Don't be fooled...

[birdlover2]

Gosh, I put the wrong number in the poll...I must've monentarily forgot my mother's three chickens she was trying to introduce to the flock died, and put them in the number They had been housed seperate from the other chickens who didn't much like them and a snake or weasel or ferret got into the dog-cage they were in in the shed and killed them all...I kinda blame myself cause I knew that shed wasn't secure, we just didn't expect anything to get through the bars...

 

[birdlover2]

Welcome back!

(@birdlover2 , I currently have 77 chickens, though I am hoping to give 7 older hens away soon!)

Nice! I wish I had over 70 chickens lol. Just curious, what is your flock structure? Do you have multiple coops and/or flocks? Do you have any roos? How many? Do you have your broodies raise chicks? How do you introduce new birds to such a big flock (if it is one flock)? As much as I'd like to have 70 or so chickens, I don't know if that many chickens could get along in one big flock.

 

[chrissynemetz]

I don't know if that many chickens could get along in one big flock.

I have over 100 in my flock, including a handful of boys. Everybody gets along fine.

 

[BlueHorse17]

I have over 100 in my flock, including a handful of boys. Everybody gets along fine.

Dang! I’m assuming you live on a farm/ranch?

 

[chrissynemetz]

Definitely far out in the country

 

[birdlover2]

I have over 100 in my flock, including a handful of boys. Everybody gets along fine.

Definitely far out in the country

I would LOVE to live in the country with 100 chickens, having as many roos as could get along! So jealous,

 

[BlueHorse17]

I would LOVE to live in the country with 100 chickens, having as many roos as could get along! So jealous,

That would be awesome!!

 

[chrissynemetz]

I would LOVE to live in the country with 100 chickens, having as many roos as could get along! So jealous,

It's really fun! But it's a lot of work too. Sometimes I feel like I spend my entire day just cleaning and refilling waterers.

 

[birdlover2]

It's really fun! But it's a lot of work too. Sometimes I feel like I spend my entire day just cleaning and refilling waterers.

Yeah, I guess it would be a lot of work lol. Still, it's probably worth it....

 

[BlueHorse17]

It's really fun! But it's a lot of work too. Sometimes I feel like I spend my entire day just cleaning and refilling waterers.

What size water containers do you have for them? I saw someone one time that had a lot of chickens and they somehow connected all the waterers together. Seemed like a lot of work as well though but they only had to check them like once a week.