How do I tell my husband???

[Cloverleaf Farm]

My advice when planning an enclosure for silkies is to make sure that the spacing on the wire is as small as you can possibly get it. I lost 3 of my 4 silkies to a hawk that pecked their heads THROUGH 1" chicken wire. The 4th one didn't get pecked because she is VERY pet quality, and her eyes aren't covered up!

 

[ellieroo]

If your husband is normal and you say nothing it will all be OK ! My friend added two horses to her pasture by saying gee honey look they shed their coats and now are a different color!!

 

[Happy Chooks]

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OMG my husband would FREAK! You are mean!

(in a wicked way

)

 

[Wifezilla]

Another soul stolen by Silkie mind control.

:: sigh ::

 

[gumpsgirl]

Ah, just do it like I do. Once I have chicks in my house, my they just all kind of blend in. My husband doesn't count, so I don't tell.

 

[LarryPQ]

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Yeah- but my DH fell in love with my silkie before I did. So maybe a good thing?

 

[CityChicker]

My preferred method is to just not say anything or to act like my husband is crazy if he thinks he sees a new bird, LOL. If it *ever* works, I will let you know. He is too swift for his own good though. I can never sneak anything past him, but I keep on trying. I thought this week I was gonna be able to get some Call duck eggs mixed in with ours without him noticing and didn't even successfully pull that one off. LOL, I think he secretly takes an egg/bird inventory every day.

 

[nlove_3000]

I told him! LOL I used the "new addition" tactic but he knows me too well. His response was "what kind of animal is it?" We already have 4 children so either way it probably wouldn't have blown him away

Either way he had no issue....but did ask if I was done now. I told him my original hope was 20 and I only got 14 bc I knew I couldn't trust myself. 2 to go!

 

[iheartchkns]

I laughed all the way through these posts, because not only did I come home yesterday with an unexpected 5 chicks of three varieties, but I then went back out with my kids to pick out a few more banties. Hubby didn't really say anything about the first bunch, but I think I need to do the "ask for forgiveness" approach with this latest bunch. I'm done getting chicks, though. My fix is taken care of until next year.

 

[Happy Chooks]

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So now you're on to ducks?