At what point do you have a chicken problem?

[Zahboo]

Everyone is fine until you get a mortgage on the coop!

 

[old mill poultry]

LOL!!!!

 

[gaeamama]

I was just worrying myself that I'm getting in over my head.. so this thread caught my attention.

I don't have it nearly as bad as some of you

I have four hens (down from 11 a few months ago, thanks to some predator), 6 3ishmonth old chicks, 22 eggs in the bator, 6 more coming at end of month, and I just bid on a bator and more eggs! I think my hubby is going to be mad!!

 

[bargain]

But do you dream of chickens??? I do.....Do you have chickens outside your bedroom window that wake you up @@@@ I do.

Do you have trouble selling your baby chicks when you want to keep them all......Oh well,,,,,I'm definitely way in trouble!!!!

Great topic!!!! SMile..At least I'm not alone. Can you talk chicken ....I can.....HEHEH

Okay enough.....I gotta go dream about a big huge incubator for my habit......

 

[Guinea Goonie]

When you buy an extra refigerator to handle all the eggs your are collecting after you have about 5 people you are giving 2 dozen to every week.

After you give up on putting eggs in egg cartons and start using empty coffee canisters to store the eggs because you just can not keep up.

When you then give your neighbors the topped off coffee canisters of eggs and tell them to just keep the old egg cartons "for their use".

When you invite your friends over and tell them to "go on up to the barn and get yourself some EGGS and take them home with ya"

should I go on ?

 

[sandyj]

Hi, my name is Sandy and I'm a chick-a- holic!!!

sandyj

 

[mtnhomechick]

Quote:
Rimshoes........do you need some egg cartons? I come your way a couple times a month and I have some.........pm me if you need some.

And for the OP................admit it...........YOUR A CHICKAHOLIC. But.......so am I!!!

 

[patyrdz]

I realized I had a problem when I was yelled at for buying store eggs, because I can't waste a fertile egg by eating it! IT MUST BE HATCHED!!!!!

 

[pascopol]

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When you replace pictures of your kids with images of your chickens at your work desk you have a problem.

If every of your posts on BYC contains names and breeds you own, you have a problem.

 

[nerfy]

I started out with 1 bantee mutt rooster that my DH found at my FIL house, abandoned and just a few hours old. I had Roaster for 8 years. A raccoon killed him about 2 years ago. I still miss him.
Last year, my FIL bought a bunch of chicks. The sick ones came my way. I saved 2 of 4. DH knew I was going to keep them. My DH and FIL made the coolest chicken tractor for me....to house 2 hens.
As my addiction grew, (I never had hens before). I found my pet chicken. com. BAD PLACE, they sold me 3 of the cutest, very healthy day old chicks. I actually snuck the chirping box in a grocery bag via pick-up from post office past my husband as he was working outside. During our short conversation, little peeps were coming from the bag, I heard it, he didn't . I had the chicks for 4 days before he discovered them in my computer room.. BUSTED. The cheeps were heard. He's really busy with work and school.
Upon the discovery, he took better than I expected. Built an area big enough for all.
I got a beautiful EE for Valentine's Day. One of my FIL's.
Oh, and last but not least... I'm not even supposed to have chickens according to the ordinance. Keeping them incognito.
Yes I'm a chickenholic.