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How do you control the addiction?

Discussion in 'Raising Baby Chicks' started by SunAngel, Apr 9, 2009.

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  1. Apr 9, 2009 #1
    SunAngel

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    Spring has definitely sprung here and I am finding myself pleasantly surrounded by little peepers!

    ~9 six week olds in the outside coop brooder
    ~9 four week olds in the rabbit hutch brooder-in the house
    ~10 two week olds (that I hatched) and 10 three day old standards (from TSC) in a separate brooder-in the house
    ~10 day old Bantams (from TSC-bought today)- in their own little cage

    ~5 duck eggs, 16 Blue Ameraucana eggs and 6 mixed eggs in the bator (due around 4/20).
    ~9 Blue Ameraucana eggs under a broody (due 4/26)

    And 36 chicks due from Ideal on 4/22.

    Anyone else got chick fever????
     

  4. Apr 9, 2009 #2
    NancyP

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    Sorry they don't make a patch to control this. I guess you will just have to live with it. [​IMG]
     
  6. Apr 9, 2009 #3
    ChooksChick

    ChooksChick BeakHouse's Mad Chicken Scientist

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    Control!!! (takes deep breath, crying from laughter...)


    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Control addiction!!!!!!!

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  8. Apr 9, 2009 #4
    Buckhorn Farm

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    I am going to have my DH read your post then he won't think I'm so bad after all:) every time i drive by TSC my car just starts turning in all by its self....
     
  10. Apr 9, 2009 #5
    smokeater413

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    I have 20 rir's in the run, 24 white leghorns in the incubator......had the urge to go to the local feed store, rode the motorcycle......cant bring home chicks on a motorcycle.....well not that kind anyway!
     
  12. Apr 9, 2009 #6
    thechickenchick

    thechickenchick Born city, Living country

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    Control? What control???????????? [​IMG] [​IMG]
     
  14. Apr 9, 2009 #7
    patyrdz

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    Addiction? What addiction? I don't have an addiction! (looks around for lightning coming from the sky)[​IMG]
     
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  17. Apr 9, 2009 #8
    Ryu

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    We got 38 from ideal, have hatched maybe 40, have 30 in the hatcher and about 130 in the incubator.....

    It's sooo out of control, but we're trying to get 4 breeding projects going and we just need more birds.

    I don't know how we've gotten so many. We weren't getting any eggs then-BOOM. I can't think about it anymore my head is going to explode....[​IMG]
     
  19. Apr 9, 2009 #9
    Bil

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    No control needed except maybe cruise control to keep it going!!

    I have 9 6-week old
    2 4-week olds
    6 3-week olds
    19 eggs in incubator
    18+ eggs being shipped next week.
    (oh, and I'm looking for a couple of GLW chicks if you know of any in Oregon!! [​IMG] )

    Bil
     
  21. Apr 9, 2009 #10
    SunAngel

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    My DH is pretty good, he just calmly says "Oh, cool", when I ramble on about my latest chick purchase from TSC, a hatchery, BYC'ers or the auction.

    I guess lucky for me TSC only got 2 breeds of standards in (secretly hoping they get more, but I probably shouldn't be).

    We have to go buy a shed to use as a new Bantam coop this weekend. My chicken/duck compound keeps expanding lol.

    Its nice to see I am not the only one with this addiction! [​IMG]
     
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