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oldhenlikesdogs said:
People roll their eyes at my lifestyle full of critters. They think I'm crazy for keeping 90-100 chickens. It doesn't bother me what others think. I'm a lot happier than most people and that's what matters. :)

Nothing makes family members more crazy when I say I have to be home before dark to feed my chickens scratch and give my bunnies an Apple. :p
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Same here. Always home before dark to make sure everyone is safe and secure. The animals depend on you to feed and protect them. It is a responsibility many don't understand. Eye rolls are your signal that their priorities lie elsewhere. Frankly I prefer my critters to most people. :jumpy:bun
 
I had chickens as a kid and loved them we had game chickens and barnyard chickens then I joined the army and obviously couldn’t have chickens then I got out of the army I bought a bunch of baby chicks I was staying with my parents at the time till I could find my own place but when I found a place I couldn’t keep chickens there either so I had to leave them behind my dad and brother did the best they could but they started dying by dogs then I got married we live in town and I finally got tired of not having chickens so I went and bought five straight run chicks from Atwood’s ended up with three roosters and two hens the two white leghorn roosters I have butchered because we are not allowed to have roosters in town and they started crowing early the third rooster crowed the past weekend so I made a no crow collar so far it has been working out very well I also bought a bunch of hatching eggs I ended up having five of those hatch I have two confirmed pullets I know because I sent their egg shells off to be tested for sex they are both ameraucauna because my wife had to have blue eggs. The rooster with the no crow collar is a silver laced Wyandotte and he is a very handsome rooster my wife loves watching me sit out there and watch the chickens I have a Rhode Island Red pullet that always comes out to me when I come to the coop she always needs her pets before I can get them their feed and water I have at least one boy in the hatched chicks because he is a barred breed and according to research this breed has a specific look for the males and then I have a blue something or other that I’m not sure about yet I’m thinking hen but some days I wonder if it might be a boy so only time will tell but my wife said I can’t have any more till we move to the country she thinks I’m gonna have a backyard full of chickens if I go unchecked she’s probably right :duc don’t tell her I said that
 
Matieus27 said:
I had chickens as a kid and loved them we had game chickens and barnyard chickens then I joined the army and obviously couldn’t have chickens then I got out of the army I bought a bunch of baby chicks I was staying with my parents at the time till I could find my own place but when I found a place I couldn’t keep chickens there either so I had to leave them behind my dad and brother did the best they could but they started dying by dogs then I got married we live in town and I finally got tired of not having chickens so I went and bought five straight run chicks from Atwood’s ended up with three roosters and two hens the two white leghorn roosters I have butchered because we are not allowed to have roosters in town and they started crowing early the third rooster crowed the past weekend so I made a no crow collar so far it has been working out very well I also bought a bunch of hatching eggs I ended up having five of those hatch I have two confirmed pullets I know because I sent their egg shells off to be tested for sex they are both ameraucauna because my wife had to have blue eggs. The rooster with the no crow collar is a silver laced Wyandotte and he is a very handsome rooster my wife loves watching me sit out there and watch the chickens I have a Rhode Island Red pullet that always comes out to me when I come to the coop she always needs her pets before I can get them their feed and water I have at least one boy in the hatched chicks because he is a barred breed and according to research this breed has a specific look for the males and then I have a blue something or other that I’m not sure about yet I’m thinking hen but some days I wonder if it might be a boy so only time will tell but my wife said I can’t have any more till we move to the country she thinks I’m gonna have a backyard full of chickens if I go unchecked she’s probably right :duc don’t tell her I said that
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That's quite a journey.
When you finally move to the country, you'll see your wife was right.
It's frustrating to want something and there are roadblocks in your way.
Maybe you can get seramas. They are tiny. 10 of them equal to one large chicken
 
nikkers390 said:
That's what I love about black chickens. Subtle beauty.
I have black Langshans, Cochin, English Orp, Naked Neck, Easter Egger,and a couple of black mixes. I love the green and purple sheen.
My friend just hatched Ayam Cemani today. Maybe I will be lucky to get one.
Your Rooster is beautiful.
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Thank you!
 
oldhenlikesdogs said:
People roll their eyes at my lifestyle full of critters. They think I'm crazy for keeping 90-100 chickens. It doesn't bother me what others think. I'm a lot happier than most people and that's what matters. :)

