Chicken (Poultry) Addiction Anonymous *Chat Thread*

[equinehugger3]

I know this is kinda weird, but how do you change your title? Lol

haha

 

[Willowsong69]

Have we forgotten about the Chicken Addicts Anonymous T-shirts???

 

[equinehugger3]

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Oooh, T-shirts?!?!

I'd buy one!!!

 

[Muggsmagee]

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I have no idea. I looked back at my profile to see what could be done...didn't see where to do it.

 

[Muggsmagee]

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Oooh, T-shirts?!?!

I'd buy one!!!

We need a design. I remember saying something about coming up with one.

 

[fishnet1971]

oh oh ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!! i would buy a few! might actually wrestle my hubby into one! Heck, if we put them onto doll cloths like Billy in the bonnet wears his overalls, i would take afew of those too!!!!

 

[Muggsmagee]

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We just need a design and a tag line. I'm open to suggestions.

 

[fishnet1971]

let me see if i can do some creative thinking.......
over a glass of wine tonight...
or a bottle.

 

[IdealisticRoo]

My 2 chicks hatched almost 2 days early. As soon as I saw the second chick had a hernia, I got really discouraged. I know my temps fluctuated and ran a little high. Why did I try to make my own incubator? I have spent enough where I could have bought a top of the line incubator! It was fine when the results were no chicks, but I cannot handle mis-hatched chicks. Knowing that my actions caused a chick to be mis-shaped and suffer is unbearable! I am tempted to throw the remaining eggs out, before any others can hatch and suffer.

I pulled it out this morning about 11 hours after it hatched and used a bandaid to hold its guts up. I want it to make it, but it's chances aren't good.

The other chick seems to be doing fine.

I am still really discouraged, I have kinda gone crazy with this whole chicken fix, trying to replace the life I had when I left the city to move down here.

I spend most of my time now feeding, watering and cleaning up after chickens, which keeps me so busy I don't have a chance to realize that I don't really have a life.

I kinda went overboard, I think. Having 5 different ages of birds means 5x the work! I have my adult flock of 8 hens and a roo, the Juveniles - 5 BAs and 4 bantam pullets, the Juvenile OEGB who couldn't be with the other juveniles, b/c they got picked on, so they live in a cage in the garage, the 9 remaining (sold the rest) December 1st pullets, and now new chicks, both hatching and ordered (25 pullets from Ideal arrive Friday)!

WHAT AM I DOING?

So far I have managed to keep them clean and fed and watered, but what if I have to leave or if I get sick? I need to thin it down a bit and focus on making things so that the water lasts longer, the food dispenses itself and the droppings gather in places that can be easily cleaned.

Thanks for letting me rant, I really enjoy BYC, it helps me feel I am not alone. My family and friends tolerate my chicken ramblings, but I kinda feel it is in a patronizing way. I gotta compose myself and get to work.

 

[GammaPoppyLilyFlutter]

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Oooh, T-shirts?!?!

I'd buy one!!!

So would I! Anything to show my chicken pride!