Explaining Chicken Math

[Talbott Poultry]

Sounds to me like it is time to increase the size of some flocks.

 

[Noncentzter]

Okay, so I have to ask...how does putting a broody in a cage with a rooster break her broodiness? Just wondering, because I have a broody that is driving me crazy. I haven't gotten eggs from her all spring and now into the summer because she's gone broody 3 times. I finally let her set 2 of her eggs and one of them hatched so now she's raising 1 chick. Thanks, I realise this is not a question thread and more of a "funny story thread" but I gotta know.

This was a rooster in a 4x8 cage all by himself and he was so happy to have her in with him, trying to mate her all the time and wouldn't let her be. I added a total of three girls in with him and all three started laying within one week.

 

[off-grid hen]

Sounds to me like it is time to increase the size of some flocks.

Thank you, sensei! Please let me know if I am correct...

I have 25 mouths.

Only 9 are of laying age. None are broody, so must be counted.

Of the 9, only 2 have names. This means I have 7 chickens.

Excellent news!

 

[Bearing1]

So you think chicken math is complicated, try egg math and see how much advanced math is involved in a simple egg. We are lucky that the chickens do the math and all we do is collect the eggs
You probably won't understand the math but take a look and see how complex it really is.
There is a lot of information here about chickens not just chicken math. Just probe around a bit and see lots of educational stuff
Thanks to University of Illinois
http://chickscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/explore/eggmath/

 

[WinklerFarms]

I think this thread was incorrectly named. Explaining chicken math is incorrect because it just isn't possible! It just happens!

 

[FuzzyButtsFarm]

 

[philbfarm]

Okay, I think I get this "chicken math" stuff. Since I posted the above I have picked up two more!

 

[BBAcres]

I have 15 birds, but only one is a chicken. She is the ONLY one laying eggs.....I need more chickens.

 

[Chickenhugger2]

If you use that list.  At the present time,     You only have 14 chickens.         

I love it! My husband even chuckled at that kind of math!

 

[WinklerFarms]

Going by the list I only have 16 chickens even though I am feeding 300 plus mouths, most of which will become dinner for customers.