Nothing makes family members more crazy when I say I have to be home before dark to feed my chickens scratch and give my bunnies an Apple. :p
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Honestly, having an excuse to leave social functions early is a huge benefit and one of the reasons I hatch so many small batches of eggs. :oops: People are always forgiving when you have 'a thing' that needs your attention, especially if you act appropriately apologetic. Your flock sounds amazing! I'd love to have more, but right now I'm limited to about 50 birds total including ducks. I might hit 60 next summer if I get meat birds, but those don't really count, right?? :p

I have chickens for so many different reasons. The main one being 'because I can'. Why do I breed to the Standard? Because I can. Why do I have cool egg colours? Because I can. Why do I hatch like a maniac even though I probably have enough chickens? Because I can! (don't worry... I cull heavily and don't overcrowd)

Chickens are supremely enjoyable to me, and have so many different facets to their care and keeping that I find it impossible to ever be bored. I can spend a free afternoon researching the finer points of the avian respiratory system, which is really interesting, by the way, or I can get out the power tools and build something for the chickens. The more coops, the better, right?

I'm always chasing a special something that puts a gleam into my eye as I struggle to understand it or fulfill it. Sometimes it's something as random and fleeting as learning the history of binary code, sometimes it's a decades-long obsession with a subject. Chickens have filled that niche for the past five years. Passion for something isn't shameful, I've learnt, despite all the muggles that chuckle and give you a strange look when you mention your in-depth knowledge of anything more ambitious than what the last football game's scores were.
 
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nikkers390 said:
some have beards and muffs, some have feathered shanks. Some are solid, others have intricate feather markings. All are lovely.
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You might enjoy this feather off one of my juvenile PCs. Her name was Sweetheart. Appropriate, right?
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BantyChooks said:
Honestly, having an excuse to leave social functions early is a huge benefit and one of the reasons I hatch so many small batches of eggs. :oops: People are always forgiving when you have 'a thing' that needs your attention, especially if you act appropriately apologetic. Your flock sounds amazing! I'd love to have more, but right now I'm limited to about 50 birds total including ducks. I might hit 60 next summer if I get meat birds, but those don't really count, right?? :p

I have chickens for so many different reasons. The main one being 'because I can'. Why do I breed to the Standard? Because I can. Why do I have cool egg colours? Because I can. Why do I hatch like a maniac even though I probably have enough chickens? Because I can! (don't worry... I cull heavily and don't overcrowd)

Chickens are supremely enjoyable to me, and have so many different facets to their care and keeping that I find it impossible to ever be bored. I can spend a free afternoon researching the finer points of the avian respiratory system, which is really interesting, by the way, or I can get out the power tools and build something for the chickens. The more coops, the better, right?

I'm always chasing a special something that puts a gleam into my eye as I struggle to understand it or fulfill it. Sometimes it's something as random and fleeting as learning the history of binary code, sometimes it's a decades-long obsession with a subject. Chickens have filled that niche for the past five years. Passion for something isn't shameful, I've learnt, despite all the muggles that chuckle and give you a strange look when you mention your in-depth knowledge of anything more ambitious than what the last football game's scores were.
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I Think you and I are similar.
When I get involved with something that interests me, I learn everything I can about it.
When I was into gardening, I learned the common names of plants, their scientific names, Zone tolerance, individual environmental needs, etc. People would ask how was I so successful with my gardens. I told them I gave these plants what they NEED to thrive. Quite simple. The same for tropical fish, now it is chickens. It's like the more you learn, the more you know what you don't know. Yes, an obsession, for sure.
Thirst for knowledge is an admirable trait, whatever the subject is. Chickens are a subject that one can pursue for a long time. That in itself is a challenge which I welcome.
Pursue your passion. Chicken on!!
 
nikkers390 said:
I Think you and I are similar.
When I get involved with something that interests me, I learn everything I can about it.
When I was into gardening, I learned the common names of plants, their scientific names, Zone tolerance, individual environmental needs, etc. People would ask how was I so successful with my gardens. I told them I gave these plants what they NEED to thrive. Quite simple. The same for tropical fish, now it is chickens. It's like the more you learn, the more you know what you don't know. Yes, an obsession, for sure.
Thirst for knowledge is an admirable trait, whatever the subject is. Chickens are a subject that one can pursue for a long time. That in itself is a challenge which I welcome.
Pursue your passion. Chicken on!!
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Yes! It's good to meet likeminded people. There's so many books and knowledgeable persons out there on everything, that it's unthinkable to not learn as much as possible.

...then, if your 'gotta lock up the chooks' excuse doesn't work, you can wax eloquent on lung tissue damage from polytetrafluoroethylene fumes until your conversational partner is happy to let you go ;)
 
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