I Confess: Your Worst Chicken Math

[CoopBoots]

I'll start. I turned trying to get one chick out of my ancient rooster into 19 chicks completely unrelated to him. Now I have to build a new coop!

Make me feel better lol. What's your worst chicken math story??

 

[Wereplatypus]

I only had 1 hen before. She was the best pet I ever had, but passed away years ago. Last month we picked up 2 chicks.

It's not a lot, but technically doubled the number lol. Definitely want more when my husband and I buy our own place though

 

[Happy hen lover]

Last year I added 7 chicks to my aging flock. But then I had the WILD idea to get some MORE chicks for my broody Mama! 4 more to be exact. Well they didn't except her so we went from 4 hens to 15! So we had to build an addition to our existing backyard coop. Im not allowed to go to farm stores in spring anymore! Lol

 

[Happy hen lover]

 

[CaliforniaMountainChicks]

I started with wanting 2 chickens.. then I read you should have 3, so I got 4. Then I got 2 more some months later. Then I moved to a larger property where I could have way more chickens so I got 7 more last spring. Now I’m getting 8 more this spring

 

[nuthatched]

I'm not affected by chicken math, my coop is big enough for 14 and I have 11.

 

[Somewhere_In_The_Clouds]

When I wasn't old enough to understand how to deal with aggressive roosters. Eggs didn't get collected, chickens went broody, chicks hatched, and some months later we had to move with about 20 extra chickens

 

[CapricornFarm]

When we lived in TN, i got 2 cabinet incubators. One for incubating, and one for hatching. It ran 24/7, except when we went on vacation. I was likely up to 300 birds, not to mention the 40 some rabbits and the triple digit goats. Each breed of chickens had their own coop and run.

 

[Crazy Maizie]

I picked up 2 bantam cochins to add to my flock in late January which is just enough to add to my current flock without overcrowding their coop. I liked the bantams so much that I picked up 7 more and while I was at it 4 standard pullets from RK in February. I had heard such bad things about RK and their chicks dying that I thought I would surely lose some.
6 weeks later and all 11 are thriving. So, now it's either find new homes or add on to the coop.
But, there's more...
Out of the 7 bamtams I've got 6 cockerels! So, do I build them a bachelor pad or find them new homes? But, also I still want more bantams.

 

[TwoCrows]