I was reading a thread yesterday where someone asked if it was a good idea to start chicks this late in the season. Everyone jumped aboard and said,"Of course!" "No problem!" "You'll have spring layers!" "We're all chicken addicts here," they said. "Of course you need more chicks," they said. And then I started looking at all the cute photos of little fuzzy-butts. I just placed an order for 25 chickies from McMurray. I'm hopeless...
Something is wrong with me, too. I have EE's set to be delivered here tomorrow and I am THISCLOSE to ordering the mpc 25 EE deal Who can pass up a bargain?
TWELVE STEP RECOVERY PRINCIPLES FOR CHICKENADDICTION STEP 1: We admitted we were powerless over our chicken addictions and our compulsion to have more of them. As a result our schedules have become unmanageable. STEP 2: We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity, and his name is NOT Dear Husband or Dear Wife. STEP 3: We made a decision to turn our life with poultry and will to have more of them over to the care of God. STEP 4: We made a searching inventory of precisely how many chickens we have at present and how many square feet of coops and runs we currently own. (roll eyes here) STEP 5: We admitted to God, ourselves, spouse and BYCrs the exact amount of our overcommitment. STEP 6: We are entirely ready to cull all the unnecessary chickens from the flock to make room for upgrading our stock. STEP 7: We humbly asked God to help us choose which ones to cull and which ones to keep. STEP 8: We made a list of all the good breeders and helpful friends that have encouraged us in our quest for breeding excellence. STEP 9: We made a plan to reciprocate to each of these people for all the good things they have done to help us happily overindulge in our chickaddiction. We also commit to pay it forward to any new convert to chicken raising by being generous and helpful where ever possible. STEP 10: We continued to take a personal inventory of how much money and time we spend with our feathered children, and vowed to give our spouses and children equal time. STEP 11: We prayed that God would keep our families and flocks safe from predators and disease, and for greater knowledge of His will for our happiness. STEP 12: Having had a truly delightful experience in keeping chickens, we promise to carry the message to others and work tirelessly to help others become as hopelessly addicted to chickens as we are. AMEN (From Chicken Enablers Unanimous) By Featherbaby/Sandi Mynatt 7-4-09
