Just make this chick addiction stop!

[moonlyghtegirl]

Friends don't let friends not have chickens...

(sorry, accidental double post)

 

[moonlyghtegirl]

Friends don't let friends not have chickens...

 

[happyhensny]

Chickens OWN me!

 

[fancbrd4me02]

I spend my time doodling "dream orders" of chickens from all the hatcheries.... I sit around thinking of the coolest kinds of chickens I could try to create..... I scheme on how to get a job where I can make a bunch of money so I can fianlly buy that sportsman & hatcher combo and then maybe a Brinsea so I can see what all of the fuss is about. While I am at it I will hire a crew of poultrymen to help me build and maintain my state of the art chicken farm. What will I name my farm? What colors should I have as a theme for my website? Okay if I have to narrow it down to just 10 breeds I can't live without...Just ten? I can't!!!! Wait, I'll just design a better pen, one that is roomy and clever so I can have more than 10 breeds.... and maybe i can have different varieties....

 

[chicken stalker]

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Whose chicks are you refering to. Most BYCers have BYC page located under our avatar if you want to check out anyones flock. If you are looking to buy check out the buy-sell-trade section.

 

[featherbaby]

GotChicken? :

Hi, my name is Erika, and I'm a chickaholic.

"Hi Erika!"

I had my last chicken 25 years ago, and managed to stave off my addiction every time I heard the plaintive cries of lonely feed store chicks looking for a good home.

But I fell off the wagon one month ago. I bought some Silkie chicks, and the first time they ate treats out of my hand, felt their soft feathers on my fingers, and heard their contented chirps, I knew I. Was. Screwwwed!

Isn't addiction fun!

TWELVE STEP RECOVERY PRINCIPLES FOR
CHICKENADDICTION



STEP 1: 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.

STEP 2: 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.

STEP 3: We made a decision to turn our life with poultry and will to have more of them over to
the care of God.

STEP 4: 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. (roll eyes here)

STEP 5: We admitted to God, ourselves, spouse and BYC’rs the exact amount of our
overcommitment.

STEP 6: We are entirely ready to cull all the unnecessary chickens from the flock to make
room for upgrading our stock.

STEP 7: We humbly asked God to help us choose which ones to cull and which ones to keep.

STEP 8: We made a list of all the good breeders and helpful friends that have encouraged us
in our quest for breeding excellence.

STEP 9: 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 chickaddiction. We also commit to
‘pay it forward’ to any new convert to chicken raising by being generous and helpful
where ever possible.

STEP 10: 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.

STEP 11: 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.

STEP 12: 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 (From Chicken Enablers Unanimous)

By Featherbaby/Sandi Mynatt 7-4-09​

 

[HBuehler]

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Hey neighbor

more close addicts

I'm up near Castalian Springs right on the Wilson/Trousdale line so we have no restrictions..it's all farm land on my road.8 acres would be considered farm even in Portland I believe..so come on down I can fix you up.I have about 100 chicks looking to relocate..that hatching addiction just hatched about 40 yesterday alone. My basement is lined up in those big rubbermade containers full of chicks

 

[Kelsykin]

Hi, I'm Kelsy and I am a novice poultry addict.

This all started with us wanted to raise some birds for eggs and the table. (My husband is also an addict, but not ready to admit it just yet.) We planned to only have a few chickens. We have forty on order due here the end of March. Then we figured the 5 Pekin ducks were cute so we could add some ducks and geese. We have 10 welsh Harlequins and 5 buff geese coming the beginning of April. (Yes I will in one week have 55 birds in my house).

So now the husband has decided we need to add some turkeys. He wants 15 so we can get a good mix. That will be a total of 70 birds. Plus we are going to a swap the end of May. I know we will end up leaving with a few more birds, if not hatching eggs. Plus we currently have 8 Pekin eggs in the bator. Hubby has also decided that he is interested in having Quail, Pheasant, Partridge, and some others. OMG he is far worse than myself.

To add to all this I have 7 cats, 1 dog and 6 children under 8 years. I know I am screeeeeeeeeeewed royally, but at least I have great company and several people to worship in this addiction.

 

[happyhensny]

Kelsykin - Now you know you will have loads of fun with the kids and the chicks and the kitties! When we have chicks and the kids skip the TV, Wii, and all the other electronic stuff to sit and snuggle it makes it all worthwhile. Have fun!

 

[Kelsykin]

I have 3 special needs children. 1 has a chromosome abnormality, 1 has autism and 1 has cerebral palsy. The other 3 are fine for the most part. We are hoping that the chicks, ducks and geese will help the 3 special needs kids with therapies. Kind of allow them to help my husband and myself with their care and in turn the kids get help with their motor planning, fine motor, gross motor, speech and strength and help the one with Autism get a bit of the interaction help with the chickens. More of a help him keep calm around them. Being who I am I try to put an educational or therapeutic spin to everything we do.
The government really loves that I have been able to put a therapeutic spin on us moving 300 miles so the autistic child did not have to hear airplanes flying over head all day and could learn. Instead of screaming for hours on end. So maybe it is not so much a Poultry addiction, but a therapy education addiction? Anybody willing to believe that one?