Gettin' more chicks--need 12 step program

[GA Peach in VA]

I just ordered some Buff Brahmas from Ideal. Dh just bought me some EE's on Sunday. Oh, I ordered some Wyandotts---think it was golden laced or somethin'---everything is just a haze now.

IS there a 12 step program for this addiction?

I think I am developing ADD, so I might only be able to got 5 steps--ummmm maybe 3.

Anyone else got the FEVER???

angie

 

[jen5680]

Hello my name is Jennifer and i am a chick aholic!!! I got my fisrt ones in the spring and i just got 6 more a few days ago and i am wanting to get some different breeds that i still don't have.
I new i should have made my pen way bigger!!
I think we need to think of a name for this sickness!! But I do love it whatever it is!!

 

[goldnchocolate]

Buff Brahma's??? Did you say Buff Brahma's???? I want some of those, too. They are on my list for "next time"

Yes, it is a sickness

 

[PurpleChicken]

Step 1: Admit we are powerless over our chicken addiction and our lives had become unmanageable.

Is your life unmanageable or just more fun with chickens?


Step 2: Came to believe that a power greater then ourselves could restore us to sanity.

God likes chickens. Forget about it.

 

[featherbaby]

Please allow me to finish what you started:


TWELVE STEP RECOVERY PRINCIPLES FOR CHICKENADDICTION



We admitted we were powerless over our chicken addictions and our compulsion to have more of them. As a result our schedules have become unmanageable.

We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity, and his name is NOT Dear Husband or Dear Wife.

We made a decision to turn our life with poultry and will to have more of them over to the care of God.

We made a searching inventory of precisely how many chickens we have at present and how many square feet of coops and runs we currently own.

We admitted to God, ourselves, spouse and BYC’rs the exact amount of our overcommitment.

We are entirely ready to cull all the unnecessary chickens from the flock to make room for upgrading our stock.

We humbly asked God to help us choose which ones to cull and which ones to keep.

We made a list of all the good breeders and helpful friends that have encouraged us in our quest for breeding excellence.

We made a plan to reciprocate to each of these people for all the good things they have done to help us happily overindulge in our chickadiction. We also commit to ‘pay it forward’ to any new convert to chicken raising by being generous and helpful where ever possible.

We continued to take a personal inventory of how much money and time we spend with our feathered children, and vowed to give our spouses and children equal time.

We prayed that God would keep our families and flocks safe from predators and disease, and for greater knowledge of His will for our happiness.

Having had a truly delightful experience in keeping chickens, we promise to carry the message to others and work tirelessly to help others become as hopelessly addicted to chickens as we are.

Amen




THAT'S MY STORY AND I'M STICKIN' TO IT !!!!!
Featherbaby in Florida

 

[Chickenmaven]

Welcome to Chicken Enablers Unanimous!

DON'T COME TO THIS SITE FOR "HELP".

Unless you need help getting more chickens.

 

[GA Peach in VA]

I really gotta stop looking at the posts with pics!! Now, I think I need a true Araucana rooster for my EE girls!!

They are only 2 weeks old!!!!
I promised DD that I would get her some colored eggs to hatch out! DD is just lovin' all of this. She can't wait to get the Ideal order.

Angie

 

[farmin'chick]

STEP 13:

ORDER MORE CHICKENS, RIGHT AWAY if you can't find a local supplier where you can have them TODAY!

 

[featherbaby]

Thanks. I'll add that Step 13 to my list.

What a joy filled addiction!!!!!!! The beauty of it is:

It doesn't cost a lot (compared to drugs)
The euphoria lasts a Loooooooonnnnggggg time!
There's no hangover the next day.
There's no shame or social stigma attached.
Other people help you and cheer you on.
You don't have to go to meetings.

Could it get any better than that?

 

[PurpleChicken]

Actually, the 13th step implies something completely different that
I can't share here.