Chicken math

[blkjak]

For some unknown reason MORE chickens seems to induce a wild spending spree on....More chickens

Its not just chickens though, its an incubator and turner then flashlights and thermometers. After that comes eggs to hatch. If my husband found out what i spent yesterday on hatching eggs i would be in a hole out back.
They are going into the bator as soon as the ducklings finish hatching. I cant wait.
Chicks and feed are the cheep part of chicken math.

 

[JRNash]

Lol... when I was buying the wire and feed yesterday I was ALSO getting parts to build an incubator. .. I spent over 300$ .......Yes I burnt ALL receipts and I hid the pieces in scattered locations. The feed is in a steel drum and the bags have been disposed of. Not sure how to disguise 300 ft of fence though. Maybe rose bushes?

 

[blkjak]

Lol... when I was buying the wire and feed yesterday I was ALSO getting parts to build an incubator. .. I spent over 300$ .......Yes I burnt ALL receipts and I hid the pieces in scattered locations. The feed is in a steel drum and the bags have been disposed of. Not sure how to disguise 300 ft of fence though. Maybe rose bushes?

Does she like rose bushes?
My husband is away for a week so I drove 3 hours one way to pick up Isbar and Cream Legbar eggs plus 7 silkie chicks. They will be in the bator before he gets home. Won't tell what I paid or how far I drove.

 

[SClaire]

When I first came to this forum, I was thinking, how hard is it to get chickens and do simple math? I started out wanting to get 6 chickens, 3 rir's and 3 bo's, which I am still waiting to pick up next Fri. So then I found a guy down the road from me that has some barred rock's and some wyandonette's. I only wanted 6, mind you, but now it's looking more like 10-12 of them, and I havent even got started yet. If it's this hard to just get started, I can imagine how it would be for most of you that are already raising them. I will say that 12 will be my definite limit.....so far.

haha you say that but there is always room for more!

We stared off with 6 and then the weekend after went back for 6 more

 

[JRNash]

She loves rose bushes. And she doesn't really pay attention to what I'M doing outside. So long as I keep moving. Like being back in the army. Im up....im moving.....im down...

 

[blkjak]

It's called a diversion. She is watching what the right hand is doing while the left is busy doing something else and the head is planning the the next additions.

 

[JRNash]

EXACTLY. The problem arises when I forget that IM supposed to be in stealth mode!!!

 

[Blooie]

Huh! Amateurs! It all sounds good - roses and diversions and all of that. But those of us who have been at this game for awhile know the real secret to feeding our chicken addiction. In my case that involves planting a seed in his head and then leaving it alone! For instance, I'll say something simple like, "I thought about replacing Daphne because she's not laying very well anymore, but I just don't see how we can add only one bird to the flock safely. Just can't justify it right now. So it'll have to wait for a better time, until we can add a few instead of just one." Then I walk away. I never mention it again. I just let that seed take root and grow.

In a few weeks he'll come to me and present "his" idea. It'll go like this:

Him - "Have you noticed Daphne and Ida have both slowed way down on their laying? I think we need to think about replacements for them, but we'll need to add a few all at once to make the integration into the flock easier. And that way there won't be a gap where we don't have any chickens producing eggs. By the time the Bigs have stopped, the Littles will be old enough to lay.
I picked up some stuff today to make the coop a little bigger. Why don't you check online and see what kinds you might want."

Me, batting eyes profusely at his genius and using a strong southern accent - "You're so clevah!! You're probably right and that's a great idea but are you sure this is a good time? Do we have the space and are we really ready to go through that chick raising stuff again?"

<buffing fingernails on shirt hem> Yep. Nothing amateur at Oleo Acres.

 

[n3kms]

Huh! Amateurs! It all sounds good - roses and diversions and all of that. But those of us who have been at this game for awhile know the real secret to feeding our chicken addiction. In my case that involves planting a seed in his head and then leaving it alone! For instance, I'll say something simple like, "I thought about replacing Daphne because she's not laying very well anymore, but I just don't see how we can add only one bird to the flock safely. Just can't justify it right now. So it'll have to wait for a better time, until we can add a few instead of just one." Then I walk away. I never mention it again. I just let that seed take root and grow. In a few weeks he'll come to me and present "his" idea. It'll go like this: Him - "Have you noticed Daphne and Ida have both slowed way down on their laying? I think we need to think about replacements for them, but we'll need to add a few all at once to make the integration into the flock easier. And that way there won't be a gap where we don't have any chickens producing eggs. By the time the Bigs have stopped, the Littles will be old enough to lay. I picked up some stuff today to make the coop a little bigger. Why don't you check online and see what kinds you might want." Me, batting eyes profusely at his genius and using a strong southern accent - "You're so clevah!! You're probably right and that's a great idea but are you sure this is a good time? Do we have the space and are we really ready to go through that chick raising stuff again?" Yep. Nothing amateur at Oleo Acres.

That's pretty good! But my husband is a little to oblivious, I think, for that to work. He helped me move my broody to the broody coop. The next morning he asked how many eggs she was sitting on. I told him that last I knew it was two. That afternoon went to pick up twelve silkie eggs for her and the seller threw in 4 extra. I was feeling guilt on the way home and only put 10 under her. But I got to thinking that it shouldn't be too hard to sell extra silkies and went out and put the rest under her. I love chickens but even I don't want 16 silkies. She covered 16 silkie eggs without any problem. The problem is that the seller said silkies need a covered run, especially in the winter. Oh my!

 

[blkjak]

Huh! Amateurs! It all sounds good - roses and diversions and all of that. But those of us who have been at this game for awhile know the real secret to feeding our chicken addiction. In my case that involves planting a seed in his head and then leaving it alone! For instance, I'll say something simple like, "I thought about replacing Daphne because she's not laying very well anymore, but I just don't see how we can add only one bird to the flock safely. Just can't justify it right now. So it'll have to wait for a better time, until we can add a few instead of just one." Then I walk away. I never mention it again. I just let that seed take root and grow. In a few weeks he'll come to me and present "his" idea. It'll go like this: Him - "Have you noticed Daphne and Ida have both slowed way down on their laying? I think we need to think about replacements for them, but we'll need to add a few all at once to make the integration into the flock easier. And that way there won't be a gap where we don't have any chickens producing eggs. By the time the Bigs have stopped, the Littles will be old enough to lay. I picked up some stuff today to make the coop a little bigger. Why don't you check online and see what kinds you might want." Me, batting eyes profusely at his genius and using a strong southern accent - "You're so clevah!! You're probably right and that's a great idea but are you sure this is a good time? Do we have the space and are we really ready to go through that chick raising stuff again?" Yep. Nothing amateur at Oleo Acres.

You are the Master. I'm not worthy