Chicken (Poultry) Addiction Anonymous *Chat Thread*

[IdealisticRoo]

What a wonderful day for a chicken addict!

My day started with a phone call from the post office, all 27 pullets made the journey! I got a great mix of colors in the Surprise Special from Ideal.

2 boxes of hatching eggs arrived, the incubator is finished and holding temperature beautifully!

I took the day off work and just watched chickens and worked around home in 65 degree weather!

 

[Chocobroc]

Hi. I'm here because I've been told in many different ways that I have issues. At first, it was comments like, "Crazy chicken lady" and "Fowl Mouth" by my immediate family members. I just said... Nah, they just don't understand because they don't have chickens.

So I tried so hard not to talk about my chickens to non-chicken owners. I kept to my forums and fellow chicken lover friends, but it wasn't enough. I had to share pictures of my girls growing up. Sure, I got eye rollings and that ever so sarcastic, "Yeah, great..."

Then about two weeks ago it started to get bad... I mean real bad. I started thinking about the Spring and possibly getting more. Oh no, I thought. This is that "chicken math" my fellow chicken enthusiasts warned me about. I promised my husband I wouldn't want more. That I couldn't handle more. So, I thought, just three... ok, four more-- but that doesn't feel like enough! I've been obsessed about the next breed I'm going to get.

Then I saw her... the beautiful BCM! Yes, I thought. At least one will be a Black Copper Marans. I did a little research with a fellow BCM lover thinking, we'll just get her from a farm or at the very least a hatchery... easy! Nope! Fat chance. Not if I want a true BCM I won't. So, do you think this helps my possible addiction much??? Nope, it's quite the enabler. The researching, googling, and emailing endlessly.

Laundry is piling up, the flies are circling the dishes in the sink, and my carpets haven't seen a vacuum in days. The only thing getting my attention besides the computer are my beautiful girls. Not my daughters, my chickens. My husband said if I don't start paying some attention to him he's going to run electricity and internet to the coop and move in with the chickens, and maybe just maybe he'll be able to see more of me that way. He was being a smart a$$... I thought it was brilliant!

Even after all this I really didn't think I had a problem. After all, anyone interested in anything will do their due diligence in research before getting it, and its not like I talk about my chickens to strangers! At least I didn't think I did. Then, at work today, a patient of mine came in (whom I only recognized because he signed in)... I look up after calling his name, he approaches the window and says, "Hey there Chicken Lady!"

So here I am, and I have a chicken addiction.

 

[Muggsmagee]

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Play the lottery...looks like you had a perfect day! Well, by my standards anyway.

Glad your babies made the trip safely!

 

[Muggsmagee]

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You are lucky to find a home for your roos! I have around 5 to rehome...more if I'm realistic. When my girls start laying again, I'll keep your hatching addiction going! I plan on having some showgirls to hatch...wee little aliens!

 

[Muggsmagee]

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Awww...your story hits home! I stood in my coop tonight and just watched chicken antics...for over an hour! We just want everyone to understand how beautiful and entertaining these chickens are!

 

[featherbaby]

DO NOT.....I repeat: DO NOT let your hubby move the computer out to the chicken coop! Once those girls see the pictures on BYC there's no telling what they'll do. And what about E-bay????? They could bankrupt you before you could say fracken-feathers!!! Besides, haven't you ever heard about a game cam in the coop that shows you on your computer what they're doing at any hour of the day?

 

[acid_chipmunk]

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Really Muggs, it isn't that hard to build one, and just think of all the extra money you would have to buy eggs!

I was looking for Pepsi distributors in my area...I don't know how to go about getting a big ol' fridge like you have!

We got ours on Cragislist for $25. The compressor was shot, which was why it was so cheap, but you don't need the compressor to make an incubator! J pulled the compressor out of the bottom, added 2 outlets inside up top, added the thermo, drilled holes for ventilation, and reused the fan that was in it, works like a charm!

 

[Chocobroc]

Featherbaby you got a point. They'll bring a whole new meaning to the word "Chicken peck'n." Goodness knows what they'd order!

While some may say I have issues, I say they need a chicken (or 4)!

 

[featherz]

OMG.. If the lady picks up my boys today, I'll have one completely empty coop (two are full of chickens). Whatever shall I do! LOL. I guess I can't be a true addict with an empty chicken coop.

 

[GammaPoppyLilyFlutter]

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You'll just have to get more chickens... TOO BAD!