Anyone have luck catching a feral chicken?? UPDATE: Rooster caught, no hen

[TexasSam]

So sad for her! Score for you.

When we were looking at houses last year, we definitely didnt want an HOA for that reason. Too many rules & busy bodies. View attachment 1173558

Our town has a 3 hen rule but our neighbors don't really follow that. 2 neighbors definitely have a rooster & 1 neighbor has over 20 hens. Our neighborhood used to be farmland so I think people still have more of that attitude, even though we're technically a suburb.

Now I have more than 20 hens and 3 roosters but I enjoy having them and I'm learning multiplication chicken math hopefully I don't have to learn calculus

 

[staceyj]

EXACTLY what happened to me!! We went to TSC for 6(!!!) chickies. Worker there said get a couple extra cause some would most likely die. BANG, we started out with 8 FlufferButters. Went back for 6 more.. BANG.. got 8 again.... (3 died though)... that's how we now have 5 Littles. Get a handful of eggs for Xena cause she's broody... BANG...... 7 Nuggets.... and the broody Xena made me want to incubate some my own darn self and... BANG.... I have 15 eggs in a brooder....

Hello... my name is Deila... and I.. am addicted to Chicken Math.....

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I only have 7 hens and 7 roosters

I wish I had bigger coops...

 

[staceyj]

Now I have more than 20 hens and 3 roosters but I enjoy having them and I'm learning multiplication chicken math hopefully I don't have to learn calculus

That's a too!

 

[staceyj]

I only have 7 hens and 7 roosters

I wish I had a bigger coop...

I hope to someday live in a different house with a rooster of my own!
7+7=wow

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I hope to someday live in a different house with a rooster of my own!
7+7=wow

It really doesn't seem like much when 11 are bantams

 

[Smuvers Farm]

Now I have more than 20 hens and 3 roosters but I enjoy having them and I'm learning multiplication chicken math hopefully I don't have to learn calculus

Well, we are looking into subtraction right now. We have 3 white leghorn pullets that are just..... oh just gawdawful..... they are mean, mean spirited bullies that I feel would harm the new Nuggets once they were moved in with the flock. I know they picked on Xena relentlessly while she was broody, but she tolerated it better than I did... which mde me move her with a nest of fake eggs before I got her real eggs in.. just to keep her safe. Now, I feel to keep the flock safe, I will need to cull those 3.

 

[staceyj]

I only have 7 hens and 7 roosters

I wish I had bigger coops...

Me too, but my tiny coop is a palace and is comes with a really cool story.
I'll tell you guys one day.

 

[Smuvers Farm]

I only have 7 hens and 7 roosters

I wish I had bigger coops...

Someone posted a pick of a black Sumatra Rooster and I fell in lurve!!! :::swoonies:::

 

[Sassysouth]

It really doesn't seem like much when 11 are bantams

Glad to hear that.
I started with 4 and everything was perfect for 18 months. Got rid of 3 and started over with bantams. Chicken math will hit again once I see how many roosters I have.