Hubby has figured out how to do Chicken Math!!

[@~rosecityfarmgirl~@]

I love Chicken Math

A woman at our downtown Farmers' Market told us to 'screw the bylaw' and become 'guerilla urban farmers'.
Fiance said NO.
Then he said if I paid for everything chicken-related, I could have ONE.
Then I said that she would be lonely.
He said 2.
Then I said I wanted 2 for eggs, and one ornamental. After much begging and eyelash-batting, he built a coop for 3.
I gave him the wrong dimensions. It's a coop for 4.

 

[sequoiacyclist]

Hah! The key is getting them to agree to having chooks before you marry them. I recently asked my fiance if he was ok with me having chooks in the future and he replied with "You can have a whole prisioner camp of them if you want (I have named my pens Stalag 12 and Stalag 13)." Awesome! I am going to hold him to it.

 

[gryeyes]

@~rosecityfarmgirl~@ :

I love Chicken Math

*snippety do dah*
After much begging and eyelash-batting, he built a coop for 3.
I gave him the wrong dimensions. It's a coop for 4.

THAT'S clever!

I only have myself to convince I need more chicks. I'm such an easy sell. Oh, wait, one of these days my land-lady might start COUNTING the chickens she sees free ranging in both our yards.... Yikes.​

 

[Kedreeva]

I don't think anyone here has figured out that we're beyond the original math..... oh we'll get a few from a meat and eggs combo at the hatchery... and a few ducklings for good measure so we can have something in the pond.... and well, everyone needs some polish chickens... Someone dumped 19 RIR's on our doorstep? Let them in! And aren't those buff cochins adorable with their feathered feet? My goodness, the light brahmas have them too! More polish you say? I suppose we could take on a few turkeys for thanksgiving... and those seabrights are awfully pretty... and really, who doesn't love a peacock or five? You 'found' three mutt ducklings? Well, a few more can't hurt.... Don't forget the BCM and silkies that just hatched....

So what's the total at now? Like 10 or so right? *looks around at 70 some chickens, peacocks, ducks, and turkeys...*

Someone is going to look up at some point and go hey.... waitaminute....

 

[buildingmyark]

Yall are cracking me up with all this chicken math! The funniest part is it is absolutley true and starts happening almost immediately! Do yall ever have chick withdrawals? I know I do! I can't even get one bunch out of the brooder before I'm trying to figure out what I want next!

 

[chica57]

Good Going!!!!! Thats how I ended up with all mine!!!!!

 

[dsqard]

Luke13:34 :

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You mean 3+4=7 not 3-4 which equals negative 1. Next try 3x4.

See I am thinking that 7 was the right number for her order. Of course the next one will be 3X4

 

[dsqard]

@~rosecityfarmgirl~@ :

I love Chicken Math

Then I said I wanted 2 for eggs, and one ornamental. After much begging and eyelash-batting, he built a coop for 3.
I gave him the wrong dimensions. It's a coop for 4.

Now why didn't I think of that????!!!!

 

[foxyloxy]

Haha!! This is so funny! When first started talking about chickens around the beginning of the year, my hubby said he wanted 3 maybe 4... and I was like ok... I think we can do that.

We ended up with 8!

 

[ParadiseFoundFarm]

Not that I can see myself ready soon,

but what to do with our "extra" chickens?

I'm surrounded by people who abuse/mistreat/ingnore animal suffering or fight cocks and dogs.

I would not want to give away any animals to a person who even has aquaintances who do these things.

What's the SAFEST way?

I have rare Ameraucannas.