Is Two Chickens Too Little?

[Araucana16]

I have a friend getting chickens in the spring, and she is so... umpumped. It was her parent's idea, and after she said two... I was instantly a little bit taken aback. I told her that you pretty much have to get three. What is one dies? The other will be sad, and it could be very hard to replace. She replied : "We'll just find a new one if one dies. And who cares anyway? They are just stupid chickens, they smell and I didn't even want them."

I'm worried for the chickens. And I was thinking to myself this whole time : "Yeah, that's what you think now. Once you get the chickens, two is going to be nowhere close to enough, and you'll love them, and they will be your babies."

 

[BantamFan4Life]

 

[Peep-Chicken]

3 is best, coz if something happened to one, you have 2 others

 

[drumstick diva]

OR she may really hate chickens and probably end up dumping them out

 

[heidisue]

Ok singingchickenmamma, so you only have three. Do they seem happy or ever get lonely?

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i have three and they are happy they actually seem to group in twos - one is always left in the dust. I am getting a fourth soon.

 

[sshoup]

I have been begging for chicken for months and I finally received the ok I had been hoping for! When I get them, will they be lonely if there are only two of them? Would three be better or will it not make any difference? I need answers ASAP cause I'm hoping to get them next week!

Thank you!

 

[sshoup]

Hi from indiana! I am new to chicken keeping 4 months in now! The more chickens the better they are very social! I have six and they are still in need of more friends.

 

[Bens-Hens]

If you are going to the trouble of keeping two, there is almost no difference to have 3-4. A little more feed but twice the eggs!!!!

Make the coop and run bigger anyway, once you have some, you ill want more

 

[DaphneDakini]

I would get 3. SO if something happens to the 3d one... you'll still have 2 happy chickens.

Well, what happens if one of those two die or ??

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

I started with 2 chickens 6 years ago.....now I have 35! One of my first hens is still alive. Chicken math will bite ya!