Hello! Noob with chicken addiction spiralling out of control ;)

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC - Yes, yes - more coops and then more chickens.

We do our best to enable.

 

[Boomer101]

I'm clearly not in the right place to find someone to talk me off the ledge....am I the only one my friends are now referring to me as the mad chicken lady?

 

[Chickenloving]

You are not the only "mad chicken person".

When we got new chickens we would chicken wire in a spot around a dog house for a while, until both sides got used to each other. Then, we would let them interact.

 

[gander007]

 

[TwoCrows]

Thanks guys, TwoCrows I posted a reply quoting you and I've been diverted to the moderator...I'm such a forum noob lol. I didn't do anything naughty, honest.

Anyway thank you and to Kelsie, yes giving in is the only option as I see it . A second coop for those little medical hiccups and somewhere for the newcomers sounds sensible. I was going to do it anyway, I just needed the professional validation and an excuse to get more coops. And chickens.

You will get used to these forums. There is a lot here on BYC to learn!

Oh...your addiction is FAR worse than mine, having a chicken in your kitchen! LOL I have to sneak mine in side the house if I need to do any work on them so no one finds out!

Years ago I DID have a quail hatching addiction and just couldn't stop hatching! The incubator never cooled off for a few years and I had quail coming out of my ears! So the aviaries just kept going up until I was ordered to STOP!!!

LOL....I think I went into post hatching depression after that.

Hmmm.....I think I have some chicken eggs and no broody hen....better go dust off the bators!!

Good luck with your ventures!

 

[Kelsie2290]

And that is how it starts, already have you thinking two coops is a good idea, three will be next, and yes, this forum seems to be completely populated by chicken enablers... some of them even do double duty like TwoCrows who is also a quail enabler at times (they are sooo cute).
Not sure if you have seen it, but there is a great article in the Learning Center about figuring out how many chickens your main coop space might work with https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/how-much-room-do-chickens-need

 

[drumstick diva]

Tell your friends you are NOT a mad chicken lady - you are a very happy one.

 

[mlwhite]

I built a large coop and then got around to building a permanent brooder box in it. When the new baby chicks were 4 weeks old I put them in the big girl coop (in the coop's brooder box). Next week they will be 8 weeks old and get to join the flock. This will be my fist time integrating new chicks so I hope all goes well. Ive read a lot on the subject. I am hopelessly addicted and currently have 34 chicks; 7 cockerel and the rest are pullets. I plan to toughen up so I can butcher the cockerels in November. For me, I believe it is part of owning chicks. Look at this awesome brooder box with nesting shelves built below, inside a coop. I came across this after I'd built my brooder box. Awesome way to take advantage of the vertical real estate in your coop.

 

[Denwendairy]

I love that brooder box! What a great idea! I've just ordered an incubator and might have to look into something like this!!!

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Welcome to BYC! Please make yourself at home and we are here to help.