How Many PET Chickens Are In Your Flock?

[HENS-and-MARES]

How many PET chickens are in your flock? If you have over 100 then post how many!

 

[IamRainey]

I intended to have 6. Started with 3 then ordered 4 more. Lost 1. Then, when one of my "hens" from the second order turned out to be a roo, I got 2 hatchings of 6 more. That's 12 total at this point (if you don't want to bother doing the math).

They all have names. They will all get to live out their lives with us. ...except possibly the roo if he can't learn some manners.

Six to eight was really the right number for my coop and run and also for our needs. I've adjusted by letting my chickens out during the day into a protected chicken yard that -- including the run which stays open all day -- about triples the size of their daytime habitat. And, in this way, we'll work our way back to 6 or 8. All of whom will be hens -- tho I still have a roo. ...I just won't let any of the hens go broody again even if we had GREAT experiences both incubating chicks and getting baby chicks the natural way with a Mama Hen.

We live and keep our chickens on a 1/2 acre suburban lot that's probably a lot more urban than most parts of the country.

 

[HENS-and-MARES]

I intended to have 6. Started with 3 then ordered 4 more. Lost 1. Then, when one of my "hens" from the second order turned out to be a roo, I got 2 hatchings of 6 more. That's 12 total at this point (if you don't want to bother doing the math).

Six to eight was really the right number for my coop and run and also for our needs. I've adjusted by letting my chickens out during the day into a protected chicken yard that -- including the run which stays open all day -- about triples the size of their daytime habitat. And, in this way, we'll work our way back to 6 or 8. All of whom will be hens -- tho I still have a roo. ...I just won't let any of the hens go broody again even if we had GREAT experiences both incubating chicks and getting baby chicks the natural way with a Mama Hen.

Cool.

 

[ariri30]

I just know I’m too deep in to say anything. I’m afraid to count. I’m in denial

 

[HENS-and-MARES]

I just know I’m too deep in to say anything. I’m afraid to count. I’m in denial

But you know how many you have right?! I’m not asking for you to enter the poll but there is something wrong when you don’t know how many you have!

 

[ariri30]

Well do I have to count the cockerels and the bantams or those count as half or not at all?
I’m not good at math

 

[HENS-and-MARES]

Well do I have to count the cockerels and the bantams or those count as half or not at all?

How many individual chickens

 

[HENS-and-MARES]

CHICKENS!
I actually have 36 birds total but I have 28 chickens.

 

[ariri30]

How many individual chickens

25!

 

[WabbitSeason]

Kinda embarrassed to say till someone else says way more or something.... lol