The "Too Many Chicks!" Thread

[Realtree4]

My husband is also complaining about the smell in our house., we have 14 Cornish., 6 barred rocks., 4 austolorps., 3 Rhode Island reds., and about 12 buff orpiningtons., that's a lot of chickens in one house., but the weather is just not co-operating to get them outside., so I try my best but air freshness are just not cutting it., so I completely understand...

No...it's not cutting it at all. I almost feel bad because we have our clothes in the closet in that room and he asked me last night not to hang his shirts up in there anymore because he is constantly smelling like bird My "goal" is to at least get the ducks moved onto out enclosed porch with their heat lamp within the next week. They'll be 3 weeks old and they are the smelliest!!!! So that will "just" leave the 26 chicks But, with this stupid weather....they may be in our house until june
Oh come on warm weather!!!!

 

[new2chickes]

Now I don't feel so bad about my 44 chicks!

 

[ceceuu]

If you got 8 to begin with, surely some of those are going to be cockerels (regardless of what the feed store said). So...... say two of those are cockerels. Then you need to get more pullets to replace them. You go to the feed store for "just two". Of course, after your first experience you realize that some of your chicks may be male. So you get more than two... just in case. BAM!!! Chicken Math!!

LOVE IT!! I should see if there are any of the Light Brahma sisters left. I love that chicken!

 

[ceceuu]

We live nowhere NEAR a tractor supply and I'm sooo thankful for that! That could be dangerous. Although some people near me are talking about setting up a co-op for chicks and that could be scary for me too cause I want some more babies

Ha ha - my girlfriend who has had chickens for 5 years wasn't going to get ANY this year but after hearing me coo about my babies she went and got four Chochins, a type she never had before. Love the feathery legs! We have animal swaps here and she said last year she took her young hens she couldn't resist getting as chicks and was able to sell them at quite a bit more than she paid for them.