I want to know why I cannot count my chickens before they hatch!!!!!!!

[jerseygirl1]

Would the world be full of hens, and no roos?

 

[kuntrygirl]

Because they all may not hatch?

 

[Oregon Blues]

Actually, you can. There is no law against it. Just don't complain about all the disappointment that you will meet in your life.

 

[yinepu]

sure .. you can count them before they hatch.. and the ones that die in the shell just drop into a jar of formaldehyde so you can keep them forever and ever and ever

 

[Royd]

I say, don't count your chickens until after the hawks have eaten.

 

[Cpprpnny19]

I say don't count your chickens that way your husband will never
know how many you actually have!

Lynne

 

[FireTigeris]

Count your chickens before they hatch (subtract the ones that don't) counting after they hatch is hard to do.

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[Kaitie09]

You should count them before, and then replace the ones that don't hatch with more chicks

. You already had planned to hatch that many, so you're just evening it up to get what should have been.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Quote:
So true!

 

[chickened]

Counting them is futile, the best judge of your chicken numbers is your feed bill.