Chicken math

[trailrider330]

Congrats on the new chicks!

Here is my chicken math:

Started with 5 (4 hens and a roo) - 4 (3 hens and roo killed by predator) + 4 (3 hens and one roo from the neighbor) – 1 (hen killed by roo) – 1 (bye-bye to that roo) + 3 (free hens on Craigslist) + 11 (chicks from local breeder – most of which turned out to be roos) + 2 (hens from the neighbor – 7 (too many roos) + 6 (hens from the feed store) + 5 (chicks from broody hen) + 5 (chicks from another broody hen) – 5 (sold chicks to neighbor) – 1 (roo went after our son) + 1 (roo showed up in our yard one day) – 1 (roo with back injury) - 1 (hen killed by hawk) – 6 (hens killed by fox) - 3 (roos sold on Craigslist) = 12 remaining (if I did my math right – 4 EE’s, 4 barnyard mixes, 1 australorp, 1 barred rock, 1 buff Orpington, 1 Welsummer) with plans to build a new coop and runs to add more chicks in the spring.

I blame my hubby. It was his idea to get chickens and I was originally opposed to the idea. But, now I’m the one who’s obsessed.

 

[Cherie1n2]

Congrats on the new chicks!

Here is my chicken math:

Started with 5 (4 hens and a roo) - 4 (3 hens and roo killed by predator) + 4 (3 hens and one roo from the neighbor) – 1 (hen killed by roo) – 1 (bye-bye to that roo) + 3 (free hens on Craigslist) + 11 (chicks from local breeder – most of which turned out to be roos) + 2 (hens from the neighbor – 7 (too many roos) + 6 (hens from the feed store) + 5 (chicks from broody hen) + 5 (chicks from another broody hen) – 5 (sold chicks to neighbor) – 1 (roo went after our son) + 1 (roo showed up in our yard one day) – 1 (roo with back injury) - 1 (hen killed by hawk) – 6 (hens killed by fox) - 3 (roos sold on Craigslist) = 12 remaining (if I did my math right – 4 EE’s, 4 barnyard mixes, 1 australorp, 1 barred rock, 1 buff Orpington, 1 Welsummer) with plans to build a new coop and runs to add more chicks in the spring. 

I blame my hubby.  It was his idea to get chickens and I was originally opposed to the idea.  But, now I’m the one who’s obsessed.

My problem is I subtract before they're actually off the yard??!!

 

[trailrider330]

My problem is I subtract before they're actually off the yard??!!

If only my hubby, and the township we live in, allowed me to count like that.

 

[JRNash]

Does everyone else go out periodically with a notebook.. "1..2..3..no wait.. Where's.. 4.. No.. I already got that one... OK, so 7 of those.. Plus.. 2.. Or should I count that as 1.. And 1.. Cause its a different color??.. But 1+1 is still 2.. Except now I think I need another?!!??

I found feathers I was sure was going to turn out to be a missing chicken.. But by my math they were all there!!

EVERY DAY

 

[21hens-incharge]

Congrats on the little fluffy babies!

 

[JRNash]

I took a cool down break at work today and immediately started looking at slow Cx broilers. I'm trying to resist. It's just soooooo hard.

 

[SFrati]

Well it looks like i have a broody hen. Time to get a dozen fertilized eggs to hatch.

 

[clickdb]

The power of small numbers! If you add enough small amounts, they can add up I found a little store that's still selling chicks, I *think* I got 3 light brahmas and a white leghorn. My wife actually looked at me funny and said, you only got 4? Lol
Now up to 23 chickens, and tomorrow another 4 or 7 will be joining them. (It feels like I got permission anyways lol)

 

[Cherie1n2]

The power of small numbers! If you add enough small amounts, they can add up I found a little store that's still selling chicks, I *think* I got 3 light brahmas and a white leghorn. My wife actually looked at me funny and said, you only got 4? Lol
Now up to 23 chickens, and tomorrow another 4 or 7 will be joining them. (It feels like I got permission anyways lol)

If we all keep this up well be astrophysicts.. I can already locate worm holes

 

[Folly's place]

Plenty of worms where I live!