DW's attempt at making a chicken spreadsheet

[AllenK RGV]

We are totally unable to count all of our chicken. The silkies breed like roaches and die stupidly as well. We came across last falls attempt at a count of them all today and I found it humorous.

 

[CHlCKEN]

We are totally unable to count all of our chicken. The silkies breed like roaches and die stupidly as well. We came across last falls attempt at a count of them all today and I found it humorous.
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that’s why I don’t keep silkies! (Also why I don’t keep roosters!) is the count down now? I had trouble keeping up with my 12 identical birds a while back, but I could perfectly pin point who was who besides them!

 

[jewelg]

Oh, geez... we're pretty sure one of the two silkies we have is a roo - much more upright and cocky than the other one... Like roaches, huh? Face + palm.

 

[AllenK RGV]

Oh no the count is not down. The silkies insist they will always be here regardless of my wishes. We just got 7 new ones a few weeks ago from a sneaky broody.

 

[CHlCKEN]

Oh no the count is not down. The silkies insist they will always be here regardless of my wishes. We just got 7 new ones a few weeks ago from a sneaky broody.

Lol. They could start their own entire culture, I hope they aren’t ruining your feed bill up to high!

 

[CHlCKEN]

Oh, geez... we're pretty sure one of the two silkies we have is a roo - much more upright and cocky than the other one... Like roaches, huh? Face + palm.

Lol, I hope your turn out isn’t the same.. just wait for the crow and you’ll know who needs to go! Or you could start a silkie colony to!

 

[AllenK RGV]

Silkies barely eat. I think I have had a 50# bag last over a month for feed. They have an acre to roam and we do free range them. We had 12+ inches of rain last month and plenty of insects and grass for them to eat. We do trim their muffs and heads so they can become successful chicken.

 

[CHlCKEN]

Silkies barely eat. I think I have had a 50# bag last over a month for feed. They have an acre to roam and we do free range them. We had 12+ inches of rain last month and plenty of insects and grass for them to eat. We do trim their muffs and heads so they can become successful chicken.

Oh I didn’t realize they ate less. Glad they’re an easy keeper but don’t you get pecked when you trim their faces lol

 

[AllenK RGV]

Oh I didn’t realize they ate less. Glad they’re an easy keeper but don’t you get pecked when you trim their faces lol

Not at all they are a gentle breed. We do utilize a towel to burrito them when it is time to do hair. Still they are the cockroaches of the chicken world in my opinion. I will never be rid of them humanely.