When is it all too much?

[mamabigbird]

This is too funny. Has anyone noticed that the O.P. hasn't come back on about this thread since they opened this can of worms. They probably just wanted to stir up the ol' compost heap to see what crawls out.

By-the-by, my coop is an old refurbished storage shed and is butt-ugly. I'm sure my peeps think they live in the lap of luxury 'cuz they're warm, dry and free ranging as much as they like.

I have plans to paint it to look like a stone castle complete with guards at the pop hole but I bet the chickens don't care either way. We are lucky enough to be on acreage with a very high fence so nobody has to look at our cobbled together array of old barns and buildings.

Our house used to be the log garage that matched the log house that my sister and BIL live in. They converted it to a rental years ago and we live in it now. It is my home sweet home and I'm just as happy as my chickens.

To each his own, indeed.

 

[sandiatonimarie]

When I look at something, be it a coop, a human home, a car or whatever and have that thought, "It's too much" I accept that those feelings are true but only true for me and my circumstances, wants or needs.

I'm glad we don't all think or feel alike about coops or anything else, for that matter. I have definitely seen some very grand chicken "Taj Mahals" on this site and although I didn't build anything that extensive for my chickens, I really appreciated the creativity, the artistry, the imagination and the construction skills of those people. And when I built my coop, I did borrow some of those ideas because they were attractive and made sense for my needs.

And yes, if you are keeping chickens in the city or in the suburbs where neighbors are close, it seems respectful to your neighbors to avoid a "blighted chicken coop" look. And certainly, it would be in one's own best interest to keep good relations with neighbors if they are right next door.

A big hooray to the person who said they were wanting to give their rescued critters a better life than the one they came from. I love animals, got my chickens for eggs and am happily surprised at how much fun they are to have around and how much I really enjoy them. So giving "our critters" a good life or a better life than the one they were rescued from is the least we can do in exchange.

Heck, even plants respond to a little attention, kindness and yes, even love. So if someone builds a "too much" chicken palace because they love their chickens, I say more power to them! And if the chicken palace builders want to move to New Mexico, I'd sure be happy to have such folks as neighbors...

This is too funny. Has anyone noticed that the O.P. hasn't come back on about this thread since they opened this can of worms. They probably just wanted to stir up the ol' compost heap to see what crawls out.

Nah, they're out buying an expensive chicken coop since they don't like to build anything!​

 

[savila009]

I have spent a great deal of time and money, probably way too much for chickens, but I do work hard for my money and would be upset if i felt somebody was forwning upon me for doing so with my own money. It is one thing to throw money away but to invest any amount of money into a persons own happiness is not selfish one bit.

 

[Mama C]

My coop used mostly new materials and cost much more than I expected.

The people who built the shed kit I used, milled the lumber, manufactured the hardware, etc. and the companies who sold these things to me made money. They used that money to pay their employees who then used that money to support their families, or maybe they gave it to charity, or some could have bought really expensive dog collars. Who knows? I know the money didn't simply stop moving when I bought my supplies.

Maybe some of those people who made money on my coop used it to build their own chicken coops. That would be pretty cool.

 

[sandiatonimarie]

I am so tempted to start another thread: I want to put 14 karat gold leg bands on my chickens - is it too much?

I promise - I won't do it (the thread, that is)

 

[n3kms]

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Maybe they even sent some of the money to Haiti.

 

[ranchhand]

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It does intrigue me that the OP evidently has left after starting what could be construed as a quasi-political/religious thread. But, being a stay-at-home dad may have taken his attention away momentarily. Being a new member, he may not understand that to question anyone's ethics or moral values is not only not a good idea but leads to contention.

I respectfully request that the OP rethink his post and perhaps request that the thread be deleted or locked before it goes further downhill.

I would also like to note that I smell a faint whiff of fish.

 

[sewchick]

Yeah I am guilty of spending too much. But I look at it this way. Some people smoke

..now that makes a lot of sense. Spending money to kill yurself. People drink and spend a lot of money and usually make an a.. out of themselves

at one time or another. People buy fancy clothes down at the local wal-mart.

Some people have cell phones,

cable,

laptops

and fancy cement ponds. Nope not us. The coop looks almost as good as the house. This thread is way too funny.

Heck my coop looks better than our small 13 foot camper...I almost think I want to give my chickens the camper and use the coop as a camper instead. We drive around in a OMG a NEON.

OMG....Yep the coop is newer. My sewing machine cost more than the car. Almost twice as much. Oh and we have a truck. OLD

OLD

Truck. Most everyone has some sort of vice. And by God next year maybe the chickens

will move in here and we out there.

 

[redhen]

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It becomes too much when the person paying for it says its too much. Until then..its noone elses business...
As for the disaster in Haiti... yes, that was a very tragic, sad thing that happend to them...
But personally, i'd never send my money overseas.. never.
Not when there are hungry and homeless people right here in my own country.

 

[Ema]

I wasn't going to pipe in, but I wanted to add something, my family and I were sponsoring a family in spain, where I grew up. Born canadian but moved to europe as a toddler with my mom, anyhow, the rest of my family still lives in spain, some in the same city, miles and miles away, and in a location totally different than where the homeless, starving people live. while my family has all the luxury and the views of the mediterrenean, these people have the view of the mountain, no running water, no heat during winter months and no money. children go hungry and dirty day ina nd day out, starving animals on the street and everytime it rains it pours int heir homes and the area gets flooded from rundown water that comes off the mountain, dirty muddy water. I know this because I've seen this up close and personal.

the family we sponsored were beginning to do well under our support, we donated through the red cross, but everyone else around them didn't have the things they had now, so things turned out pretty bad for them and the husband / father was killed while trying to protect his family. the wife told my brother they would have ben better off with nothing what so ever when he went to the funeral. So what do I say about this...I can't save the world!!!! none of us really can, for this to change, their goverment has to be willing to do it. Goverments spend billions on worthless stuff and then pass the buck to the people of the world to support the hungry. I find something truly wrong with this. We work hard, for the little money we make, and pay incredible amounts of taxes. It doesn't matter if you make 20k a year or 200k in every lifestyle that people accustom themselves to money is tight all around. I don't make a whole lot, well in fact I don't make anything I am a stay at home mom, so my hubby is theonly one that makes the buck, not a whole lot for sure. But my circumstances compared to my brother who makes 150,000 Euros /year is very different. he is struggling to make ends meet, and I am comfortable in my 20k home and my little hobby farm. We can't go around punishing ourselves and feelign guilty all the time because of world hunger. I support my local community, the food bank, the hot breakfast and lunch programs for the children of my town, the xmas marathon to raise money and gifts for those who can't afford it, food baskets during holidays and church / community events to provide sports and fun for those who cannot pay for it. It all starts in your home and community. I don't feel guilty,I do what I can. where I know it will make a difference. I have given teddy bears to needy children and seen their eyes light up. I have handed out food baskets to families and seen the parents cry because they didn't have food in the cupboards or fridge.

My coop cost me 67 bucks everything was recycled except for the chicken wire and straw bales would Ihave spent more had I had the money, absolutely, but I like to take nothing and make something out of it, its the creative side of me. thank you for listening,