How Many Chickens are A Lot to You?

[Peaches Lee]

I have 50+ chickens, which I don't think is that much, but when I tell other folks, they are usually surprised at the amount. What I think is a large amount of chickens is like 1,000 or more. What's a large sum to you?

 

[Chicks Galore3]

about 50+

 

[they'reHISchickens]

A lot to us is "more than our coop capacity".
Or when DH decides we have hatched enough for this year, which pretty well coincides with the coop/growout/brooder capacity.
And they are his chickens, so I say OK and stop hatching.
Of course, then two more went broody so they didn't count since we don't have to house them separately. Chicken Math, y'know.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

over 100 but I'm in the 'burbs.
I can't build any more coops without taking up pasture space.
I usually have about 50 but they are in flocks of about 10 or so.

 

[chicken crazed 1o1]

80 +

 

[egglicious]

Ask my DH. He'll say thirteen.

 

[ChickieBooBoo]

Thats a good question. I don't know the answer

 

[sheila3935]

I say it depends on your set up. I have had as high as 55, but that was too much for my yard. They ended up stripping the yard of all vegetation. Now I have 30 as I have downsized and I have to replant the yard this spring which means I have to get a portable electric fence to pasture them til I get the chicken yard back in good shape.

 

[LilyD]

We can have too many chickens?? Shhh.... don't tell my husband or I will be in BIG trouble lol.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

I have around 40, which is a lot to me, but also ...not enough.

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