when you have more chickens in your house than in your barn (and there's more in the incubator) all because you don't want them to get cold.
You might be a crazy chicken lady/gent if...Go on, post yours!
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When you show everyone who visits your beautiful fresh brown eggs.
When you build your coop next to the spare bathroom, so the window can be open to let warm air into the coop in the winter to keep them comfy! And cool in the summer...
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Today i chopped up live mealworms to mix into a mash for my beloved cross-beak EE for a special XMAS treat.
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Oh my! You all make me feel so much better about myself because now I know I'm not alone!!!
It started innocently enough. My baby chicks came before we built our coop, so when we finally finished the coop and put the birds in it, I would carry each of them (33 at that time) from the coop to the backyard, and then from the backyard to the coop at night. The neighbors began to express their concern for me, and informed me that "chickens can walk." I don't remember how long that went on, but the chickens eventually learned how to get back to their coop at night without my help.
It wasn't long before some of them started riding around in my truck with me; it seemed normal to me. Then, as they matured, I realized my rooster to hen ratio was imbalanced and for the sake of my hens I needed to thin the rooster population down. Of course, I couldn't butcher them and I couldn't sell or give them to someone else who would butcher them; instead, I converted my dog kennel and run into a "bachelor pad" for some of my extra roosters. Moreover, instead of shrinking, our flock grew to accommodate my husband's games and a flock of guineas.
Anyway, I have ended up with 6 house-chickens, mostly due to injuries and illness. I've learned what chicken diapers are (it gives the neighbors something new to talk about). It's time consuming cleaning up after them in addition to my other pets, and even though some of the injuries have healed, they'll probably be in the house for awhile to come. They go outside on nice days and they always come to the door of their new coop (my house) at night.
It started innocently enough. My baby chicks came before we built our coop, so when we finally finished the coop and put the birds in it, I would carry each of them (33 at that time) from the coop to the backyard, and then from the backyard to the coop at night. The neighbors began to express their concern for me, and informed me that "chickens can walk." I don't remember how long that went on, but the chickens eventually learned how to get back to their coop at night without my help.
It wasn't long before some of them started riding around in my truck with me; it seemed normal to me. Then, as they matured, I realized my rooster to hen ratio was imbalanced and for the sake of my hens I needed to thin the rooster population down. Of course, I couldn't butcher them and I couldn't sell or give them to someone else who would butcher them; instead, I converted my dog kennel and run into a "bachelor pad" for some of my extra roosters. Moreover, instead of shrinking, our flock grew to accommodate my husband's games and a flock of guineas.
Anyway, I have ended up with 6 house-chickens, mostly due to injuries and illness. I've learned what chicken diapers are (it gives the neighbors something new to talk about). It's time consuming cleaning up after them in addition to my other pets, and even though some of the injuries have healed, they'll probably be in the house for awhile to come. They go outside on nice days and they always come to the door of their new coop (my house) at night.
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Jackpot. AMEN! Make you wonder where Monty Hall got them from.
I feel so much better now. The only thing I have to talk about are my chickens. Check out my signature line. It's true. I talk to my daughter about them and she will roll her eyes but when she comes over with a friend that hasn't seen them she has to show them off herself.
I have more chickens in my house than in the coop and more in the incubator. I worry they will get too cold and I go out to cuddle them. I have some that need homes but can't bear to think somebody may eat them or worse.
They get special treats of people food that I buy and prepare just for them.
Oh, I could go on. But I don't need to it all here in this thread.
I have more chickens in my house than in the coop and more in the incubator. I worry they will get too cold and I go out to cuddle them. I have some that need homes but can't bear to think somebody may eat them or worse.
They get special treats of people food that I buy and prepare just for them.
Oh, I could go on. But I don't need to it all here in this thread.
....if prior to chickens the idea of holding a bug was too creepy even to consider and now after chickens, finding yourself catching, with your bare hands, crickets, locust, anything you can grab and feeding them to the chickens!
Caroline
Caroline
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