flowerangelk8x Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 HELP ..! i think i'm in trouble...! my husband thinks i'm becoming obsessed with chickens! and i think he' might be right>>>> i got the whole family out in the cold garden sunday pm to decide the best place for the new members of our family to be placed! ( ,,, they all think i'm mad my chickens and eglu are arriving on Thursday.....! yipee! i really can't wait....the time is really dragging!!!!! i seem to spend all my time on the forum, to see what everyone is up to.... sooooooo interesting!!!!!, - or boring everyone who will listen about things i have seen and read on the forum... is this the action of a normal women? maybe,i will be able to carm down after my girls arrive thank you all for keeping me going while i'm waiting.... don't know what i would of done without you all. k8x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 All perfectly normal behaviour . You're behaving just like the rest of us . Welcome to the wonderful world of chickens (there's no going back ) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricbarbarella Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 it will never get better, I started with 6 girls last summer, I got 3 ex batts a couple of weeks ago and now I am thinking how I can afford an eglu as well so I can have even more, you will not however regret it, chickens are the best pets ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ's Chooks Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 oh this is just the start .... I think there should be a warning on this site!!! Every day there is something new to learn or buy.... if you're not mad yet, you soon will be... but dont tell anyone!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 You sound perfectly sane and rational to me. Roll on Thursday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzarina Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 How exciting! Have you thought of names for them yet? You might want to warn others that the chicken madness thing doesn't stop when the chickens arrive... it just gets more and more extreme! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I manage to turn almost every conversation round to my chooks, doesn't matter who I'm talking to or where ! Welcome to the club, it doesn't get any less either, it's an addiction which cannot be cured ! Get used to the in your friend/families expressions too, you'll see it a lot! Good luck with your girls on Thursday , Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 It only gets worse, or better as far as I'm concerned . You'll only become nore obsessed and spend more and more time talking about them. Enjoy it, and welcome to the wonderful omlet world of chicken mad people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 chicken madness is contagious you know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerangelk8x Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 thanks everyone! you all make me feel a whole lot better for being so obsessed.... or feeling a lot better that i'm not alone in feeling so obsessed, looks like theres alot of it around maybe i won't mention it to my husband until after the delivery- don't want to put the cat amongst the pigeons, or hens come to that! !ha ha SORRY couldn't resist it .k8x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryeadrian Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 This is fabulous! I'm not alone!!!! Everytime I start to say something at home my husband says, "Is this about chickens?" And of course the answer is always yes. And I don't even have my Cube or hens yet! I can only imagine what it will be like when we do have them. Plus, here I am reading and posting on the forum while I'm at work. It's far more interesting..... Even my staff have started calling me the "Chicken Lady". But I'm not alone!!!! The rest of you are just as mad as I am! No........we're the normal ones, the rest of them are mad for not loving chickens as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*mummy_hen* Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 If you're nutty about chickens now....you're going to OBSESSED once they arrive!! Hehe! I bet you are so excited, remember to post pics once they have arrived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy chickens! Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Afraid I can't help you, your condition is incurable, but treatment is to keep chickens, log in to forum regularly and be part of a better (if a little obsessive) world!! ps am another sufferer.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryeadrian Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Ok, so the question then becomes, "How do I not become totally insane waiting for my Cube?" It's due to be shipped late Spring to the States. So far I obsessively read the forum, look at all the chooks you all have, measure, remeasure, and then measure again to be SURE I don't have more room, look at everyone's set ups, look up photos of different breeds, look at feeders and anything else remotely chicken related! I think I've crossed the line into total madness.............and it feels so good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJuff Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I wholeheartedly stand by everything said above. My OH thinks I'm mad being so chicken obsessed!! I started with an eglu and three girls. Then five girls . . then two eglus and ten girls . . . then a walk in run . . . . then a cube and fourteen hens in total . . . . now a change to the garden arrangements . . . it neve ends as OH puts it!!! I just love it, what a fantastic obsession, never a dull moment. Also a fab Omlet site where people understand when family don't. And I'd still love a corton blue, a welsummer and another white star!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Enjoy your chicken journey!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokbokbokbok Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 At least you will be satiated come Thursday... my chooks won't arrive for another month or so. Aiee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkspurs Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 LOL, you are not mad but will reach drooling point on Wednesday night! If you think this bit is exciting, wait until it all arrives! It only gets better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I manage to turn almost every conversation round to my chooks, doesn't matter who I'm talking to or where ! Sadly, I also suffer from this problem no one escapes .....supermarket check out staff, people at funerals, people in queues, holidaymakers in campsite loos! Anyone that will listen really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 ...and don't expect to sleep much on Wednesday night...if you do you'll dream of chooks, chooks & more chooks !!! Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooklady Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Good luck when your girls arrive. There is no cure, we had 2 from Omlet bought 4 more the same day (August) bought 2 more at the end of September and 2 more Saturday just gone. Now I would like to move house so I can have more! What is wrong with me. You are perfectly normal, we've all got the same bug!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saronne Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 My kids think I love chickens more than I love them...they may be right! Saronne x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I don't know what you mean Never been like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolly Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Oh thank goodness it's not only me, I was thinking I needed to get some sort of professional help! We only got our girls 4 weeks ago (and another one last weekend) and they're all I think about - how are they, did they eat their breakfast, how early can I leave work to get back in time to give them their treats etc etc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 HELP ..! i think i'm in trouble...! my husband thinks i'm becoming obsessed with chickens! Ohhhh.... I'm sorry to break this to you but it just gets worse once they have arrived. 2 years down the line I am STILL on this forum daily, and my colleagues at work who were once interested now "glaze over" when I mention the word chicken....... Only those on this forum truely understand. Welcome to our online flock..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
