Am I a chicken hoarder? :)

[Katydid2011]

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Hi Cathy!

I originally wanted about four laying hens too. *cough cough* And like you, the more I see and read here the more I feel compelled to EXPAND! If not for the fact that I'm an insomniac, it wouldn't be a problem. Unfortunately, I sit here reading while everyone else is a sleep and the house is so quiet I have nothing to do but dream of new chicken breeds and new chicken things.

I'm so glad you get to have those chickens! The coop for 30 sounds way cool! Once you're finished with it and have those chickens, I hope you post pictures!

 

[al6517]

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You totally made me laugh out loud!

My husband keeps giving me side-looks and saying, "You are NOT bringing chickens into the house!" I look innocent as I assure him I never would.

The other day our oldest son said, "Don't believe her dad." I reminded them both that I am a neat freak, as evidenced by our VERY tidy house. My son says, "Like that's going to stop you." I thought about it a moment and said, "You may be right. After all, I let you stay in the house!"

Seriously, I can't imagine. I do have goofy pet names for them and I spend A LOT of time outside with them but I can't imagine bringing them in. Well, I can IMAGINE it, but no.

Good for you !!!!!! My DW is the same as your DH in regards to chickens in the house. I do hatch an awfull lot of chicks and keep them in tub brooders at the other end of the house, but at 2 wks of age they go out regardless. She will not waiver on this and I don't blame her, I kinda like having a neat clean house as well. I have met some house chicken people who actually raise them in their homes or big adult house coops LOL. And I gotta say it's mega nasty, I don't care how much they think or say they clean, we all raise chickens so you can't pull that line on us LOL. So given what you have said I think you will be fine and Normal LOL.

 

[Caat]

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Hi Cathy!

I originally wanted about four laying hens too. *cough cough* And like you, the more I see and read here the more I feel compelled to EXPAND! If not for the fact that I'm an insomniac, it wouldn't be a problem. Unfortunately, I sit here reading while everyone else is a sleep and the house is so quiet I have nothing to do but dream of new chicken breeds and new chicken things.

I'm so glad you get to have those chickens! The coop for 30 sounds way cool! Once you're finished with it and have those chickens, I hope you post pictures!

I'm just thrilled that hubby is on board!! I am on al list for chicks mid summer from a local hertiage town so part of me is happy with waiting since one of the breeds I REALLY REALLY want are Chanteclers and I SHOULD be able to get some through them... Hubby mentioned maybe having to go through a hatchery like I was originally thinking of doing but their minimum is 25. I told DH this and gave me this look like I was an alien then said "yeah, and?" I LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE this!!! I seriously need to win the lotto so I can build a HUGE coop and get way more chickens! I have a big pick-up truck, AC in the cab, can drive long distances... hehehe Life is grand. I'm also very happy to see that most ppl here are in the same boat... we NEED more

Pics I will post as soon as things start to happen

 

[NottinghamChicks]

I started out just wanting a few chickens as pets ( I don't care for eggs) so I got 6. Well I traded one of them that was a roo for two pullets. I had a hen that went broody (you don't waste broody)so I gave her 6 eggs. I fell in love with the d'anvers so I ordered 10 babies. Now I am breeding the d'Anvers to hatch the eggs under my broody if and when she is broody again at some point, otherwise I will be selling fertile eggs. I'm hoping for the broody scenario as it will give me more chickens, lol!

I think compare to alot of people I'm not so bad

No matter what, I am loving it!

 

[Naughty]

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You HAVE joined a support group for chicken addicts... but we usually don't use such offensive language ... it goes against our nature to tell someone they don't need any more chickens!

 

[Caat]

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There's a distinct difference between want and need. Want you can live without, but NEED... there's no living without. For example, you may want a new IPod because it has more memory, can do this or that, you can live without it...

you NEED a certain breed of chicken because the mental anguish of living without the new addition just isn't healthy

more chickens are a definate NEED!

 

[schellie69]

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I love that your daughter's been bitten by the chicken bug too! What fun!

Its great except that she live with me so we are only allowed 15 we have that and maybe a few more.

I can't help it I want those dark chocolate looking eggs and green eggs, (I lost my green egg layer) so I need 2 to replace her right that way if I lose one I still have one. Chicken math I understand.

 

[AKsmama]

The only reason I would recommend someone not get any more chickens is if they can't take care of what they already have. Other than that, I say go for it!

I was adamantly against chickens (only because we have lots of predators here, and I didn't want to be the local chicken buffet) until we got some; now I can't imagine living without them. I'm planning on adding ducks, geese, guineas, and maybe quail in the future.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Yeah, I 'm a chicken addict. They are just such fun to have around! I mashed up some boiled eggs this morning and took them out to the chicks. They go absolutely nuts for that. Makes me laugh every time.:-D So far, I have Rhode Island Reds, Buff Orpingtons, Black Australorps, Jersey Giants, Barred Rocks, Polish, Delawares, Buckeyes, Silkies, Blue Wyandottes and 2 salmon favorelle hens. Anyone got a SF rooster ? Those are the adults . Then I have cochins, light Sussex, light brahmas, dark brahmas, buff brahmas, silver lace Wyandottes and who knows how many more breeds in the Bator? Any one need some hatching eggs? PM me, will you I hate to see these go to waste... Deb

 

[Tvanbui]

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I agree with you on this! Although we do have names for a few special chickens (not goofy names, really names and the rest are called chickens.

We do have a couple of saramas that come in the house under supervision and no problem with my family because they are "chicken aficionados" too. But I suspect my older brother is borderline hoarding Our friends love us because they get free farm fresh eggs from us. You should see their faces when I bring them eggs.

We really don't know how many we have, but it's difficult to count when they free range on a 2.5 acre fenced lot. They get to do their natural chicken things. You can hardly see them from the house because they are all scattered over the land.
And we did lose 47 chicks a couple of days ago.
Therefore, we are not hoarders! We are aficionados!
And De Nile IS just a river in Egypt.

We just love them chickens! That's all.