Should I pace myself? Advice plz

[wegotchickens]

We started out with 7 chicks of 3 varieties (2 EE's, 2 BO's, 3 silkies). Of those 7, we still have 4 (found the silkies a new home).
Last year I added new banties, after flipping through the big book of poultry I got for Christmas.
Now I'm in love with banties and have picked a breed to stick with, and have quads in both varieties of the breed (mille fleur & self-blue d'Uccles).
I have a friend who wants my standard hens, and will get them next month when she completes her coop.

Pace yourself. Too much too fast and you will burn yourself out!

 

[Davaroo]

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Listen to the master of pithy epigrams, he gives good advice

Pat

Thats me, full of pith...

 

[wegotchickens]

Quote:
Listen to the master of pithy epigrams, he gives good advice

Pat

Thats me, full of pith...

And vinegar. Lets not forget that!

 

[cariboujaguar]

Your advice is all great, but I didn't really introduce my life to you either... we have 30 acres, a ginormous dairy barn, 30+ goats who I breed competitively, milk, feed, groom, etc... My animals are my job, second only to my husband and kids... we make a living off of hay and our animals usually break even at least, so I can handle a bit more then your average person... I do NOT consider animals 'beanie babies' EVER I know they are lifetime commitments, I've had animals all my life. I ran a flock of 25 Barred rocks and 10 mutts for 3 yrs as a teen, so I know how to proparly care for chickens, I just don't know much about their conformation and SQ etc... Chickens are NOTHING (work-wise) when compared to goats or horses, I'll tell you that! Their coops are quick to clean, auto feeders and waterers only need to be filled and cleaned once a week Vs everyday, same with chicks! Our kids get bottle fed 3X per day, fed all day, grained 2X a day, watered all day, pens cleaned daily... that's not counting them escaping on occassion or an illness, or milking, feed adults Pasture rotations, building toys UGH!

but YES I want too many breeds, that's for sure... we sat down last night and figured out how many coops and breeding pens we'd want per breed and it came to about 2 large coops and 3 breed pens per breed, so that's a TON of pens and coops... So I still need help deciding on which breeds to raise... I want at leat 2 diff breeds, one banty and one standard... I'm so torn