I feel completely enabled. Thanks to you all! Haha!

[simplybusy]

Got two more babies today!!

This morning we picked up:
1 BLR Wyandotte
1 Speckled Sussex

...to add to our already brood of:
1 Australorp
1 Barred Rock
1 EE
1 Silver Lakenvelder

Now... I'm pretty sure that those all total up to the allowed 4 hens that we can have here in our neighborhood. Right?

I'm starting to have thoughts of "how bad could it be to just move to the country?", versus - "what can I do with these 2 extra chickens?".... wait. They're not chickens yet. Right? Problem solved.

 

[dkvart1]

Looks good to me, you might even be short one or two!

 

[white01]

I love chicken math and yes BYC folks are enablers hehe

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

My chicken calculator says,.... 1,1,1,1 + 1,1 = 2 You're allowed several more to equal your quota of 4!

 

[Nicole01]

I just added a speckled sussex and a GL Wyandotte to my flock! I was only going to have 2 chickens and now I have 5. I'm pretty happy with what I have now. I can't wait until they are fully feathered!

 

[white01]

a year ago i only wanted 15 BR hens, no roos, now I have 36 chickens(hens,pullets,roos, babies) and now next week going to be hatching quite a few, I just love chicken math hehe

 

[N&MSchroeder]

Okay, I have gone crazy this spring buying chicks and have loved every minute of it. I always felt "safe" because I have a friend who said that she would take anything I didn't want, even the males.

We talked today and she asked me when I was going to bring her some chickens. I went out to the barn with a note pad to make a list. After writing some down, crossing some off, then adding some back, and then crumpling it up, I realize I don't want to get rid of any of them, even those I suspect to be males! Is this chicken math at its finest? I must be crazy!

 

[sheila3935]

I brought 4 Sebright babies home from work Thursday. DH said what are you bringing 4 chicks home when you have a broody hatching right now? I said I didnt bring 4 i brought a half one home. He gave me the head cocked look. I said these are tiny bantams. It take 4 to even equal 1 chicken and you know that 2 will be boys so that leaves half a chicken. He said I dont like your logic, but they sure are cute.

 

[Komaki]

WAIT! I crunched the numbers. You still have no chickens. "Chickens" lay eggs. Chicks don't come with a warrenty. Also what if they are all Roos? STILL no chickens! SO! if you carry the 4 and divide by Roo, you need at least 9 as a buffer.

 

[Aemelia]

My husband totally doesn't get chicken math! I originally brought home 3 chicks (we can have 2 in town so clearly I needed 3 just in case). But he won't let me even one more!