First time experiencing chicken math

[venymae]

What this chiken math about??
Are u gonna trade 3 chick for 1 hen or something??

It's a joke that allows you to always get more chickens even if you already have too many!

 

[andreanar]

Bantams hmmm Now of these 3 new chicks I just got....I think they are silkie mixed. Which would mean these 3 chicks don't even count at all, so I could still replace my cockerel

 

[21hens-incharge]

3c(bantam mix)= -1.5 as they are chicks
-1.5 chicks AND could be male means another -3 which = -4.5
-4.5 AND possible pigeon sized eggs means another -3 which = -7.5
-7.5 AND that they are in fact bantam which means broody means at least another -3 which = -10.5.

Now we all know chicken aren't available in the half form so best to round up to 11 chickens needed just to get to zero!
I've been practicing!

 

[andreanar]

3c(bantam mix)= -1.5 as they are chicks
-1.5 chicks AND could be male means another -3 which = -4.5
-4.5 AND possible pigeon sized eggs means another -3 which = -7.5
-7.5 AND that they are in fact bantam which means broody means at least another -3 which = -10.5.

Now we all know chicken aren't available in the half form so best to round up to 11 chickens needed just to get to zero!
I've been practicing!

Wow! Youre good!

 

[21hens-incharge]

The thing I just cannot figure out is how on earth do I; who clearly has no chickens, keep needing chicken feed?!?!

Must be feeding a bunch of squirrels or something.

 

[BantyChooks]

The thing I just cannot figure out is how on earth do I; who clearly has no chickens, keep needing chicken feed?!?!

Must be feeding a bunch of squirrels or something.

Crows... definitely the crows.

 

[BantyChooks]

I don't own any birds either.

4 are breeding stock, they don't count because they pull their own weight.
Too many more to count are layers, they pull their own weight too.
A bunch are bantams and pet LF... they don't count, they're pretty much dogs. You wouldn't count your dogs, would you?

About 8 are roosters. They guard the flock, so they don't count.

Some more are growouts... they haven't laid yet so they don't count.

Ducks don't count either. They aren't chickens.

 

[andreanar]

I ALMOST put myself even further into the negative! I accidently locked one of my cats in the brooder room, with no top on the brooder! I was so scared to open that door. Thankfully, Archie didn't eat them. And I know he must have been hungry being locked in there for 2 hours. Good kitty!

 

[21hens-incharge]

I get the feeling kitty is well fed.

Probably enjoyed a 2 hour nap in the nice warm brooder room.

 

[lazy gardener]

Archie clearly looks like he is not hungry. Better go in there and count those chickies again.

I'd like to see some more subtraction here. Have a cockerel who is part of a trio. If he and his ladies don't find new winter digs, it will be down one in the yard, up one in the freezer.

How do you count a broody hen? Is she a minus b/c she is clearly not laying? Is she an unknown variable? B(roody)H(en) + (12 eggs x .75 expected hatch ratio) = BH + 9 (C)hicks - 5 chicks b/c cockerels definitely don't count = 1BH + 4P(ullets). Clearly, if you have 1 BH, that is a manageable issue.

However if you have multiples of BH, you are entering into dangerous Tribble territory, and everyone knows how cute those Tribbles are.

Then, there's the time factor 1BH x 2(6 month periods/year) = (4BP + 1BH) = 5B x 4P = 1BH + 4BP + 45C = BH + 4BP + 20P! = 25 potential BH/BP at the end of one 12 month period.