Explaining Chicken Math

[Tikkijane]

Are your Cochins bantams?  If so, don't forget bantams only count as 1/2 a chicken

{{Bantam rule }}

 

[cholmberg]

Start out intending to order 15 pullets. . . end up ordering 27. . .. .
Have the hatchery have some sort of hiccup or mishap and accidently
ship you an order that was supposed to go 2000 miles the other way. . . .
that order contains 50 pullets. . plus a couple extras. So start out intending
to get 15 and end up with **** near 80. . . .totally unexpectedly.

 

[potagergirl]

The splash are not bantam so I can not count them as only 1/2 chick each.
They are called Splash LF which I now know to mean LARGE FOWL.
In other words DH will notice......

 

[LPeaslee]

Are your Cochins bantams?  If so, don't forget bantams only count as 1/2 a chicken

Don't forget, if you wanted pullets and had to order a straight run, that's 50/50, so divide those by 1/2. If you should happen to notice one is a roo, don't be cruel and divide the poor thing in half, you must subtract a whole chick.

 

[sepaditty1]

We lost one of our hens to a predator yesterday. My son & I were talking about how we need more chicks. Hubby said, "why do we need more?" Duh! We lost one. Must replace with at least 5 more. She can't be introduced to the flock by herself!

 

[cknnewbie]

We lost one of our hens to a predator yesterday. My son & I were talking about how we need more chicks. Hubby said, "why do we need more?" Duh! We lost one. Must replace with at least 5 more. She can't be introduced to the flock by herself!

Darn right!

 

[potagergirl]

Keep going with all the ideas I'm learning more of this math every day.
Like today I was at the box store after a 150 foot roll of chicken fencing. So
obviously I had to buy two you know just in case the second would be
needed. I mean the chicken math works with everything having to do
with chickens isn't that right?

(can't introduce just one, love it!!)

 

[sepaditty1]

Sounds good to me. If hubby has to stop in the middle of a project to go get more materials, he's frustrated. So...buy twice as much as you need. Problem solved.

Fast forward to, "Honey, I think we need to expand the run." "What's it going to cost?" "Nothing! We already have the fencing in the shed."

See...your idea is brilliant!

 

[Tikkijane]

We lost one of our hens to a predator yesterday. My son & I were talking about how we need more chicks. Hubby said, "why do we need more?" Duh! We lost one. Must replace with at least 5 more. She can't be introduced to the flock by herself!

So sorry There is actually a lot of truth to that. I have a lone hatchling that I had hoped to have a hatchmate of some breed. It's been a week (chicken+ guinea; set at the same time; keets take a week longer) and no luck. I have another broody who is on a pile of guinea eggs as well, but a few more weeks for her.

I have several different flocks that roam- the smaller ones are hatchmates, less one lonely EE/bantam cochin mix that hatched with the last batch but is definitely the odd girl out. She is also often by herself. I tried her with the baby, but she got bored quickly- not happy to go back inside when she was used to free ranging.

My other six babies roam and sleep together inside.

So, I'd definitely say you need 6 more. That's the chick rule.

 

[afarhat8]

sepaditty1, you are my hero.