My name is melissa and i have a problem...

[Reinbeau]

Hello, my name is Ann and I'm addicted to BYC. I've already posted that this place was like drugs. I'm obsessed with my chickens and can't learn enough about them - plus you guys just never stop posting all kinds of interesting stuff! Stop it!

No, don't!

 

[banter]

Hello, My name is Christine and I am a chicken duck and goose addict. I started out with one (yes only one!) small Pekin when I was 18. Moved on soon to Runners when I was 24-then Swedish and Cayugas. It was easy. I hid my addiction untill I got into eggs. Chicken eggs, Favorolles the French stuff. Then on to Anconas. Kept it under control until I moved to Maine and got into the BIG TIME. Rare breeds. Sebastopol, Brabanters and Orloffs. Getting harder and harder to find the rare stuff-going broke! Have to hide it from my DH and son! Can't turn off the incubator!!!!!!!!!!AGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Their Other Mother]

Deffinition of an Addict:

ad·dict
–noun 1. a person who is addicted to an activity, habit, or substance: a drug addict.
–verb (used with object) 2. to cause to become physiologically or psychologically dependent on an addictive substance, as alcohol or a narcotic.
3. to habituate or abandon (oneself) to something compulsively or obsessively: a writer addicted to the use of high-flown language; children addicted to video games.


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[Origin: 1520–30; < L addictus assigned, surrendered (ptp. of addîcere, equiv. to ad- ad- + dic- (var. s. of dîcere to fix, determine) + -tus ptp. suffix)]


—Synonyms 1. adherent, devotee; fanatic; junkie.


Alass, my family is right! And I'm also guilty of being a "Dealer" or "Pusher" because of all the folks I have introduced this site to who don't even and/or never did have chickens. I'm so BUSTED!!!

 

[miss_jayne]

um, yeah, i am rhandi-jayne and have posted proof of my addiction, is that a good first step...

see my post for the 'proof'. thanks for the outlet!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=88122

 

[skyfires]

Hello,,,,my name is Tina, aka Skyfires,,,,I'm truly a addict of BYC too,,,,I have written something to this very thing just a few days ago,,,,Look Up 'Are You Chicken Crazy,Are You Sure??' There is no cure,,,we are all stuck in this same place,,, but it is sure nice to have others who share the same problems,,,nice to know others feel like we feel,,,

 

[skyfires]

Ok,,,,I got it wrong mrsengeseth,,,, Its title is 'Are You Chicken Obsessed, Are You Sure?? I gave it a 'bump' for you to go and take a look at. Trust me,,,your not alone out here,,,were with ya,,,,haha!!!

 

[RJ_Hythloday]

Quote:
Bob Here,

I'm w/ Mary, don't have any yet.

My wife has always wanted chickens so it'll be good, we just have to wait till I get out of the military and move back home. (soon I hope)

I've been wanting some fresh eggs, I drove out to pick some up from a craigslisting and they weren't home. The farmers market get's them delivered once in a while so I've been calling and finally got some. We had breakfast for dinner and the whole family was raving about how great the eggs were.

Funny story, when my wife was a kid she asked her dad ''which do you like better chickens or ducks?'' He said ducks and she brought home two ducks for his birthday. They stayed a few years and he even built them a house. Very amazing knowing my FIL.

 

[jbowyer01]

Hi my name is Jennifer and I am soooo addicted to BYC. I dont even have chickens yet but my coop is in the process of being built. I sit and read BYC between patients (I work in a lab) and the after work while dinner is cooking I run to the computer to see if anything new has posted. My husband just shakes his head at me when I say things such as Oh look how cute!!, look fuzzybuts!, I want one of these! and so much more. BTW I told him I was only going to get 3 maybe 4 chickens but.......

 

[ginbart]

Hi Ginger here, I am addicted to BYC and my chickens.

I have, I think, 6 grandchildren, my son just turned 8, one day this month. I did have a small B-day party outside, chickens were included. They all enjoyed the cake. Don’t tell them, I used their eggs. I don’t think my family liked the idea of my chickens being able to eat off the table when my dog can not. But he's just a dog. My chickens give me eggs and follow me around like 12 little puppies . BYC’s give me my sanity.

I stay home and enjoy reading. It may not be a book, IT’S BYC. BYC gives me my laughs of the day and sometimes my crying of the day.

I missed my grandsons ball game because I can’t miss anything on BYC.

My children get mad at me because all I talk about are chickens, chickens, chickens.

It’s all my daughters fault. If she would have only kept the incubator I got her for Christmas last year but no it was to big for cockatiel eggs. So I had to go on eBay and find her a smaller one. Little to my surprise I found hatching eggs. Don’t you think it’s all her fault?

MY RIR's and me happy as can be.

 

[Ladysonja]

I did one better on a generic chicken ringtone!!! I did a video clip of my roo crowing and use it. I get some VERY odd looks in public. Was ordering at a restaurant once and my purse started crowing....the guy kept saying "do you hear a rooster? I think I hear a rooster......"

I should check into the chicken ringtones and see what kind of reactions I receive.​