Hmm, 1 cuckoo maran roo, 1 buff silkie... that's only two, a reasonable number.
Now, let's see, there's ten 8 week old pullets and one 8 week old cockrel so that is 11 + 2. Only 13 so far... very reasonable.
Oh, now let's not forget the meat chickens who are 8 weeks old also, there's 10 of them so we are up to 23 chickens now. Not so bad.
Oh, and I can't forget the 4 week olds, there's 4 of them, a welsummer roo and his 3 TSC friends. So add 4 to 23, and we have 27 chickens. Not addiction level yet, right?
Oh, and the one week olds that I hatched out on Mother's day. There's 7 of them (because 9 died in the cold snap from the 16 original hatchlings) so add 7 to 27 to get 34. Really?? Thirty-four? no way...Oh, and don't forget the 8 hatchlings from Friday, sweet babies are only 2 days old and peeping here next to the computer. Now, let's add that up... 8 + 34 = 42. Forty-TWO?? I suppose if you add the 5 ducks to the bird total, nah, we don't want to do that.... I might look like some kind of addict if we did that. I have 42 chickens and 5 ducks.
I have 22, which isn't so bad since I'm new at this. 9 EEs, 9 Buff Orpingtons, 3 BO/wyandotte cross and 1 tiny, courageous cross-beaked EE. Still figuring out who is "she or he".
My word, that's 71. That means I'll soon break the 100 mark when all these eggs in the incubator and under my 5 broody hens hatch!Please don't tell my husband.
And, Saturday I bought an cabinet style incubator! Anyone need some eggs??
Edit....I forgot the EE chicks, I just stopped counting (shaking my head)......