Chicken math prevailed!

[MissMarple]

OH MY GOSH! YOU SOUND JUST LIKE ME!!! EVERY SINGLE TIME I go to TSC we leave with more chickens! What started with 4 on the first chicks days of the year has quickly turned to 15 (with 3 eggs in the incubator (1 just hatched)). Currently researching plans to build our own coop to house our crazy chicken obsession!

We have:
3 Amberlink
1 Black Sex Link
1 Blue production
2 Welsummer
1 Barred Rock
2 Ayam Cemani
2 Red Blue Lace Wyandotte
1 Light Brahma
1 Ameraucana
And successfully hatched 1 of the 3 Amberlink's eggs (still waiting on the other 2)

Yes.... I snuggle all my baby chickens lol View attachment 1889441 View attachment 1889442 View attachment 1889443

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Awwwwwwh!!!!!!! Wow!!! What a cute fuzzy and feathery bunch that'll turn into a beautiful flock!! Whoo for hatching!!! Check out the coop area here -- https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/category/chicken-coops.12/
for some ideas/plans for all sizes!! I don't blame you! I'd be snuggling my babies right now, especially my fuzzy little tiny SLPs, if I wasn't sick!

 

[MissMarple]

Chicken math is a huge problem here. I started with six and now we are at twenty. My niece and sister help by bringing chicks/roos that they can't keep in town.

Hah!! They're just trying to make sure you implement the best possible aspects of chicken math! Acquired chickens!

 

[MissMarple]

my coop can hold 16 but i have 19.. not counting silkies because they aren't in the same coop.

Time to add-on for sure! Ya know, everybody says to plan to expand.. I fully understand why now....

 

[Duck_life]

Here are some of the chickens i just "had" to have. in reality i have more than that.. those are what i got yesterday.

 

[MissMarple]

Here are some of the chickens i just "had" to have. in reality i have more than that.. those are what i got yesterday.

They're so pretty!!!!!!!

 

[Duck_life]

Time to add-on for sure! Ya know, everybody says to plan to expand.. I fully understand why now....

yup, gotta move them into my layer coop now (my older hens)

 

[MissMarple]

yup, gotta move them into my layer coop now (my older hens)

What is everybody? The new ones, I mean. I'm trying to get better at identifying breeds but that's a slow process. Lol.

**ETA: You also may have very well said what you got at some point and I may have very well responded..... My brain is a mess of kids having been sick for over a week, Chicken Man coming down sick and now, finally, the Momma gets it. My brain is functioning pretty much only to carry on involuntary things to keep me alive... and remembering when to give medicines while being unable to take any myself cuz they all make me fall asleep and I can't do that. Sigh. So, I apologize if you've already said and I'm asking now because I can't remember.**

 

[BigBlueHen53]

What is everybody? The new ones, I mean. I'm trying to get better at identifying breeds but that's a slow process. Lol.

**ETA: You also may have very well said what you got at some point and I may have very well responded..... My brain is a mess of kids having been sick for over a week, Chicken Man coming down sick and now, finally, the Momma gets it. My brain is functioning pretty much only to carry on involuntary things to keep me alive... and remembering when to give medicines while being unable to take any myself cuz they all make me fall asleep and I can't do that. Sigh. So, I apologize if you've already said and I'm asking now because I can't remember.**

Awww... sorry you are not feeling well!! Hope Chicken Man and the kiddos all take really good care of you now! Feel better soon!

 

[Duck_life]

What is everybody? The new ones, I mean. I'm trying to get better at identifying breeds but that's a slow process. Lol.

**ETA: You also may have very well said what you got at some point and I may have very well responded..... My brain is a mess of kids having been sick for over a week, Chicken Man coming down sick and now, finally, the Momma gets it. My brain is functioning pretty much only to carry on involuntary things to keep me alive... and remembering when to give medicines while being unable to take any myself cuz they all make me fall asleep and I can't do that. Sigh. So, I apologize if you've already said and I'm asking now because I can't remember.**

I have 2 silkies (small fluffy ones) and 3 lavender orpington (purple-ish blue ones bigger) and then i have an orange and bklack americauna and a leghorn mix (white one) (in the pictures) everyone else that i have are barnyard mixes, mostly between leghorns and bantams. and i have 1 EE mix

 

[Duck_life]

What is everybody? The new ones, I mean. I'm trying to get better at identifying breeds but that's a slow process. Lol.

**ETA: You also may have very well said what you got at some point and I may have very well responded..... My brain is a mess of kids having been sick for over a week, Chicken Man coming down sick and now, finally, the Momma gets it. My brain is functioning pretty much only to carry on involuntary things to keep me alive... and remembering when to give medicines while being unable to take any myself cuz they all make me fall asleep and I can't do that. Sigh. So, I apologize if you've already said and I'm asking now because I can't remember.**

sorry that you and your kids aren't feeling well ): GWS