For those who's spouses don't play along....

[luckygarden]

2 years a go I only have few (about 6) chickens but wild dog got them all, it's sad because they always follow me around
then last spring I told my husband, I ordered baby chicks from ideal Poultry, i didn;t tell him how many chicks I ordered
when he asked how many chicks, i just said i order a few, he thought about 25 because I show him a catalog from McMurray, it's cheap buy 25 than buy 1 or 2

When 42 babies arrived, he kinda shocked and I explained, I plan to buy a few but my finger cannot stop clicking the number when I order online....

few days later, he let me buy another 10 silkies from Craiglist, that guy from craiglist convinced him, silkies are cute and easy to take care

This year I cannot buy new baby chicks, that's ok with me i thought I can hatch them and the result I had another 16 babies hatched today.
Now I have to come to my husband and give a biiiggg smile and innocent face like a baby and ask his help for building new coop

 

[Laura78]

Well, I went to the feed store again, lol. And came home with a bronze turkey, a white turkey, a black runner duck, and a Kaki (sp?) runner duck. One of my reg Kaki ducks died yesterday and the other looks like it might die, but I'm still helping it to fight.

 

[packmomma]

Well my parents came over Sat and my hubby and I were out by the soon to be coop. My mom asked me how many I was getting and I thought ok we will see what my hubby really thinks about the "12" is the most I'd get..so I told her 12..looked straight at him and he didnt say anything..then I said..nah I'm only getting 8 right now. AT least I know he wont care if its 12!

The coop is coming along nicely..got the back side sheeted over and a window put in. Poly-ing the floor probably today. Have to wait till next weekend to do any more..need more lumber.

I took the kids over to see three of the 4 kinds of chickens we will be getting. A friend of ours has some right now. Those are some big chickens...I think I remember chickens being smaller..hm... oh well, they didnt scare the kids..although the kids scared them. Had to have a talk about how running chickens around is not a good thing!

 

[Hens_And_Chicks]

This is a hilarious thread.

I feel blessed because my hubby doesn't seem to mind how many chickens I have even though I say I am hatching more eggs.

Between the fresh eggs, meat in the freezer and 4-H projects, I feel like many of you - my DH thinks they are really cute when they hatch, pretty cool out in the coop and loves fresh eggs for breakfast...

.... plus, he doesn't seem to notice how many I have either

 

[Chickenaddict]

Just when my hubby told me i was cut off from any more chicks, he came home yesterday and said "I think i'm gonna get you an incubator just in case you wanna hatch out some more chicks at a later date..... I am rubbing off on him, now if i could just get him outside to build me a bigger coop or 2 i'd be a happy camper

 

[boxermom]

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I've found that my husband says that he isn't in favor of "the chicken thing" but is secretly as excited as I am.

He's such a great guy.

 

[lovemychix]

Mine says "no" and I get them anyway. He's not my boss.

I don't know why he cares anyway he doesn't break ice every morning and take care of them. He just wants to act like a boss I guess.

 

[GardeNerd]

I know its all in good fun. I would have a farm full of animals and orchards if I could, but I'm happily married instead.

7 years ago a friend wanted to give me a few baby desert tortoises. She could not understand why, eventhough I wanted the tortoises so badly, I could NOT take them because my husband was against it. She would laugh and say "Oh take them anyway, don't worry about what your husband thinks. You're an adult, make your own decisions. He is not your boss!" No, he's not my boss, but I am supposed to be his partner.

Needless to say, this friend's attitude about not taking her husbands feelings in to consideration again and again over the years led to her eventual divorce 2 years ago. *My husband did eventually agree I could have one tortoise, but it took a couple more years. Her name is Tiger Lily. I had patience and compromised on other things I didn't really want along the way.

Same with the chickens. I have been talking about wanting them for almost 10 years. He kept saying in jest "When the divorce is final you can have all chickens and cats you want!" I didn't force the issue or get them anyway, but I just kept pointing them out on vacation or at friends houses, reading books about them, and collecting decorative stuff. He knew I loved them. Well, eventually he came around about the chickens too. We now have a Wii video game system that I didn't really want in the house, but I have my chicks. We are both happy, and neither is bothered by the others purchase after all.

It is all about compromise if you want a happy healthy marriage, not sneaking around or stepping on your spouses feelings to get what you want. Please be careful. There is a reason in today's society the divorce rate is so high. It doesn't happen over night, but it does eventually happen.

 

[boxermom]

 

[lovemychix]

I really don't think my husband would divorce me because I sneak a few chickens home. He shakes his head and tries to convince me that I'm crazy but other than that I really don't think having chickens is going to increase my chances of divorce. Trust me. His hobbies cost a lot more than my backyard flock that I tend to. I pointed out that he does all this stuff and I wish I had something to do that I enjoy. He told me to get a hobby. So I did!