How Many PET Chickens Are In Your Flock?

[Three Little Bunnies]

Depends on how you define PET. I have fifteen pullets. I had two cockerels, but... they were cockerels. My original flock was for egg laying, but they have slowly become more of pets. I had fifteen chicks originally. Two passed away. Then I got four chicks from the bantam bin. Two were cockerels, one wasn’t a bantam. All my girls have names and are very much loved.

 

[thepick4uchicks]

It’s not the number you have that’s the problem. It’s the problem if the room you have is too small for the number you have so I say the more the merrier is fine with me as long as you can afford them and that is first by time and second by space. The other expenses are really secondary if those two are met in my opinion. WAter and feed are often cheaper than feed and free time to spend on keeping them up properly.

 

[Jennc-123]

I have children, so too many And the roos seem to be the ones who get named. We have Rosie, chicken, circle eyes, Aloicius, Violet

 

[Fishychix]

I can only ever have 6 (until I move, lol). State minimum, city maximum.

 

[Sonya9]

I have 13.

4 standard layers, 3 bantam hens/pullets, 1 standard cockerel and 5 OEG bantam roosters/cockerels. All are staying.

 

[Sonya9]

I can only ever have 6 (until I move, lol). State minimum, city maximum.

OH has a minimum on how many chickens you can own? Or a minimum on chicks sold at stores?

Can't see how they can mandate people must own 6, what happens if a bird dies?

 

[Jennc-123]

OH has a minimum on how many chickens you can own? Or a minimum on chicks sold at stores?

Can't see how they can mandate people must own 6, what happens if a bird dies?

It's fairly common in cities. We always had 7 without being reported. Now I have all the chickens in the country

 

[Sonya9]

It's fairly common in cities. We always had 7 without being reported. Now I have all the chickens in the country

Yes a maximum is common in cities, but not a state minimum!

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

I have:
Three ISA Brown hens going into their fourth year, and three ISA Brown pullets from this spring, for a total of six ISAs
Four Japanese Bantams -- three pullets, one cockerel
One nervous, but sweet, Sapphire Gem(?) hen from last year
One Mille-Feuille D'Uccle rooster from last year
One Dutch or OEG Bantam rooster from last year
One Porcelain Booted Bantam hen from last year, who is now the proud mama of:
Two stunning little Porcelain Booted Bantam/Dutch-or-OEG Bantam chicks
And one imprinted guinea rooster, who is most often very sweet to me, but his hormones are making him aggressive towards others.
And I think that that's all....
All of them are named, and all of them are my precious pets!

 

[kcan2]

Joop

King Joop is a stunner!

One Porcelain Booted Bantam hen from last year, who is now the proud mama of:
Two stunning little Porcelain Booted

I have a porcelain guy and he is my favorite! He looks and sounds like he is wearing a dress because I usually hear his little pants rustling when he is poking around nearby. He also chatters a lot. I have mostly quit watching TV in favor of watching my chickens. I also have a running list in my head of which chicken likes what treats. It's ridiculous.

I think my chickens are pets!