Chicken (Poultry) Addiction Anonymous *Chat Thread*

[gryeyes]

I've been chatting with my real estate agent about my chickens, and that my dominant rooster's name is Carl. She was quite startled to learn I have 60+ chickens. If all the chicks survive (remember, chicks don't count!!!!) I will have over 80.

Then, today I was dropping off some checks for the various inspections, signing more papers, and I took her, her partner agent, and my soon-to-be next door neighbor each a six-pack of eggs. Turns out the two men of the house next door, father & son, are named Carl. Carl, Sr. laughed and said, "so, if we hear you yelling, 'Carl, shut up,' you won't be talkin' 'bout us, huh?"

 

[andrew6d9]

I need help! Too many chickens!

:cd:cd:cd

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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[IdealisticRoo]

Mrs. Fluffy Puffy :

Welcome Amy!

I was counting my chickens the other day and I counted 145..I sold 11 hens the next day so I'm down to 134.

I have more chicks hatching out 5/3 and more 5/10

Oh, actually I'd better make the 135, b/c the lady I sold my hens to gave me a broody White Rock hen.

Andrew6d9 - You can NEVER have too many chickens!!!!

Mrs. Fluffy Puffy - Congratulations on the broody!

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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Mrs. Fluffy Puffy - Congratulations on the broody!

When I was feeding my chickens this evening, my WR hen was at the very top of the roost and wouldn't come down to eat/drink etc, so I caught her and made her eat something. She is alot bigger than most of my LF hens. She is so pretty.

My little Serama rooster crowed while I was feeding the quail this evening!!

 

[kraftyladies]

Ok, so I am in big trouble I think, and it's BYC's fault!

I have been sitting here reading all this stuff looking at all these babies being hatched....well I talked my hubby into letting me get an incubator. So, I have 25 4 week olds, getting some more chicks the week of May 18th (25 of em)

and I sooo want some lavender orpingtons and some blue orps to go along with the buffs that I am getting. So I figured maybe I could try and hatch some??

Now to decide on the incubator...and then to find the eggs... then my chicken math will be really up and running!

I've decided that chickens are really good therapy... they are so funny to watch!

 

[gryeyes]

Chickens are excellent therapy. There isn't anything much funnier than seeing a hen run somewhere on a chickeny mission. How can you NOT smile at that?? And so many other of their very simple antics, too.

Or watch chicks get the zoomies in their brooder. And if it's a chick (or few) that YOU have personally hatched, the sense of "oooh, that's MY baby!" is so profound!

 

[Muggsmagee]

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Hilarious!

 

[Muggsmagee]

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Chandra, I'm diggin' the new badge of yours! You deserve it!

 

[daisychick]

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Chandra, I'm diggin' the new badge of yours! You deserve it!

Thank you Meagan!