Chick Math, Again!!!!!

[featherz]

I built a coop that would hold 6, max. I bought eight cause you know at least one would die and another could be a rooster and and and.. Hmm. None died and I don't think any are roosters.

So now we are building coop #2 cause hubby wants guineas and I wanted some more 'interesting' breeds so 5 more chickens and 15 guineas on the way. Did I mention that there is no way coop #2 will hold 20 birds?

(guineas will free range on our 26 acres, I hope!)...

/sigh.

Oh, and I have 33 guinea eggs in an incubator. I am sure none of them will hatch but if they do......................

 

[undergroundchickens]

I hear ya! I am not even supposed to have chickens but really wanted to have a few that supplied us with fresh healthy eggs. Went to the store with 3 total in mind...left with 6. I figured we would get a roo or two and some might die. All are pullets and all survived.

Getting close to egg time. I just caught myself on autopilot about to order 6 more online. Ahhh..... I need to wait on increasing my flock diversity until we move next year to a LEGAL chicken keeping plot of land....BUT it is so HARD! This site definitely doesn't help keep us reigned in either with all the variety we get to see.

Chicken Math!

 

[CowboyColby]

Its funny how that happens. I was going to order 6 but the hatchery informed me I must have 15 at least so I upped it to 15 and they threw in a peanut making it 16. Was going to order fifteen more including a couple turkeys and ended up ordering 30 total. Chicken Math is tough.

 

[Dora'smom]

I feel your pain.

I planned for six, and less than a year later have 18 (after re-homing two roosters). There is a chicken-y vortex or wormhole in space, or something. . . right, rocket scientist? That's what I'm blaming it on. Yep. Tha's exactly what happened.

 

[MMPoultryFarms]

I started by going to atwoods saw a few chicks and some cute ducks. bought the ducks because i knew some chinese who wanted them. then decided some meat and eggs around the farm would be a nice addition so i bought 5 BA 5 RiR's went back for feed bought 20 assorted pullets. while I was there waiting on help i noticed a catalog sitting on the counter it said Ideal poultry So i quickly put the number in my phone. Long story short Now i have 350 birds 25 bird arrive a week and I am Okarches first Chicken farm LOL so much for fried chicken.

 

[littlemissjellyfish]

I don't like math, it makes my head hurt and sometimes I even have to count on my fingers....BUT this Chicken Math is great stuff! I'm getting REALLY good at it! Originally, I was going to get 5 chickens. 5 turned into 10 when my ex -husbands girlfriend was interested in having fresh eggs, but she didn't have a place to put chickens. I ordered 10 from MPC and got 6 packing peanuts. 3 died and now I'm up to 13. Thirteen is such an unlucky number, dont'cha think? Perhaps I need a few more...

 

[turtlebird]

23 chickens = 2x3 chickens
(2x3) = 6
6=6
There you go! I just love it when the math works out!

 

[Mak]

Hmmm... I wanted 10. I got 10. But we lost one. She wandered off last night and hasn't come home. Now I only have 9. I wanted 10. Where's my calculator?

 

[babsbag]

Thank goodness my DH supports and indulges my chicken math.

We agreed on a FEW chickens

Started with 11, 1 died, got one to replace it. so far so good.

Lost another one, no replacement. Still good.

Bought 5 Columbian Wynadottes because they are pretty

Thanks to BYC had to build an incubator, that means 9 more. And had to go to TSC and buy 4 silkies and a polish. Thanks again BYC

Two hens went broody=14

Got a gorgeous roo from a friend. He is vaccinated for Mareks and I need that

Lost 5 to Mareks

few = 11-1+1-1+5+9+4+1+14+1-5= 39

oh oh. I need a bigger coop, thank goodness it is summer and they can free range all day.

Goat math works the same too

3= 13

 

[chics in the sun]

These are cracking me up! I posted my equation on another thread, but here it goes again:

Bought three little chicks at the pet store, let my son and BF's two girls each pick one out. I had researched the breeds to make sure they were ones we wanted - got a PR, a BR, and an "ameraucana" = 3;
"Ameraucana" turned out to be a leghorn, which of course we must keep because my son picked her out, and she will lay lots of eggs, even if she's crazy - -1 = 2 so far;
Went to get a FMBC from a lady who also had two gorgeous EE's that were side by side all day and I couldn't bear to split them up, so they counted as one, so +2= 4;
Both EE's were roo's, given away - 2 = 4 again
BF went to feed store and saw "ameraucanas", knew I didn't have my pretty egg layer, bought one: +1 = 5
"Ameraucana" is, of course and EE, so still doesn't count (plus she was a gift) - 1 = 4 again!
Take roo's to swap to give away, and EE baby is lonely, so buy Olive egger to keep her company. Not for me, for the EE, so doesn't count +0 = still 4.
Waiting on an ACTUAL Ameraucana from a guy that has a egg-hatching addiction, technically she will be a rescue, so doesn't count - +0 = 4!
I'm allowed 5 in the city, so what should I get next? The BF is catching the chicken bug now, and wants a Blue Copper Marans......hmmm..... Someone else is giving away Key West Gypsies...... those Columbian Rocks are cool...... choices, choices, choices.......