🐣 What Kind of Chicken Parent Are You?

[BYC Project Manager]

Ever wondered how your chicken-keeping style stacks up? Are you the pampering type with custom coop curtains, or do your chickens free-range while you sip your morning coffee in peace? Whether you're a seasoned poultry pro or a brand-new chick to the flock, this quiz will crack open the truth about your chicken parenting personality!

Take the quiz, tally your answers, and discover your feathered family vibe. And don’t worry—there are no wrong answers here… just a whole lot of fun!

1. How do you greet your chickens in the morning?​

A) “Good morning, my beautiful feathered babies!”
B) “Wakey wakey, eggy bakey!”
C) “Let’s get this over with…”
D) I bring treats and sing to them like it’s Broadway.
E) Quietly observe from afar with a coffee in hand.

2. What’s your coop-cleaning style?​

A) Daily tidy-ups and a deep clean every week.
B) Weekly cleanouts with fresh shavings and some lavender.
C) I clean it when I can’t stand the smell anymore.
D) I’ve designed a self-cleaning coop—sort of.
E) The chickens are on a chore rotation… (just kidding, kind of).

3. Your chicken lays her first egg—how do you react?​

A) Cry a little. Take 100 photos. Frame one.
B) Call your best friend and bake a cake in celebration.
C) “Cool. One down, a dozen to go.”
D) Post it to the forum and ask if it’s normal-looking.
E) Compare size, shape, and color with an egg chart.

4. What do your chickens eat?​

A) Only organic, fermented feed and carefully measured supplements.
B) Layer pellets, with a few handfuls of scratch and veggie scraps.
C) Whatever they can find—plus kitchen leftovers.
D) I have a printed meal plan with daily variations.
E) Treats? Did someone say treats?! They live for them.

5. How do you feel about chicken clothes?​

A) They have seasonal wardrobes and I sew matching bonnets.
B) I tried once… the hen walked like a drunk pirate.
C) Chickens are beautiful as-is—no clothes necessary.
D) I buy fun accessories for photo shoots.
E) Clothes? I’m still trying to get them to wear leg bands.

6. What’s your approach to chicken health care?​

A) Regular check-ups, natural remedies, and a poultry first aid kit.
B) I Google symptoms and ask on BYC.
C) I call the vet only if things look really serious.
D) Prevention is everything—I sanitize like it’s 2020.
E) I keep an herbal tincture and grit by the coop door at all times.

7. One of your chickens goes broody. What now?​

A) I’ve been waiting for this—hello, baby chicks!
B) I gently try to break the broodiness with frozen peas and timeouts.
C) I panic and ask for advice on the forum.
D) I let her be—nature knows best.
E) I document the whole process for my chicken blog.

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Results:

Mostly A’s – The Chicken Royalty
Your flock lives in luxury! You treat your chickens like queens, complete with pampered coops and special diets. You’re all heart and fluff—and probably have names for all 17 of your hens.

Mostly B’s – The Balanced Backyarder
You’re the perfect blend of practical and passionate. Your hens are healthy, happy, and well-loved. You’ve got chicken math under control… for now.

Mostly C’s – The Chill Chicken Parent
You're hands-off but you care. Your flock is fed, sheltered, and safe, but you’re not stressing over the latest supplements or coop paint color. Laid-back is your style.

Mostly D’s – The Curious Clucker
Always learning, always improving! You’re active on BYC, watching YouTube videos, and maybe even reading chicken behavior studies. You love sharing your flock journey.

Mostly E’s – The Chicken Nerd
You know your chickens inside and out—probably better than some of your coworkers. You track egg stats, build enrichment toys, and maybe even dabble in poultry genetics!

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So, what kind of chicken parent are you? Whether you scored as Chicken Royalty, a Balanced Backyarder, or a Chill Clucker, one thing’s for sure—you love your flock, quirks and all.

Chicken-keeping is a journey full of pecks, poops, and plenty of personality, and every chicken parent brings something special to the coop. And hey, don’t forget to give your hens a treat today. They've earned it. (And so have you!)

Be sure to share your results, tag your chicken friends, and celebrate the egg-cellent caregiver you are!

 

[Chicken_Obsesser]

I got the balanced backyarder lol.

 

[townchicks]

I'm all over the place, but I got more Cs by one, so I guess I'm more chill than anything else.

 

[FrostRanger]

1. A is the closest, I usually say "hi ladies!"
2. A mix of c, d and e. There isn't a schedule per se, but I do clean when something needs to be done but other than that I use deep litter. Smell is usually a good indicator that something is off but I mostly go by visuals.
3. C but I will also check the size out of curiosity
4. C they eat all flock plus whatever they find when allowed to free range and the occasional bit of kitchen scraps (mostly fruit and vegetable skins and stems plus shrimp tails if someone buys shrimp for some reason). The only time they get supplements other than grit and oyster shell is hydrohen during the worst of summer (our summers are stupid hot and stupid humid here and the electrolytes make a visible difference in how miserable they seem)
5. C most animals don't like clothes so I don't make them wear them. The most I'll do is put a bow tie on a collar.
6. B. Vet isn't really an option here while I do my best to prevent stuff I don't fuss or supplement unless there is an actual problem
7. None of the above really, I just stick the broody girl in broody jail for a few days and wait for her to chill out. If Juniper or someone else does go broody in another 2 years or so though I might slip a few chicks under her.....

The laid back chicken keeper sounds about right, I do my best to make sure they are happy and healthy but I believe it's best to keep things simple, no need to complicate what not ought to be

 

[Florida Bullfrog]

I’m the chicken “parent” equivalent of “I’m at midlife, got bling, the kids are 20something professionals, and my wife and I are going to kick back and enjoy the empty nest.”

In other words, my chickens fend for themselves on free-range. I don’t even feed them if I don’t feel like it. They can handle it. They got to sink or swim on their own.