Chicken (Poultry) Addiction Anonymous *Chat Thread*

[Muggsmagee]

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I'm on it. Give me a sec...

 

[IdealisticRoo]

I am glad to see I am not the only one with a chicken addiction.

I dream about chickens, I have hatchery catalogs and chicken books next to my bed.

It started in March with 7 E.E. pullets (which I kept 6 and are laying nicely), then I ordered 50 more chicks (Black Australorps, N.H. Reds and the famous 99 cent bantam special from Ideal). Now these guys are getting old enough to tell apart and I have started selling them locally for $5 a chick! I have kept the nicest ones and the bantam hens. SO of course I need more!

I just ordered (less than 20 minutes ago) Ideal Poultry's SURPRISE SPECIAL PULLETS 25 pullets, delivered for only $45! SO here again, if I wait until they are about a month old, then I can pick out my favorites and sell the rest! They will be shipped on Dec. 1st!

I spend hours in the insulated and heated "chicken room" in the garage watching the babies. The only time I go to town is to buy food, bedding or treats for them. I forget to eat, because I am so busy watching them!

Here I sit at 9:30 at night, eyes gleaming, posting on a forum admitting a chicken addition!

I sure am glad I never tried drugs!

 

[acid_chipmunk]

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Muggs, you really need to build a bator like we have. I think you would have a much better hatch rate. We have about 85-95% hatch rate with ours.

Christine...post a pic of your incubator. It's worth drooling over. Craig will find this on his to-do list before long! (Ahem...once I get those plans from you!

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Here ya go! Poor Craig, he's in for it now!

(Please don't mind my reflection in the door)

You can even see a few babies down there running around on the bottom shelf, one up from the floor of the bator!

 

[Muggsmagee]

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Welcome!

I just love that I'm not alone (there's a place for us!

). We had great weather today, so I put my lawn chair in the middle of the run and just let the chickens entertain me for a good hour! The only problem is we live on a main road and our backyard is all exposed..."non-chicken owners" must think I'm crazy!

Keep your stories coming. I love talking with my chicken friends. Let's face it...most of my facebook friends just don't get it!

 

[Muggsmagee]

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Christine...post a pic of your incubator. It's worth drooling over. Craig will find this on his to-do list before long! (Ahem...once I get those plans from you!

)

Here ya go! Poor Craig, he's in for it now!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/52537_dscn1248.jpg

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/52537_dscn1251.jpg
(Please don't mind my reflection in the door)

You can even see a few babies down there running around on the bottom shelf, one up from the floor of the bator!

HECK YES! Love, love, love it!

I didn't notice your chicks at the bottom before. Did you get those stickers on it? Ahem..."hands off", etc?

This is the incubator everyone should build.

 

[Muggsmagee]

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Whoops...spaced on this! Between the too bright flash and a moving chicky...the picture isn't wonderful.

My porcelain silkie...

 

[acid_chipmunk]

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Here ya go! Poor Craig, he's in for it now!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/52537_dscn1248.jpg

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/52537_dscn1251.jpg
(Please don't mind my reflection in the door)

You can even see a few babies down there running around on the bottom shelf, one up from the floor of the bator!

HECK YES! Love, love, love it!

I didn't notice your chicks at the bottom before. Did you get those stickers on it? Ahem..."hands off", etc?

This is the incubator everyone should build.

No, didn't get the stickers on it yet. Actually not sure where J put them! Guess I need to hunt for them and put them on.

 

[chicken stalker]

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Christine...post a pic of your incubator. It's worth drooling over. Craig will find this on his to-do list before long! (Ahem...once I get those plans from you!

)

Here ya go! Poor Craig, he's in for it now!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/52537_dscn1248.jpg

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/52537_dscn1251.jpg
(Please don't mind my reflection in the door)

You can even see a few babies down there running around on the bottom shelf, one up from the floor of the bator!

You guys should consider building a few and selling them...hint hint! I would like one the size of a wine refrigerator...I see them come up on craig's list every now and then. I love the glass door, lots of surface area for my nose and hand prints. I would be first on your list!

 

[Muggsmagee]

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Here ya go! Poor Craig, he's in for it now!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/52537_dscn1248.jpg

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/52537_dscn1251.jpg
(Please don't mind my reflection in the door)

You can even see a few babies down there running around on the bottom shelf, one up from the floor of the bator!

You guys should consider building a few and selling them...hint hint! I would like one the size of a wine refrigerator...I see them come up on craig's list every now and then. I love the glass door, lots of surface area for my nose and hand prints. I would be first on your list!

Exactly Karen. Wine fridge would be a perfect size!

Separate thing...are you still looking for a Lav Ameraucana roo? I have one from John Blehm I am willing to part with. He's long and leggy!

 

[chicken stalker]

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You guys should consider building a few and selling them...hint hint! I would like one the size of a wine refrigerator...I see them come up on craig's list every now and then. I love the glass door, lots of surface area for my nose and hand prints. I would be first on your list!

Exactly Karen. Wine fridge would be a perfect size!

Separate thing...are you still looking for a Lav Ameraucana roo? I have one from John Blehm I am willing to part with. He's long and leggy!

None of my ladies are laying so I not going to worry about it until at least the first of the year......unless you talk me into it

Alright I can at least look at a picture, it might sway my decision to wait.