Finish this sentence: "You know you're addicted to chickens when..."

[peepacheep]

When you buy a bale of straw and spread it in a loose heap for future worm foraging. After composting all winter the hens are having a ball tearing the pile apart and eating all the creepy crawlies.

 

[Minniechickmama]

When you buy a bale of straw and spread it in a loose heap for future worm foraging. After composting all winter the hens are having a ball tearing the pile apart and eating all the creepy crawlies.

That's not addicted, that is just ingenious!

 

[GardenGal]

When you see a sweet baby and think how much it reminds you of your favorite chick.

 

[chickenreferee]

When you sit around staring at your broody hen trying to will the eggs to hatch faster.

 

[frostbite]

...you enjoy your morning coffee in the run, in a lawn chair, in your bathrobe, letting the chicks pluck the morning mosquito swarm off your bare legs.

 

[shadow rabbit10]

...You have the guts to clean chicken poo with your bare hands.
...you think your chickens smell good and sniff them. (friends stare at you like your crazy)
...you start peeping back to your chicks.

 

[Ilovemyduckies]

When you are moving, you uncle (14) comes to help and when you are unpacking your room, he thinks you're crazy because he keeps finding stuff like egg cartons, egg shells (in jars that I feed to my hens), chick boxes, etc. etc.

 

[our 5acre farm]

after being at work all day and u want to go check on ur baby chicks before u check on the family,

i love this thread!

 

[shadow rabbit10]

When you dedicate two hours of your time trying to construct a perch for your chicks. (they are loving it!)

 

[hiddenflock]

1: When you have a deversion for which bird will be traveling with which, based on friendliness with one another, on the way to the new property.

2: When you have big plans for celebrating the first day of National Chicken Month (September).

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