We don't drink enough to count, we don't smoke, and it makes us happy. The family that runs the local lumber store continues to crack up every time we buy more for the coop. We started to pretend we were working on another project. The guy who owns it asked very seriously one day what corner of the coop were we putting in the flat screen!
However, since chickens were my idea, I can no longer tell my husband his RC (remote control cars, trucks) is the most expensive hobby I have ever seen.
Congrats on the first egg, it gets no less exciting for me every day to collect eggs! You will continue to love it!