Hello, my name is Christine and I am a Chick-a-holic!
It started out innocently enough. My DH wanted chicks and I didn't. I wasn't too keen on the idea of "dirty" birds running around my yard, pooping everywhere. Well, he decided we were going to try it and see what happened and if nothing else, we would have some meat. He went to our local feed store and got a RIR, BR, 2 EE's, and a Buff Orphington. They were sooooo cute!
Then my son and daughter wanted to pick out their own, so back to the feed store we went and got 2 more; another RIR and a BSL.
We were good with those 7 for a while. Then, I was at the store picking up shavings and they had some leftovers from a delivery the week before and I spotted a SLW and a Golden Hamburg. I called the DH from there, took a pic and sent him and got the OK to bring them home. (So much for not wanting birds!)
THEN, in the fall I was there again getting shavings and saw a cage with fuzzy butts. They had fuzzy feet too and my daughter was in love!!! We got 2 and brought them home. One turned out to be a roo and he went on the block (since even though we live in a rural area, we do have a neighbor and I didn't want to make him mad)
So here it is CHICK DAYS again, YAY!! DH and I ordered chicks this year to get what we wanted. That worked well until I went (alone, seems that is worse than having DH and the kids along) to pick up our first order. We had 2 Jersey Giants and 2 GSL's on order. Got them and also came home with 2 Buff Brahmas. Sent a pic to DH at work and he sends back "Wait, there are 6 in there! Where did the other 2 come from?!" Dang it, I thought I would be able to seak them past
The next week was the order of our 5 EE's and I managed to only come home with them (not sure how
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Then it gets worse. We stop on the way to see my Grandparents, "just to see what they got in this week". BIG mistake! We came home that day with a Silkie and a Frizzle.
THEN, the next week, I run over to see what they got for "Haterchy Choice" pullets. I ended up coming home with another Silkie and 2 SLW! (OH, by this point I think Hubby knows I have a problem
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Call
TSC to see what they have (hubby did this) and they have meat birds. DH wants to do meat birds, so we run up there and get six of those. Then, we stop at another feed store on the way home and buy 6 of the ones they have!
DH is an enabler! Not once has he said "Don't you think we have enough?" Now he says, what should I make the new coop to look like and how big?!
So, now we have Zebra, Skunk, Lola, Silver, Goldie, Polly, Amber, Ariel, Belle, Cinderella, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Tiana, Cleopatra, Pip, Leia, Amidala, Buttercup, Frizz, Lacie, Wynn and Giselle. (My daughter likes Princesses, she's 5).
So, here I am and admitting it, so that is the first step to recovery, right? Right?!
P.S. Did I mention we are getting ducks on Friday?!?!? 10 of them!!!
And by the way, if any of you need a sponsor, I'm here! 
