Finally narrowed it down..... Yeah RIGHT.!!!

[paulandashia]

More like Narrowed it OUT!

So I am fairly new to chickens, and am learning as I go, but I originally planned on only having 10 birds. I got MANY more now.
More because the hatcheries will not ship less than 15 birds, but also because I had a hard time deciding on the breeds I wanted to go with.
Hubby's solution? "just get whatever you want and I'll expand the coop".
BIG mistake.!

I have 15 that will be going into the coop soon, and another 15 on the way (should get them in 2 weeks).
I also have 15 Pendesenca eggs coming to incubate.
AND, we have 7 ducks to top that off.

Our Ducks are the Golden 300 Hybrids. We have 6 girls and a Drake.

Our chickens we have EE's, Australorps, Delawares, RIR's and white Leghorns.
We have more RIRs coming, as well as Cinnamon Queens and brown leghorns.
And the Pendesenca eggs.
I only want to keep about 3-5 of each breed, so will be selling any leftover birds.

I think I dug myself into a BIG hole. But I swear, chickens are like Pringles! You just can't STOP yourself!

 

[trilyn]

Yeah, you're absolutely right-they are like Pringle's!! I swore I'd only have 12, ummmmm 34 and counting!! lol

 

[jeffro29]

I started with just four laying hens you know for eggs and that was going to be enough for us. Well that was a couple of years ago and well you have to get more it is easier building coops than trying decide which ones to get rid of. I think we will stop getting chickens when they quit making them lol. Good luck jeff

 

[countrygurl]

I diagnose you with "chickenitis" it highly contagious. There is no cure. In fact it will progress, soon all you will be able to think about is chickens. It is spread through the internet, it only takes a couple of hours for syptoms to start showing up. I have also been diagnosed with "chickenitis" I know how you feel.

My mom and I told my dad we were only getting 15-20 birds. Guess how many we have coming? Fourty five, I just hope my dad doesn't count his chickens : )