Anybody regret getting more birds?

[horsewishr]

I have four brown-egg layers now. I don't need any more chickens, but I'm thinking about getting 3 more next year--cream, blue, and dark-brown eggers. So every chicken in my flock would be a different breed.

My original four get along very well, so I'm wondering if I should leave well enough alone. I have plenty of room for more girls. But will I wind up regretting "rocking the boat?"

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

I regret it all the time. I hate to say it but I still do it. Then after a while i say to myself "how can you regret such cute, sweet, lovable birds"

 

[nccountrygirl]

Never, I started out with 4 and now have 10 and I'm getting more in the spring, also who many is to many?

 

[Wildsky]

Good question - I have plenty of room, I originally had 8 standard babies, got 4 bantams from a family member - they all get on GREAT...
I'm very tempted to add more, but I really don't NEED more and I don't want to rock the boat....

They get on so well! (yeah the little bantams rule the roost)

 

[paganfish]

Pro'ly not but ask me again after Jan 21...when I get my 25 Welsummers and 25 Catalana brooder chicks.

 

[rooster-red]

I never regret getting more chickens.
I may run into a situation where I have to make changes to the housing, but regret?


NAH!!

 

[paganfish]

Quote:
Right...my fear is I will want to get MORE!

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

With the space I got I have to limit down from 1 breed of standards but I can still get bantams

 

[PurpleChicken]

regret more chickens

I told my wife I wanted 5 chickens so we
got 5 from a breeder at a poultry show.

Then, one of our local feed stores had chicks.
Heck, whats 2 more.

Then, the hatchery sites go me. 25 pullets for
$42. Sounds like fun. I told the wife after I ordered
them.

Built a nice 2 level coop. Spent 30 hours plus $300.
Gave some away. Ate the roos and skittish hens.

It doesn't end.

Coop was too small so I started a small shed. When
the shed was through it was a 24 x 12 barn with heat,
electricity, and soon running water.

Oh it gets worse.

We wanted to hatch eggs so I bought a bator. Within
30 days we had 3 bators going.

Right now we have 60 chickens from 5 weeks to 8 months old.

Regrets??? Heck no. I can't wait to hatch more fluffers.

Ohh, the town only allows up to 20 hens so no one tell on me.

 

[Wildsky]

OH I NEED running water - I'm so sick and tired of carrying water every day!! (and not for the chickens - they have a heated base)