- Jul 3, 2013
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My wife and I have been married for 2 years. She said she wanted a house with a little land so she can have some animals. We found a house last year on 4 acres and that made her happy. I think too happy. We now have 3 dogs, 6 cockatiels, a scarlet Mccaw, a snake, countless mice (pets, not nuisance) and salt and fresh water fish tanks. She said that was it for the house and was going to start on outside animals. She started asking me to build her a chicken coop, she offered my little shed as a house for the coop. I didn't pay much attention to it, thinking if I ignored it, it would go away and she would forget the chicken thing. Until 3 days before mothers day 2013, she brought home 5 chicks she had bought in town. That got me started on the coop and an addiction. After I built the coop I was talking to a lady where I work and she said she had some silkie chicks for sale. My wife and I went and purchased 1 from her and haven't stopped since. In addition to the original 5 pan fry specials she brought home from the farm supply store, we now have Silkies, Frizzles, R.I Reds, Barred Rocks, Mottled Hudans, Blue Polish, Bantams and Sizzles. Most of it has been me buying the chicks, I never knew how addicting the were. But I sure am getting tired of building separate pens.
I found BYC while searching for different breeds to buy on facebook and would love to get some of those show girls, they are awesome.
I found BYC while searching for different breeds to buy on facebook and would love to get some of those show girls, they are awesome.
