Chicken math

[scflock]

I put a shipped dozen in the incubator last night. Since I was undecided about putting a few of them under my broody I just took a couple of recently laid cream legbar eggs and slipped them under the broody( don't tell my husband). We need more blue egg layers.

I split a hatch of a friend's EE eggs for more color. I have 73 in the yard now, 20 hit the brooder Tuesday night, and I set 28 WCBP last night. Chicken math goes nuts once you go from addition to multiplication

 

[21hens-incharge]

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Tell the truth..... You are using exponents aren't you.

 

[scflock]

Tell the truth..... You are using exponents aren't you.

Yes, ten to the power of two makes it sound much better. I need more chickens

 

[21hens-incharge]

DH says I need to learn how to subtract.

 

[kissnpeeps]

Got to keep at least 4olive eggers hmmmm

 

[blkjak]

I never liked subtraction in school.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Hello, my name is Babs and I have 45 chickens. I only have an actual need for about 4. My household only has 3 people in it and one of them will not eat eggs.
Yes I have to grudgingly agree with my DH that subtraction is in the future for me.

 

[silkiechickens8]

I went into my feed store only wanting two EEs but came out with Australorps, Golden Laced Wyandotte, Partridge Rock, and EEs. Then about a month later I went back to get some feed and I came back with a Salmon Faverolle and a Barnvelder. THEN about a week later I had to pick up some shavings and pig feed but came out with an unknown bantam breed! The next day, I went to my OTHER local feed store and came back with Sebrights, and a Turken. Sadly, all of the Sebrights died so yesterday I picked up two Sebrights, 2 Light Brahmas (one passed away during the night), and a cochin bantam. But I also came home yesterday with 2 DUCKS (1 Welsh Harlequin and 1 Blue Swedish) that wasn't supposed to happen! On the 29th I'm going to be picking up some Polish and Ginger Old English chicks. I am officially a chicken hoarder!!

 

[Corwynnde]

I just got my first chicks this week. I wanted 3 because the coop I was given is TINY! (I swear the actual coop part has maybe 4 square feet total! supposed to be for 2-4 chickens... Maybe bantams but no way big enough for 4 full sized birds!) Picked up 2 buff Orphingtons and 1 black australorp... one chick died so I wanted to replace it... of course, there's always the chance that one will end up a roo, so I suppose I should get two, just in case, right?... now we have 4 chicks and I have no idea how they'll all fit in the coop. Of course, I'm also looking around and saying "i'd like some of those, and some of those..."

Planning to build a 8x8 run for them as soon as I finish shoring up the coop. Then I'll get started on building a bigger coop! I figure the smaller one will work at least for a few months so long as they have a nice big run to play in all day!

Yay/boo chicken math! I suspect next year my flock is gonna expand exponentially once I get a decent-sized coop built and figure out where I'm gonna put it! I wish our pasture wasn't a swamp most of the year!

 

[justkat59]

The chicken math strikes again! I ordered 8 Buff Orfingtons from my local feed store and 1 didnt make it. I cant have an odd number so I bought 4 americaunas and 3 black anconas. Lost one of the americaunas so of course I had to buy 2 RIR and 3 golden sex links. Then the feed store got in some cookoo Marin's. Off the chart cuteness factor!!! Unfortunately my husband said "you can not get any more chickens"! So I ended up trading 3 Buffs for 3 Cookoo Marin's with my neighbor. Now I'm at an uneven number again so either I buy 1 more chick or 3. Do you think he'll notice? I think I need to stay away from the feed store!