Duck Math

[CDL Large]

Good morning everyone I've been searching high and low for the duck math "poem" (for lack of better description) Does anyone have it can they post it for me.

Thanks

 

[CDL Large]

I'm so sad no one remembers or has the duck math poem

 

[Amiga]

I couldn't find it, either. You have ducks?

 

[CDL Large]

Oh yes I have ducks.... I suffer from the duck math problem for sure
I was hoping to find the poem to see if the kids could figure it out

 

[CDL Large]

Well after searching high and low for days and days I found it


But if you’re a Livestock Addict you know better. You have been initiated into the Arcane Secrets of Duck Math (or Goat Math or Chicken Math or Fill-In-Your-Particular-Addiction Math):
1 + 1 = 3 (Proof: “I picked out 2 cute ducklings from the feed store bin but that 1 remaining in the bottom started crying for his friends and I couldn’t just leave him there!”)
Once you have mastered the basic equation, you are ready to learn more. Now, for the first time ever, non-initiates may view a sampling of the exquisite and complex world of Duck Math. Read on:
3 + 3 – 3 = 6 (“My friend’s neighbor had three ducks she wasn’t taking care of, I HAD to bring them home and give them a good place to live, but I will definitely rehome them as soon as I can”)
6 + 1 = 11 (“Now that I have 6 ducks, one more won’t hurt but you can’t just hatch ONE egg so I’m going to put 8 eggs in the incubator that I got for Christmas and … “)
[1 + 1 (x 6)] + (8 – 2) / 2 = 6 (“OMG I have too many ducks and they’re stinky and too many males beating up on each other and the new pen I just built isn’t enough to keep them all apart so I have to rehome 5 males and now I have…”)
11 – 5 = 13 (“Well, I just got rid of a bunch of ducks and I have this fancy new pen so I can purchase that very cool flock of only 8 ducks in a breed and color I’ve been wanting forever”)
13 + x = 13x (“Now I have too many males but I can’t part with any of them so I’d better buy a few more females plus two of them have gone broody and I can’t stand an empty incubator plus everyone is dumping their unwanted and abandoned ducks on me so I have…”)
1 + 1 = Too Many To Count
And now you know.

 

[jdyson]

Hahaha

 

[Going Quackers]

LOL, never read that before! definite tip stay the heck away from the chick/duckling bins at the feed mills in spring... thankfully the one i go to is always pre-sales so you can admire but cannot buy!