Explaining Chicken Math - Page 22

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 I had already posted my chicken math story, and it wasnt funny or sweet. I was just sad, some really bad circumstances. So here goes my new and improved (happier) chicken math story!

I started out wanting to start a very diversified flock of about 12 birds. Well It has turned into:

1 Golden polish (never even wanted that breed) who I nursed back to health when she didn't fair well coming through the mail, and I fell in love with her and named her Chance

2 red stars that i did order named Mertle and Bitsy

1 LBLeghorn male which I wanted for my mom, she likes a roo with lots of color named Colonel

1 white cochin named popcorn

1 slw named sparkle (yeah i have kids naming them lol)

1 blue andalusian named Helen (she reminds me of my blue haired Grandma who passed away years ago)

2 Leghorn females named thelma and louise (they stick together)

1 white silkie roo named Julien

9 Mille Fleur in the bator from a neighbor

6 silkies in the mail to arrive soon from a fellow BYCer (Thank you Brown Chicka Brown Cow and CJWalden)

so that is how my small flock of 12 turned into possibly 25 chickens!! I am now a chicken math lover!!!

OK I love every one of these stories.

I however, am sad to say that NO ONE here knows how to do "chicken math".

The way it was explained to me was:

1. Eggs do not count because you never count your chickens before they hatch.

2. Meaties do not count because they are dinner.

3. Extra Roos do not count because they are dinner.

4. Roos that are for breeding do not count because they are breeders.

5. Chicks do not count because the might be male or female, never sure till they lay an egg or crow.

6. Broody hens do not count because they are incubators and not laying eggs.

7. Hens that have just hatched off chicks do not count because they are new mothers, the chicks see #5

8. Hens that are molting do not count because they are not laying eggs.

9. Old hens do not count because they no longer laying eggs but are great mothers of step chicks.

10. Any chicken that is for sale or trade does not count because they are leaving.

11. Never have an odd number od chickens because no one wants to be the odd chicken out.

12. Bantams only count as 1/2 because they are small.

13. ANY ANIMAL that has a name is not counted because once you give them a name they are family, and you can not count family.

So the way I see it most of you need buy some chickens because most of what you have DO NOT COUNT.

So says the guy who 3 years ago started with 11 hens and 1 roo,

Last year had over 600 mouths that were taking in food.

Today I only have 32 chickens, even though I am feeding close to 200 mouths.

Check the list. You need to get some chickens since you do not have any.

Ain't math wonderful.

All I can add is........... expenses come out of the joint bank account, profit goes into my account.
 

All I can add is........... expenses come out of the joint bank account, profit goes into my account.