Chicken Math 101 – with Quiz!

Hilarious . I have 4 hens, all named. They are all a part of the family, thus I have a flock of

I love this article. It made me laugh and finally determine that my 9 chickens actually = 0 or 1 to show I have a chicken. They are all named

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who's chicken math is like this. We have 41 girls now...i think.

Brought a wonderful smile to my face to know that my chicken math is always correct!

Hilarious!! Hmm I have only two left atm and only one is laying.. I am thinking.. a flock of one?

This is GREAT!!! I told my husband that “I wanted 10 chickens….but if God wants me to have 20 chickens then 40 chickens it is!!” Now I have the math to prove it!

Also, the chickens that you you put for sale, but your husband/child said that you should hang on to “for a few more weeks” (code for: keep forever) don’t count in overall total.

This was very enjoyable and informative

#5 is a circular random reference and cannot be resolved, therefore has no numerical value.
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and ANOTHER thing; In the state of NY it is ILLEGAL to sell LESS than 6 chicks. Add that to the number cruncher and see what comes out!

Wonderful article ! It’s a great way for people to cheat on their math.
One thing I would add is that disabled chickens don’t count, since if you took the time, care, and effort to parent the hen/rooster, it is a part of the family!

This is hilarious! Lot’s of fodder for future arguments lol

Hilarious! I am still chuckling. Very funny idea and nicely written. Thanks for the giggle!

This article is awesome. Thank you for the excellent writing, the laughs and the truth

Very fun to read.

Loved it, made me laugh and realize how much I relate to this article. Thanks for making this!

Let's see here.... if my flock is based off of chicken math, well then they simply do not exist! All of my chickens are named! And even if they weren't my actual flock size would "minimize" to around 15 maybe even less! I love chicken math!

... also, if, by some cruel act of fate you have one duck or chicken that is lonely because she is alone, you sometimes have to get a new baby.

For example I had 2 ducks and one passed to the magical pond in heaven, the remaining duck was lonely so I had to get a duckling. But you know sometimes babies don't survive so you need to get 2. Also, babies need to be at least 3 to make a little sleeping pile otherwise they sometimes just die from being cold. You would not want the lonely duck to have 2 new babies and then they die! She just lost her sister and would be devastated to have a baby die too. So we lost 1 duck and now we have 4, which is actually just 2 because we are replacing the one who died.

Brilliantly hysterical!

As I read each rule, I mentally tried calculating the number of chickens I currently have (current flock consists of 19 different breeds & 7+ colors of eggs (more than 7 if spots make them a different color!) and my head was starting to spin trying to figure out which really counted… but then I got to the naming rule and realized I only have 1 chicken since all are named! Whew! I loved this article! Great job!

Love this article! Very entertaining.