Thanks guys for the verbal hugs!!! I guess it's not that uncommon to get grief for chickens! I figure they'll eventually come around, they'll just have to wait and see. And if they don't, oh well. The only person who HASNT given me grief (other than my kids, who are 6 and 4, so of COURSE they're excited), is my dad. He had chickens growing up....banties of some sort...so he gets it. In fact, he's excited. He calls every day and asks, "How's Katie's poultry farm going?" Lol....my chickies haven't even hatched yet. So atleast I have him on my side! And you guys, too. Sort of like a chicken family!