. -Jimi Hendrix
A Loving Family! Black Jersey Giants, Light Brahmas, Welsummers, Goats, Cows, 1 Piedmontese Bull, and a Horse

My Bull died this winter of old age  Does anybody here have a nice Piedmontese bull for sale?

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post #5 of 21
8/9/12 at 3:34pm

lau.gif  I am still in my chicken phase. 

If you are passionate about what you care about, you will
not fail.
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post #6 of 21
8/10/12 at 6:36pm

Hey you could be having a horse phase or  cow phase...both much more expensive and longer lived in animal years.  I say they should be glad it's chickens.
 

If I had known a few chickens would make the man THAT happy....
mom & dad,teaching our rescue BRT Bess all about chickens, EE, Orps and now marans!  The man says we are switching to orps and marans, and they'reHISchickens!
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If I had known a few chickens would make the man THAT happy....
mom & dad,teaching our rescue BRT Bess all about chickens, EE, Orps and now marans!  The man says we are switching to orps and marans, and they'reHISchickens!
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post #7 of 21
8/10/12 at 6:59pm
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Hey you could be having a horse phase or  cow phase...both much more expensive and longer lived in animal years.  I say they should be glad it's chickens.
 

My "horse phase" has lasted 47 years and counting . . . but it only got expensive during the last few years, when I finally acquired some. For some of us, it's an obsession that never ends. Minis need much less space and feed that the "bigs", but they need the same vet and farrier care, so they still aren't cheap to keep. All horses need a certain amount of daily handling and care, or they will develop health/behavior problems.

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post #8 of 21
8/11/12 at 5:35am

Animals are the best therapists!

 

 

They always listen

 

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They'll even do your hair!

 

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Give you hugs

 

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And sometimes talk back

 

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Married to the old dude, 0 human kids, 2 horses, 10 cockatiels, 2 parakeets, 1 sun conure, 1 amazon parrot,  1 eccentric peacock, 1 gsd, 1 pet terrapin, 1 Blue Copper Maran rooster, and 14 world famous Jersey Giants!

 

 

Stan the Man will be missed.

 

 

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Married to the old dude, 0 human kids, 2 horses, 10 cockatiels, 2 parakeets, 1 sun conure, 1 amazon parrot,  1 eccentric peacock, 1 gsd, 1 pet terrapin, 1 Blue Copper Maran rooster, and 14 world famous Jersey Giants!

 

 

Stan the Man will be missed.

 

 

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post #9 of 21
8/12/12 at 2:20pm

Get milk goats! (WARNING: Very addictive with much more needed care and equipment than chickens!)

~Boys, it's fine to fall in love with a girl that hunts, but don't break her heart, because she can hit what she aims at.~

 

~*~*~*~Revelutions start when someone crosses the line~*~*~*~

 

RIP Caris, the sweetest little peach goat the world ever saw, you left way too soon. <3 March 2012--May2012<3

 

 

 

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~Boys, it's fine to fall in love with a girl that hunts, but don't break her heart, because she can hit what she aims at.~

 

~*~*~*~Revelutions start when someone crosses the line~*~*~*~

 

RIP Caris, the sweetest little peach goat the world ever saw, you left way too soon. <3 March 2012--May2012<3

 

 

 

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post #10 of 21
8/12/12 at 2:26pm

What about bantam chickens?  If you focus on the bantam part, maybe no one will notice they are chickens!  big_smile.png Besides, they don't take up as much room.

A mind is like a door.  Keep it open and something might get in.

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A mind is like a door.  Keep it open and something might get in.

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