It happened to me, too many chickens

[Mimi13]

Them's the ones!
Maybe they will come back is 'style' someday?
I'll wait...
Mary

Yep, me too!Those were the days!

 

[cottontail farm]

So understandable! How much can they eat, really?
Mary

Sigh... exactly. Or, egg-xactly, rather.

 

[cottontail farm]

I am laughing my head off at all these very clever responses ! I have but two gals in my back yard coop! and would so love to have more .Hubby gets worried when ever I go to the feed store to get more treats and food for my gals. Some day I hope to live on a farm. I love Chicken Math and the many reasons given to keep these crazy birds. I am under the Chicken effect. I have one question, is it over the top to decorate my coop with those tacky rooster paintings that I find at the Goodwill?

No it is NOT tacky. I have thought to make a sign for my main coop "stay sexy, don't get murdered " from a podcast I've been enjoying. And, you know, raccoons and foxes.

 

[cottontail farm]

No it is NOT tacky. I have thought to make a sign for my main coop "stay sexy, don't get murdered " from a podcast I've been enjoying. And, you know, raccoons and foxes.

Also, if you lived close to me (NW PA) I would be thrilled to give you some beautiful hens.

 

[TrixieBlue]

I call this Chicken Love., lol

 

[chkncrazy]

I know... I have thought about it and I *know* that if I boxed up some of the hens and a goose I am just making excuses about and had someone ELSE drop them off at the processing place I would be ok with that.
Because I have not still lived down taking a group of ducks to the processor with my meat birds... making the mistake of peeking into the box in the parking lot and then taking all of the females back home with me quite alive. [/QUOTE


Hahah .... Maybe you need somebody else to transport them also.... I am telling you the feeling of relief when you get rid of half of your flock you'll be spinning in the green lush mountainside singing t"hills are alive"
It's such a feeling of unburdening that's amazing you just got to do it

 

[Joev1973]

I have no art lol but will confess that each evening set by timer a small night light comes on along with a small fm radio (country music of course) to keep fox and raccoons away

 

[aliciaplus3]

I get a little panicky when my egg numbers get under 28 a day..... don't worry only happened once since april.... oh wait it was 2 days ago.... come on young girls get to laying!
I have 5 less hens than I did yesterday and 25ish less than a week ago so I am feeling a little less crowded. I might even get enough space to move some of the almost 4 month old pullets into a coop.... mmmmm

 

[Headhen3]

HaHa. I have about 100 birds and live alone. I make lots of friends by passing out free eggs. Like any good “pusher” the first dozen is free! I do just give away a lot of eggs. My retirement plan for the girls is to let them live out their lives in return for all the eggs they have given to me. Maybe my attitude is because I have been a catslave for so long. And staff for my horses. Animals are just so much more honest in their dealings with humans than most other humans. And then there is chicken math.

 

[Uncle Rhino]

There is also the marginal cost increase per bird. Of course 2 is no more expensive than 1. Then, shipping costs from the hatchery was $25 for a 15 bird assortment. $27 for 25 birds. It seems only logical to order the 25. Mrs. Manhen was,,,,stressed. Then after 4 weeks I ordered another batch, so the cost of the brooder would be spread out a bit. Then another 4 weeks and the third batch so the coop at 520 sq. ft. would be fully utilized. Then each batch included extras.

Right now I have 8 coops, and have started building a coop that will be 12×24. This it no more Chickens and no more coops. Well at least untill Caroline makes me buy more hatchlings when the current ones out grow wanting to cuddle on her.